The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
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- Directed by
- Tobe Hooper
- Written by
- L.M. Kit Carson
- Produced by
- Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Tobe Hooper, James Jorgensen, Henry W. Holmes Jr., L.M. Kit Carson
Why it’s HorroRated
TCM2 is a strange film that leans hard into black comedy while keeping the gore turned all the way up. Tobe Hooper wasn't interested in repeating himself and this is about as different from the original as a sequel could be. Dennis Hopper is completely unhinged and the Sawyer family's underground lair is one of the more memorably grotesque sets in 80s horror. Divisive for a reason but absolutely worth it.
Synopsis
TCM2 leans hard into black comedy while keeping the gore turned all the way up. Tobe Hooper wasn't interested in repeating himself and this sequel has almost nothing in common with the original except the family. Dennis Hopper is completely unhinged, the underground lair is one of 80s horror's most memorably grotesque sets, and the whole thing is divisive for exactly the right reasons.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- August 22, 1986
- Runtime
- 1 hour 40 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
Content notes
- Blood and gore
- Violence and peril
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