Released in 1974, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was a groundbreaking independent horror film, produced and directed by Tobe Hooper and co-written with Kim Henkel. Its plot follows a group of five friends traveling through rural Texas who fall victim to a family of cannibals. To this day, many believe the story is a true one.
The film follows five young friends—Sally, Franklin, Jerry, Kirk, and Pam—traveling through rural Texas in a van. They visit Sally and Franklin’s grandfather’s grave after learning that vandals have damaged the cemetery. Along the way, they pick up a strange hitchhiker who cuts himself and photographs them with a disposable camera before being ejected from the van. the texas chainsaw massacre 1974 filmyzilla