Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (also known as Return of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is a 1994 sequel/remake to the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) horror film. It stars award winning actors Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey, years before either of them became famous. The film was written and directed by Kim Henkel who had co-written the original ''Texas Chain Saw Massacre''. Originally released in 1994, it was later edited and reissued in 1997. The edited version is the most commonly available, but there have been DVD releases of the original uncut film. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation has a poor reputation amongst most horror film buffs and critics (although noted horror reviewer Joe Bob Briggs gave it a glowing review) it also has a core group of fans who insist it is actually a good slasher flick, despite what some of the critics say.

Production

*Actors Renee Zellweger and Robert Jacks were so beaten up and tired by the third week of filming, that they called for a meeting with the director and producer claiming they were so beat up, they couldn't take it anymore. *The original, uncut version of the film (titled The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre) ran 104 minutes, but the version that is most seen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation) only ran 95 minutes. *The film was rated R by the MPAA for "demented mayhem and torture, and for strong language". *Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation'' is currently ranked at #50 on the Internet Movie Database. *This film was banned in Iceland and Sweden because of the extreme gore and violence. It was severely edited in many other countries. *The taglines for this film include "Still buzzing after all these years" and "If looks could kill, he wouldn't need a chainsaw". *Debra Marshall who played as a female cop in the film then went into the World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Federation and now she is in talks to be in Resident Evil: Extinction *This film is not considered canonical by TCM Texas Chain Saw Massacre fans because, while the director of this film Kim Henkel was a writer on the original film, the original's director, Tobe Hooper, took the films in a different direction with his sequel Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, perhaps less consistant in tone but not directly contradictory. This situation is comparable to John Russo's re-edit of Night of the Living Dead Night of the Living Dead 30th Anniversairy and sequel Children of the Living Dead, whose validity as canon is also debated and measured against the rival, previously established series, in that case George Romero's.

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