REFERENCES
FILMS THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) BLOOD FEAST (1963) A girl dies after she is assaulted by a maniac and her face is skinned. THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) A sadistic killer mutilates and murders a pretty woman with a chainsaw. BLOODSUCKING FREAKS (1976) Ralphus mutilates a girl with a chainsaw. STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE (1977) Leatherface and Lefty have a lightsaber-style chainsaw duel. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) Both films are set in a remote and isolated place, where a group of cannibals attacks, murders, dismembers and devours a group of friends. MOTEL HELL (1980) Like TCM2, this is a black comic film about cannibals, complete with a scene involving a chainsaw and a man wearing a giant pig mask instead of Leatherface's human skin mask. STUDENT BODIES (1981) A killer considers using a chainsaw, but changes his mind. LADY STAY DEAD (1981) A killer uses a chainsaw. THE EVIL DEAD (1981) 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. PIECES (1982) A psycho killer mutilates and murders his victims with a chainsaw. CLASS REUNION (1982) The killer has a mask and a chainsaw in this film. SCARFACE (1983) Hector The Toad dismembers Angel with a chainsaw. SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983) 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. PSYCHOS IN LOVE (1987) Joe and Kate use many things to kill, including a chainsaw. EVIL DEAD II (1987) REMOTE CONTROL (1988) There is a mini cardboard cutout of Leatherface seen at a video store in the movie. 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. TRANSYLVANIA TWIST (1989) In the beginning, Leatherface appears in the woods with Freddy and Jason. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989) There is a scene in the movie where Clark (Chevy Chase) comes out of his garage brandishing a chainsaw and wearing a hockey mask. THE DRIBBLER (1990) The Dribbler swings a chainsaw Leatherface-style in this film. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE (1991) BEASTMASTER 2: THROUGH THE PORTAL OF TIME (1991) Jackie refers to Arklon as Leatherface. ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) SKINNER (1993) PULP FICTION (1994) As Butch sorts through weapons, deciding which to use on Zed and Maynard, one of the ones he picks up is a chainsaw. SNOWBOUND (2001) In a telephone conversation, Gunnar asks Barbara if they had seen any people with weird masks and chainsaws hanging around the cabin. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003) SCARY MOVIE 3 (2003) Tabitha holds a chainsaw like TCM. WITHOUT A PADDLE (2004) When Elwood (Ethan Suplee) is about to cut down the big tree with the chainsaw, he puts on a mask that resembles Leatherface's mask. THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005) Otis makes a woman wear her husband's skinned-off face, just like when Stretch wears L.G.'s. THE BUTCHER (2006) There is a deformed backwoods killer who uses a chainsaw to kill his victims. PULSE (2006) The stoner kid has a Leatherface figurine in his room. EVERYONE'S HERO (2006) Screwie is referred to as 'Leatherface'. EL MASCARADO MASSACRE (2006) The killer removes the faces of his victims and uses them as decoration. BORDERLAND (2007) One of the characters says they are about to "go Leatherface on somebody". MEET THE SPARTANS (2008) Leonidas runs after his son while wielding a chainsaw. THE BLIND SIDE (2009) Leigh Anne tells Michael she doesn't want him watching any "chainsaw massacres" on TV. THE BOOK OF ELI (2010) One of the hijackers in the opening scene is made up to look like Leatherface, wielding a chainsaw, wearing an apron and a protective mask. