Barry Kinyon, Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley

Flixster Users

52% liked it

45,442 ratings

Critics

45% liked it

22 critics

R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Tobe Hooper

Release Date: August 22, 1986

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: August 1, 2000

Get It:

Stats: 1,484 reviews

Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Your Rating



clear rating

Flixster Reviews (1,484)


  • September 18, 2009
    A couple of good scares and some decent make-up from Tom Savini aside, this film is not very good. Dennis Hopper's 'Bring it down' moment has to be one of the worst moments in cinema! Leather face was about as scary as a care bear and the end was painful. I'm a fan of Tobe Hooper...( read more) but did he loose his voice during this film? Someone say cut for Christ sake! 2 stars purely for the radio station scene and unintentional laughs.
  • September 16, 2008
    What in the world could be more relevent than a chainsaw held against the spread legs of a young lady ? I liked this. However I can easily guess the budget for this sequel was quite significant; but as a result, the movie lacks the raw edge of the original.
  • May 6, 2008
    The answer to who the movie really centers on, is not as simple as could be sounded. This nice little sequel (thats right! a GOOD sequel), the attention could easily be said to circle around Williamss' Stretch, but Dennis Hopper gets the only billing. One "normal" day in Texas, t...( read more)wo naughty little highschool brats decide to have fun, by calling in a radio station(hosted by an enthusiastic Williams) and play chicken with other texans, they think. Later, these angered Texans turn out to be, uh huh! Ya, we all know who, as they attack the little brats one dark night following the earlier prank. Williams "Stretch" catches all of this gore galore on tape, and exposes it on her show as a favor for Hopper. Hopper has underacted character who's revenge for the massacre and torture of his nephew and niece (Sally and Franklin from the first) is somewhat unconvincible to an extent, but he has better moments. Williams, on the other hand, is very into her character and obviously takes it to the next level, with some hammy moments resaulting. Still, after she exposes the missing Saw-yer family-she is next! Pretty scary stuff. Nice little set-up puts her in an awfully creepy confrontation with Moseleys' Chop-Top". Then the real terror begins. This one could easily be said to have been just a little more expanded than the first, and I certainly say so. I do, however, put the first one on a higher stand, nothing will ever beat the original nightmare, which still scares to this day. Though Massacre 2 has its real moments of both horror and comedy, it drags in the last real, and won't give up! Tobe Hooper must have worked em all with this one, but its all the same a great fun movie. To say it is bad, would be too harsh, I definitely give this one a thumbs up, and ya know what? I'm not the only one!
  • May 4, 2008
    Hopper (as God's right hand sheriff) is the best part of this flick. The grandpa gimmick is done again successfully, and this manic character controlling Leatherface is refreshingly witty and political. But that's where the goodness ends, as this is simply not very scary, being p...( read more)rimarily set in places other than Leatherface's house and homegrounds.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

    Photobucket
  • November 22, 2009
    Whereas the original Texas was more about was more geared towards shock and madness (though not quite without a sense of humor) this one is more about fun and campy insanity. Hooper goes full bore into splatter comedy territory. I love Choptop (Bill Mosely) heating up the wire ...( read more)hanger with a lighter and using it to pick skin away from the metal plate in his head (which he then eats) and his insane comments such as "Lick my plate, dog dick!". Dennis Hopper plays the vengeful uncle of Sally and Franklin from the first film. Just seeing him going ape shit with a chainsaw while singing "Bringing In The Sheaves" brings a big smile to my face. Leatherface (Bill Johnson) seems to have sexual inadequacy problems signified by his chainsaw failing to start when he's around the prettyish radio D.J. (Caroline Williams) who becomes entangled in the affairs of the Sawyer Clan. Jim Siedow is the only returning member of the original cast, and he makes the transition from creepy, demented cook to over the top comic miscreant who uses his unique chili recipe to win chili cook offs all around Texas perfectly. It's all geared to tickle your funny bone (right down to the original movie poster which has the Sawyers spoofing The Breakfast club). Is it, for lack of a better word, as scary as the original? Hell no, but that's not the point of this one. Hooper was taking it in a new direction, and he succeeded in my opinion.
  • November 8, 2009
    Better than the first one. Hopper is great as well as Moseley.
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 28, 2009
    A rather silly sequel to the original TCM but it has its moments.
  • October 26, 2009
    See ANY of the series except for this 1.What was Tobe Hooper smoking???

Critic Reviews


June 30, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Irresistibly demented. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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. full review

View more The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 reviews at RottenTomatoes.com

Comments


  • JonnyMac78
    December 6, 2008
    Best chainsaw movie in the whole series! Plus, Stretch's legs are the best looking legs in horror movie history
  • derangedd
    April 7, 2007
    this is THE best movie ever
    and is u disagree
    f u
    lol
  • cele44351
    September 28, 2006
    oh my gosh...i live like in texas...i'm scared!!!

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Official Trailer

More Like This


Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • Saw III
    Saw III (64%)
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
    Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (66%)
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (73%)
  • Saw II
    Saw II (25%)

Facts


No facts approved yet. Be the first

The Texas Chainsa... : Watch Free on TV


The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Trivia


  • Which actor played Chop Top in 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2'  Answer »
  • What movie is Viggo Mortensen not in?  Answer »
  • Which actor appeared as the character Chop-Top in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2?  Answer »
  • How many people were actually injured or killed by a chainsaw in the 1974 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"?  Answer »

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Most Popular Skin


No skins yet. Interested in creating one?