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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006 / Directed by Jonathan Liebesman / 84 minutes
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A prequel to the 2003 remake tracing Leatherface's origin, the slaughterhouse, the family, the sheriff, and the first time the mask was made. Set in 1969 as two brothers prepare to ship out to Vietnam.

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