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (2010) During the end credits, a man with a chainsaw chases Greg and Rowley. FLASHBACK (2011) Leatherface is shown cutting a wedding cake with a chainsaw. SUPER 8 (2011) There is a Leatherface figurine in Joe's room. ATOM THE AMAZING ZOMBIE KILLER (2012) The flashbulb sound effect can be heard in the Ernie Vice flashback to Atom's Grandfather. THE AMERICAN SCREAM (2012) A man is dressed as Leatherface and chases children. HAYRIDE (2012) The killer uses a chainsaw as a weapon. HATCHET III (2013) The character Stretch from TCM2 is used in this film as an homage. KILLER HOLIDAY (2013) "Chainsaw Massacre" is mentioned in the lyrics of song in this film. STAGE FRIGHT (2014) The kid building the sets raises the skill saw in the air and growls like Leatherface from TCM. WAX (2014) A wax museum employee is dressed like Leatherface. 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. THE WOLFPACK (2015) One of the brothers dress up as Leatherface. 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'. HELL FEST (2018) There is a Leatherface-inspired scare actor in this film. 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. THE MANSON FAMILY MASSACRE (2019) The flashbulb sound effects are used in this film as an homage. SCARE PACKAGE (2019) Like Leatherface, the Devil's Lake Impaler also uses the faces of his victims to make his mask. FEAR PHARM (2020) One of the killers in the maze has a mask and chainsaw similar to Leatherface. CANNIBAL TROLL (2021) Leatherface is mentioned during this film. A CLASSIC HORROR STORY (2021) Leatherface is mentioned during this film. THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT (2022) A photo of Leatherface can be seen in the background at the movie theater. GASOLINE RAINBOW (2023) TCM2 is mentioned by one of the people the group meets. THE 4:30 MOVIE (2024) Leatherface is mentioned during this film. VIDEO DERANGED: CONFESSIONS OF A NECROPHILE (1974) ELEPHANT PARTS (1981) There is a scene where a man runs around with a chainsaw chasing after a woman covered in blood. THE TEXAS COMEDY MASSACRE (1987) Comedy parody of the TCM series. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: A FAMILY PORTRAIT (1988) Jim Siedow 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. THE RESURRECTION OF MICHAEL MYERS PART 2 (1989) There is a short clip of Leatherface shown in this featurette. CANNIBAL MASSACRE (1993) ED GEIN (2000) THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE SHOCKING TRUTH (2000) The movie is mentioned and discussed, and the poster and clips are shown. CROCODILE (2000) One character briefly picks up a chainsaw to possibly use as a weapon. FUKSSVANSEN (2001) Anton tries to kill Carl and Elly with a chainsaw. KILLJOY 2: DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL (2002) During this movie, there is a reference made to "chainsaw families wearing skin on their faces". THE SAW IS FAMILY: MAKING 'LEATHERFACE' (2003) CABIN FEVER: BENEATH THE SKIN (2004) HORROR BUSINESS (2005) A photograph is shown from the movie. KNIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (2005) In one scene, Derek wears a Leatherface mask. CAMP CUDDLY PINES POWERTOOL MASSACRE (2005) The killer wears a Leatherface-like mask in this movie. THE GRAVEYARD (2006) The killer wears a Leatherface-style mask. DEAD TEENAGER MOVIE (2006) An image of Leatherface is featured on the book cover of 'Men, Women And Chainsaws' during this film. 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. DOOMED (2007) A chainsaw is one of the weapons offered during this film. CARMEN GOES SOUTH (2008) One character has a chainsaw. BAGHEAD (2008) One of the lines in the movie is, "Bring out the chainsaw, and let's finish this". THE COTTAGE (2008) The killer in this movie is modeled after Leatherface, including his backstory and making human skin masks. THE ALPHABET KILLER (2008) Leatherface is mentioned in this movie. RETARDEAD (2008) One of the characters is referred to as 'Leatherface'. GNAW (2008) The killer is a backwoods cannibal who uses a chainsaw on his victims. THE ELECTRIC CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2009) A tribute to 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' that makes a socially conscious statement. IDENTICAL DEAD SISTERS (2009) Lloyd wears a skinned face reminiscent of the one Leatherface's mask. PORNOGRAPHY (2009) The protagonist in Michael's dreams is a Leatherface-type character. CORNERED! (2009) Leatherface is mentioned in the dialogue. 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. |