Rotten
No matter how adeptly Chainsaw 2 was put together, it would remain just another exploitation flick for fans who get a tingle from watching blades slash into flesh and innards peep out.
Walter Goodman, New York Times
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
After a decade of silence... the buzzz is back.
1986 · 1h 40m · Unrated
Comedy, Horror
Directed by
Tobe Hooper
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Overview
A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.
Director and cast
- Tobe Hooper Director
- Dennis Hopper as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
- Caroline Williams as Vanita 'Stretch' Brock
- Jim Siedow as Drayton Sawyer, the Cook
- Bill Moseley as 'Chop-Top' Sawyer
- Bill Johnson as Leatherface 'Bubba' Sawyer
- Bob Elmore Cast
- Tobe Hooper Cast
- Tom Morga Cast
- Lou Perryman Cast
- Ken Evert Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Part 2 has a lot of blood and disembowelment, to be sure, but it doesn't have the terror of the original, the desire to be taken seriously. It's a geek show.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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