This is the original Tobe Hooper classic about a group of college kids driving in Texas that end up with the wrong family after them. If you like lots of blood and guts, then watch the remake but if you want to see a classic that literally had a small budget and would forever be imprinted in our brains, then this is it. The five teens Sally (Marilyn Burns), her annoying brother Franklin (Paul A. Partain), Kirk (William Vail), Jerry (Allen Danziger), and Pam (Teri McMinn) are driving through Texas because of family issues when they encounter The hitchiker (Edwin Neal) who would later be known to fans as Chop Top in the sequel. It all goes down hill from there for the gang as they kick him out and one by one they encounter Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) as well as the rest of his family, who picks them off one by one with their butcher tools and trusty chainsaw. This movie still has the magic to scare people not to go to Texas and I love it. A fun fact for you is that the character of Leatherface is loosely based on real life Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein. So, don't totally believe people when they tell you it's a true story. Four Stars Out Of Five
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