Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) on Netflix
Michelle and Ryan stop at the Last Chance Gas Station in Texas, where hitchhiker Tex and owner Alfredo brawl. Leatherface stalks the backroads, and the survivalist Benny has the firepower.
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Plot summary
At the Last Chance Gas Station, on their drive across Texas, Michelle and Ryan meet Tex, a hitchhiker, and Alfredo, who runs the place; Tex catches Alfredo spying on Michelle at the restroom, and the two men fight. Michelle and Ryan drive off and see Alfredo fire a shotgun at Tex. Lost on the backroads, they have a dead coyote flung at their windshield by a truck driver, and while Ryan is changing a flat tire Leatherface ambushes them; they escape unharmed. A bloodied Tex then leaps in front of the car, and the crash leaves Michelle, Ryan and Benny, a survivalist, together; the three of them set out to find Tex.
Cast
- Miriam Byrd-Netheryas Mama Sawyer
- David Cloudas Scott
- Beth DePatieas Gina
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
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- After Jonathan Betuel departed for unstated reasons, the studio hired Stepfather II filmmaker Jeff Burr to direct. Burr wanted Gunnar Hansen to return to the role of Leatherface, but the parties could not come to an agreement on financial remuneration.
- With production going over schedule and over budget, the studio fired Burr one week in, then rehired him because there was no one else to replace him. During production a wildfire destroyed several locations and crew members quit on set.
- The film gained notoriety before release because of a battle between New Line Cinema and the MPAA, which initially rated it an X for its graphic violence. It was the final film to receive that rating before the MPAA replaced X with NC-17.
- A total of 4 minutes and 18 seconds was cut to gain MPAA approval, yet the film was still rejected outright by the British Board of Film Classification for theatrical release in 1990; the trimmed version finally gained an 18 certificate on video in 2004.
