many game stores refused to stock it. The film has been followed by eight other films to date, including sequels, prequels and remakes. The first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), was considerably more graphic and violent than the original and was banned in Australia for 20 years before it was released on DVD in a revised special edition in October 2006. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) was the second sequel to appear, though Hooper did not return to direct due to scheduling conflicts with another film, Spontaneous Combustion. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, starring Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey, was released in 1995. While briefly acknowledging the events of the preceding two sequels, its plot makes it a virtual remake of the 1974 original. A straight remake, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, was released by Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema in 2003. It was followed by a prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, in 2006. A seventh film, Texas Chainsaw 3D, was released on January 4, 2013. It is a direct sequel to the original 1974 film, with no relation to the previous sequels, or the 2003 remake. Another prequel, Leatherface, was released exclusively to DirecTV on September 21, 2017, before receiving a wider release on video on demand and in limited theaters, simultaneously, in North America on October 20, 2017. Another sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, was released exclusively on Netflix on February 18, 2022. See also List of American films of 1974 Notes References Sources Further reading External links Official Site The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Visit to the Film Locations GA-Class film articles Films originally rejected by the British Board of Film Classification The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) films 1974 horror films 1974 independent films 1974 films 1970s serial killer films 1970s slasher films American exploitation films American independent films American teen horror films American serial killer films American slasher films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Tobe Hooper Films set in 1973 Films set in abandoned houses Films set in Texas Films shot in Texas Films with screenplays by Kim Henkel Grave-robbing in film Film controversies in the United States Film controversies in the United Kingdom Film controversies in Australia Film controversies in France Film controversies in Germany Film controversies in Ireland Obscenity controversies in film Films about self-harm Southern Gothic films Films à clef Video nasties Films shot in 16