REFERENCES

FILMS

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)

STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE (1977)
Leatherface and Lefty have a lightsaber-style chainsaw duel.

POLTERGEIST (1982)
The radio station signs off with 'The Star Spangled Banner' just like the TV station does in 'Poltergeist'. In both movies, it's played right before the "bad things" happen.

THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)

THE 'BURBS (1987)
TCM2 is shown on a TV in the film.

DEATH WISH 4: THE CRACKDOWN (1987)
A standee from the movie is shown in a video store.

RAMBO III (1988)
Chop Top asks Stretch about a record she played and says, "What was that anyway, the...Rambo III soundtrack?" However, Rambo III was not yet released when this movie was made.

THE 'BURBS (1989)

REDNECK ZOMBIES (1989)
The movie is mentioned in Fangoria magazine.

NOTHING BUT TROUBLE (1991)

THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005)
Otis makes a woman wear her husband's skinned-off face, just like when Stretch wears L.G.'s.

HATCHET III (2013)
The character Stretch from TCM2 is used in this film as an homage.

MY BLOODY BANJO (2015)
A character is named after the Sawyer family.

NIGHT CITY (2015)
Nick's line, "Well, nail my dick to a tree" is taken from a deleted scene in TCM2 that featured Joe Bob Briggs.

SHARKNADO 4: THE FOURTH AWAKENS (2016)
Caroline Williams plays a character named Stretch in both movies. She also uses the line, "the saw is family".

EVIL BONG 777 (2018)
A poster for 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' is on display at 'Tom Devlin's Monster Museum'.

CHILD'S PLAY (2019)
Andy, Falyn & Pugg watch the film with Chucky, who is inspired to skin Karen's boyfriend Shane because of it. The scenes of L.G.'s face being skinned, Buzz's head being chainsawed in half and various Leatherface attack sequences are shown.


TELEVISION

ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN (1967)

THE TEXAS COMEDY MASSACRE (1987)

STEPHEN KING'S WORLD OF HORROR (1989)
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE (1990)
EPISODE: 'Rent-A-Kube'.
A customer rents the movie at Mondo Video.

THE E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY (2006)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.
The movie is referenced in this documentary.

LES GUIGNOLS DE L'INFO (2007)
EPISODE: 'March 13, 2007'.
An American general gives the DVD of the movie to his men.

THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD (2007)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.
The crazy fan is a spoof of Chop Top, and they share similar lines like, "I'm your number one fan!".

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2010)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'.
The movie is reviewed.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2010)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3'.
The movie is briefly recalled.

TOP 10 SEQUELS THAT AREN'T AS BAD AS EVERYONE SAYS (2010)
A clip from TCM2 is shown.

OBSCURUS LUPA PRESENTS (2011)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3'.
Lupa discusses the sequel and how its comedic atmosphere brought it down.

HAGAN REVIEWS (2012)
EPISODE: 'Zombeak'.
Hagan says she'd rather be watching this movie than 'Zombeak'.

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS (2013)
EPISODE: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'.
TCM2 is discussed in comparison with the rest of the franchise.

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS (2013)
EPISODE: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'.
TCM2 is discussed in comparison with the rest of the franchise.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2013)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.
The Snob mentions the appearance of Franklin's skeleton in TCM2.

THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD ADVENTURES (2013)
The Nerd says, "I'm the Lord of the harvest!" just like Lefty in TCM2.

JONTRON (2013)
EPISODE: 'Goosebumps: Part 2'.
The TCM2 movie poster is shown.

BAD MOVIE BEATDOWN (2014)
EPISODE: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'.
TCM2 is mentioned.

SABRI MARANAN (2014)
EPISODE: 'Friday The 13th'.
TCM2 is mentioned by Itamar.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2014)
EPISODE: 'In Dreams'.
On the blade of the chainsaw is the phrase, "The saw is family", in the same stylized font as the one from TCM2.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2014)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4'.
James says the sequels weren't as good.

BLOODWORKS (2014)
EPISODE: 'The Deformities Of Gabe Bartalos'.
A scene from TCM2 plays as Gabriel Bartalos talks about working with Tom Savini on the film.

ONE HIT WONDERLAND (2014)
EPISODE: 'Lullaby By Shawn Mullins'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown during the Dennis Hopper montage.

SICKO-PSYCHOTIC (2016)
EPISODE: 'My Man Friday...The 13th'.
Leatherface's last name (Sawyer) is mentioned.

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS (2016)
EPISODE: 'Rob Zombie's 31'.
The host says, "This is 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' meets 'The Running Man'".

