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In the summer of 1973, four teenagers - Erin, Morgan, Kemper, and Andy - are driving through Texas on a road trip when they pick up a hitchhiker who is on her way to Mexico to score some dope. But when they pass through a small town, they see a bloody and distraught girl wandering by the roadside. A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jablonsky, Steve (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Platinum Dunes (Firm) (film production company.), Next Entertainment (Firm) (film production company.), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Kosar, Scott (Screenwriter), Biel, Jessica, 1982- (Actor), Tucker, Jonathan, 1982- (Actor), Leerhsen, Erica, 1976- (Actor), Vogel, Mike (Actor), Balfour, Eric, 1978- (Actor), Bryniarski, Andrew, 1969- (Actor), Ermey, Lee (Actor), Dorfman, David, 1993- (Actor), German, Lauren, 1978- (Actor), Pearl, Daniel (Cinematographer) (director of photography.), Henkel, Kim, Hooper, Tobe, 1943-2017
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2004]
Edition:Widescreen version.
Subjects:
Cannibalism > Texas > Drama.
Torture victims > Texas > Drama.
Criminal behavior > Texas > Drama.
Young adults > Texas > Drama.
Farmhouses > Texas > Drama.
Murder > Texas > Drama.
Disfigured persons > Texas > Drama.
Chain saws > Texas > Drama.
Psychopaths > Texas > Drama.
Texas > Drama.
Antropofagia > Texas > Teatro.
Cannibalism
Chain saws
Criminal behavior
Disfigured persons
Farmhouses
Murder
Psychopaths
Torture victims
Young adults
Texas
Criminal psychology > Texas > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing imparied.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama
Feature films
Films for the hearing impaired
Horror films
Slasher films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Horror films.
Suspense films.
Slasher films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Films d'horreur.
Thrillers (Films)
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Théâtre.
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Summary:In the summer of 1973, four teenagers - Erin, Morgan, Kemper, and Andy - are driving through Texas on a road trip when they pick up a hitchhiker who is on her way to Mexico to score some dope. But when they pass through a small town, they see a bloody and distraught girl wandering by the roadside. After stopping to help her, they realize she's been involved in something horribly traumatic. As they piece together the story, the 5 teens are drawn into the web of a murderous family of subnormal cannibals.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Based on the 1974 screenplay by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper.
"Inspired by a true story."--Container
Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Special features: music video "Suffocate" by Motograter; 7 TV spots; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM content (requires InterActual Player 2.0, contained on disc)
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital EX 5.1 and stereo surround sound ; DTS ES surround sound.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for strong horror, violence/gore, language and drug content.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Daniel C. Pearl ; editor, Glen Scantlebury ; original music, Steve Jablonsky ; costume designer, Bobbie Mannix ; production designer, Greg Blair ; visual effects supervisor, Jason Schugardt ; special effects, Rocky Gehr.
ISBN:0780645855
9780780645851
078064719X
9780780647190