The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Name: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Released: August 22, 1986
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley, Caroline Williams, Dennis Hopper, Harlan Jordan

1986

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Blue Dolphin Film Distribution | Release Date: August 22, 1986 | Unrated

Starring: Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley, Caroline Williams, Dennis Hopper, Harlan Jordan, James N. Harrell, Jim Siedow, Ken Evert, Kirk Sisco, Lou Perryman

Summary: A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas Marshall hunts them.

Director: Tobe Hooper

Genre(s): Horror, Comedy

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 101 min

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Empire Simon Crook

In Tobe Hooper’s sequel, the toolkit cannibals are living under a theme park. The mood follows suit, pitched as Evil Deady black comedy. The first third is terrible; the rest judders with abrasive, ultra-demented splatter. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Success of the low budget Chain Saw in 1974 spawned a generation of splatter films which largely have lost the power to shock and entertain. Not so Chain Saw 2. Director Tobe Hooper is back on the Texas turf he knows. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Writer L. M. Kit Carson and director Hooper have made Chainsaw 2 a grisly hoot: a wild satire on modern Texas and horror movies themselves. [31 Aug 1986, p.15]

Paul Attanasio

The movie, in short, rides on a revenge plot and a beauty-and-the-beast subplot, and there's some nice photography and production design; screen writer L.M. Kit Carson lends some Texas texture and funny lines. But mostly, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is straight blood and guts. [23 Aug 1986, p.D11]

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

A very uneasy, uncertain shocker, quite unable to digest the mix of horror and black comedy which became a genre-must after the first TCM. Read full review

Walter Goodman

No matter how adeptly Chainsaw 2 was put together, it would remain just another exploitation flick for fans who get a tingle from watching blades slash into flesh and innards peep out. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Hooper took the easy path and went for out-and-out gore, rather than making a carefully constructed horror film. The film feels as if Hooper himself has nothing but contempt for the original and went out of his way to tear it down. Read full review

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PetarPigeon

Apr 18, 2020

Awesome movie,has great and funny moments,the first slasher movie i ever watched. I watched in theaters when is was 6 and now i am 40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wickedjr89

Nov 26, 2022

Well, this was better than the first one. I don't know what to think about the fact that I enjoyed this movie. It's the craziest **** More to it than that though, but still.

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robertoiglesias

May 10, 2020

With a great lead, great gore, a nice wild adventure, and a new family member, Chop Top, I love this outrageous horror comedy slightly more than the original.

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Habibiehakim

Feb 7, 2022

7.5/10
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a silly, stupid, funny sequel yet it's still scary, terrifying, and crazy at the same time, and i like it, it's definitely not as good or even near as the original but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is definitely way crazier than the original, praise to7.5/10
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a silly, stupid, funny sequel yet it's still scary, terrifying, and crazy at the same time, and i like it, it's definitely not as good or even near as the original but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is definitely way crazier than the original, praise to Caroline Williams that not only did a great job, she have to through more than Marilyn Burns in the original movie, the sequel flaws is in some of the performances by the cast and i think besides Caroline Williams performance, everybody's including Dennis Hopper was ok, and the stupidity and sillyness that kinda too much though i'm ok with some of them, but overall i have a great time with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and the movie itself? surprisingly pretty good and i can definitely say that i like it.… Expand

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JeBjBo

Feb 15, 2022

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" gets better and more fun every time I watch it.

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imthenoob

Jul 18, 2019

The original is such a tough film to follow up because it's so unique. So I really do appreciate how they managed to at least make a decent sequel to that movie. The dark humour really stands out, The characters rival that of the first film. It's not perfect, I felt that it did drag at timesThe original is such a tough film to follow up because it's so unique. So I really do appreciate how they managed to at least make a decent sequel to that movie. The dark humour really stands out, The characters rival that of the first film. It's not perfect, I felt that it did drag at times and the ending was too similar to the original but other than that, It was pretty solid.… Expand

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Panchogul

Feb 21, 2022

La peor de toda la saga, si piensan que las últimas películas que han salido desde el 2013 son horrendas y esta una preciosidad es que tienen serios problemas cognitivos.

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