The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (originally The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and also known as Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4: The Next Generation or simply The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4) is a 1994 independent American horror-comedy film written and directed by Kim Henkel, and starring Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey. The plot follows four teenagers who encounter Leatherface and his maniacal family in backwoods Texas on the night of their prom. The film is a loose remake of and quasi-sequel to the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which Henkel had co-written with Tobe Hooper. It has only loose connections to the previous two sequel films, which are mentioned in the film's opening prologue as "two minor, yet apparently related incidents" which happened after the events of the original film.

It was released at several film festivals under the title The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 1994 before being shelved for three years. The film was re-cut and released under the title Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation in late summer 1997, after Zellweger and McConaughey had both become major Hollywood stars.

Synopsis

The film begins with four teenagers at their senior prom: Jenny, Heather, Barry, and Sean. Heather begins to look for her boyfriend, Barry, who is making out with another girl in the darkness. Heather discovers them and attempts to drive away in Barry's car, alongside Jenny and Sean, who are in the backseat. Barry eventually gains access into the car, where Heather scolds him angrily. Heather does not pay attention to the road and ends up wrecking with another driver, who passes out in the ensuing confusion.

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