FOUND FLIX (2018)
EPISODE: 'Mandy'.
TCM2 is mentioned during this episode.

HALF IN THE BAG (2018)
EPISODE: 'Mandy And The Predator'.
A clip from TCM2 is shown.

THE KILL COUNT (2018)
EPISODE: 'Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

THE KILL COUNT (2019)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

THE KILL COUNT (2019)
EPISODE: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'.
The kills of TCM2 are discussed and analyzed.

THE KILL COUNT (2019)
EPISODE: 'Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

THE KILL COUNT (2019)
EPISODE: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

THE KILL COUNT (2019)
EPISODE: 'Leatherface'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

THE KILL COUNT (2019)
EPISODE: 'Sleepaway Camp'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

SCREAM: THE TV SERIES (2019)
EPISODE: 'Ports In The Storm'.
Beth talks about the guy in the wheelchair getting killed in the TCM series.

HALF IN THE BAG (2019)
EPISODE: 'Child's Play 2019'.
Clips from TCM2 are shown during this episode.

WATCH MOJO (2020)
EPISODE: 'Top 10 Most Creative Movie Jump Scares'.
Leatherface coming from the doorway in TCM2 ranks #9.


VIDEO

THE TEXAS COMEDY MASSACRE (1987)
Comedy parody of the TCM series.

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: A FAMILY PORTRAIT (1988)
Jim Seidow menitons "Chainsaw 2" at one point, saying people still asked for autographs for the original at the time of the sequel's release.

VARY-GLYKOS...KAI MERAKLIS (1988)
TCM2 is shown on TV.

ED GEIN (2000)

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE SHOCKING TRUTH (2000)
The movie is mentioned and discussed, and the poster and clips are shown.

THE SAW IS FAMILY: MAKING 'LEATHERFACE' (2003)

HORROR BUSINESS (2005)
A photograph is shown from the movie.

BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS! PART 2 (2006)
The DVD case of the movie is shown.

GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM (2006)
The movie poster is shown.

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY (2006)
Clips from the movie are shown.

ED GEIN: THE BUTCHER OF PLAINFIELD (2007)

THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD: THE DECADE OF DARKNESS (2007)
TCM2 is discussed during this documentary.

THE ELECTRIC CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2009)
A tribute to 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' that makes a socially conscious statement.

CONTAMINATION: A CONVENTION STORY (2012)
The movie is mentioned in an interview.

SLICE AND DICE: THE SLASHER FILM FOREVER (2012)
A still from TCM2 is shown.

ADJUST YOUR TRACKING (2013)
The VHS video case from TCM2 is shown.

CUTTING MOMENTS WITH BOB ELMORE (2013)
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2: STILL FEELIN' THE BUZZ (2013)
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

JUNK BONDS: THE RETURN OF JUNKBUCKET (2013)
A character and scene parodies TCM2.

THE GO-GO BOYS: THE INSIDE STORY OF CANNON FILMS (2013)
Clips from TCM2 are shown.

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS (2013)
Clips from TCM2 are shown and the film is discussed.

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD: THE MAKING OF THE 'BURBS (2014)
TCM2 is shown on a TV in the film.

WHY HORROR? (2014)
The VHS video case from TCM2 is shown.

TERRORPHOBIA (2015)
The man in the chainsaw store says (on the phone), "You're madder than a sting bat, Lucille". In addition, Folgerty and Mr. Brewster go to wing night at 'Sting Bat Lucille's'.

24 X 36: A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIE POSTERS (2016)
The DVD cover of TCM2 is shown.

SAVINI'S NIGHT (2016)
TCM2 is discussed.

HOUSE OF PAIN: THE MAKE-UP EFFECTS OF 'THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2' (2016)
TCM2 featurette.

YUPPIE MEAT (2016)
TCM2 featurette.

CUTTING MOMENTS: AN INTERVIEW WITH EDITOR ALAIN JAKUBOWICZ (2016)
TCM2 featurette.

BEHIND THE MASK: AN INTERVIEW WITH BOB ELMORE (2016)
TCM2 featurette.

TRAILER TRAUMA 3: '80S HORRORTHON (2017)
The TCM2 theatrical trailer is shown.

VHS LIVES: A SCHLOCKUMENTARY (2017)
TCM2 is discussed.

THE HEAD (2018)
A character wears a 'Chop Top' t-shirt.

IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS (2019)
Clips from TCM2 are featured in the '1986' segment.


VIDEO GAMES

SILENT HILL (1999)
The chainsaws in the game are 'Cut-Rite' chainsaws, named after the chainsaw shop where Lefty (Dennis Hopper) gets his chainsaws in the movie.


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