Plot Introduction"Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III" is a 1990 American slasher movie directed by Jeff Burr. The film is the 3rd installation in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series and centers around the notorious character Leatherface.
StorylineThe movie revolves around a young couple, Ryan and Michelle, who are on a cross-country drive from California to Florida. They take a separated highway and end up facing the psychotic Sawyer household, consisting of Leatherface. Meanwhile, Benny, a survivalist, discovers himself in the midst of their berserk world after unintentionally trespassing upon their property.
New Family MembersIn contrast to the previous movies in the series, this follow up broadens the household of cannibalistic psychopaths that surround Leatherface, the chain-saw wielding maniac. The Sawyers' family now includes Mama Sawyer, the elderly wheelchair-bound matriarch; Tex, a relatively ordinary cowboy; Tinker, a hook-handed man who makes the chainsaws for Leatherface; Alfredo, a perverted peeping tom and filling station attendant; and Leatherface himself, now represented as a grunting, childlike brute.
Intensifying TerrorThe scary escalates when Michelle and Ryan are recorded by Mama Sawyer and her wicked brood and held in their gruesome den. A caught cop named Officer Marvin is tortured and killed by the Sawyers, highlighting their vicious nature. Leatherface is poised to eliminate Michelle however Benny intervenes, rescuing her and battling the monstrous Leatherface. Benny likewise sets fire to the Sawyer home, causing substantial damage.
Turning the TablesLeatherface chases Michelle and Benny, but the tables are turned when Michelle recovers a sledgehammer and strikes him greatly with it, triggering Leatherface to fall under a boggy lake and indicating his death. Michelle and Benny are the only survivors; nevertheless, any accomplishment is interrupted when Benny is eliminated by an endured Leatherface in a sudden, shocking twist, leaving Michelle as the sole survivor.
ConclusionAs Michelle struggles to escape, she is gotten by a motorist who turns out to be another Sawyer family member, Alfredo. Thankfully, Michelle identifies a shotgun in the trunk of the cars and truck. She shoots Alfredo and escapes, tired and distressed but alive. The movie ends with Leatherface standing in the middle of the road, swinging his chainsaw wildly as he did in the original film, representing the relentless scary and the fact that he is still at big.
Reception"Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III" got blended reviews from critics but has because gained precious status amongst fans of slasher films and the franchise. The film's dark funny bone, inventive gore, and the adventurous nature of the story have actually drawn in a cult following throughout the years. It is noteworthy for its ongoing exploration of Leatherface as a scary icon and for introducing a survivor's story, setting a precedent for future installments. The movie was rated X for violence and gore, but it was edited and re-rated R before its theatrical release, making it one of the most heavily censored movies in the franchise. The unrated version includes additional violence and bloodshed.
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