THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Classic Horror

[@Jordashian93]

The documentary-style approach is what pushes this flick over the top; it's a grim and glorious classic of horror.

[@maskedman1337]

It also feels more real due to the setting and actors. A perfect storm of important cinema.

[@BudhagRizzo]

Yes, exactly.

[@DanJackson1977]

No one ever seems to get that a Semi truck cant just start from a dead stop like a Honda civic. It would take at least 10 seconds... meanwhile theres a psycho with a Chainsaw cutting the door up. It's the same reason Reginald Denny got yanked out of his truck during the LA Riots and beaten on live tv.. and even then everyone said "why did the just drive off".

[@shawnwacek6791]

Semi trucks are hard to start I was in one one time the driver showed me how to start it it's not like a car it's kind of reminds me of like warming up a battery on a cold day in your car before you can drive it

[@kmk900___]

obviously these girls wouldn't know anything about that lol

[@VinVonVoom]

Wow I never knew that. My theory was always that there was originally meant to be a scene where Leatherface would dig in and mess up the interior of the vehicle making it inoperable but it was cut for whatever reason.

[@Connery007neckache]

Let’s not forget they were also stick shift back then and not automatic.

[@BigOlWalrus]

I feel like the general public would not know that

[@guitarman8462]

Ed Gein was mostly a grave robber. He did love his mother very much , but when she died he kept her corpse in a secret room in perfect order. He did do some killing . His mother hated sex and treated the father like crap. She wanted Ed to remain a virgin . If you read up on him you'll get the details. Alfred Hitchock got the idea for Psycho from Ed Gein. Also : Silence Of The Lambs was influenced by this. He turned crazy bc of his mother.

[@orangewarm1]

Bloch, the author of the novel got the idea from Gein.

[@thomasknash]

@@kariwain2644that or HH Holmes.

[@Muckylittleme]

Feminism is just as toxic today 😆

[@ssst6402]

Psycho is based on a novel.

[@2apocalypsex]

He confessed to the murder of two women, tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954, and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957, but he was suspected of killing an additional 7 others.

[@guitar_noodle]

“Based on a true story” was a hype strategy. It’s loosely based on Ed Gein and if you know his story, he didn’t do anything like this.

[@mmbs3191]

Geins crimes were a lot closer to this movie than "he didn'tdo anything like this" as you say. "A sheriff's deputy discovered Worden's decapitated body in a shed on Gein's property, hung upside down by her legs with a crossbar at her ankles and ropes at her wrists. The torso was "dressed out like a deer". She had been shot with a .22-caliber rifle, and the mutilations were made after her death. Searching the house, authorities found": Whole human bones and fragments A wastebasket made of human skin Human skin covering several chair seats Skulls on his bedposts Female skulls, some with the tops sawn off Bowls made from human skulls A corset made from a female torso skinned from shoulders to waist Leggings made from human leg skin Masks made from the skin of female heads Mary Hogan's face mask in a paper bag Mary Hogan's skull in a box Bernice Worden's entire head in a burlap sack Bernice Worden's heart "in a plastic bag in front of Gein's potbelly stove" Nine vulvae in a shoe box A young girl's dress and "the vulvas of two females judged to have been about fifteen years old" A belt made from female human nipples Four noses A pair of lips on a window shade drawstring A lampshade made from the skin of a human face Fingernails from female fingers He was also convicted of a second murder and suspected of 7 more. Plus kept his dead mothers corpse preserved in a secret room in his house.

[@mmbs3191]

@@arya-n2o-p4z a lot of those items came strictly from grace robbing. He did commit at least 2 murders, but he was suspected of 7 more.

[@unclebounce1495]

@@mmbs3191 which fits this movie. we don't know how many were murderw and how many were from "collections." however, it is implied that the trio was trapping passersby.

[@sploofygaming5446]

​@@arya-n2o-p4zhe killed 2 and perhaps his brother, but they didn't have any evidence on that. The rest he took from graves.

[@userrrrrxx135]

​@@mmbs3191oh my god. I want to meet you in real life and see how obsessed you are with all these attention seeking morderers

[@flibber123]

What happened at the end? I think it's obvious. Since Leatherface cut his own leg, he's not running after the truck driver. So he'll dance around for a bit, then go home. He and the cook will come back later to scrape up his brother so as not to let the roadkill go to waste. Meanwhile when Sally is interviewed the police they won't be able to understand her incoherent screaming, except for that one cop who knows what's going on out there but he likes the bbq so he won't say anything. Lastly, the truck driver will sneak back to his truck and drive away, shaking his head at how out of hand hippies are these days.

[@misscryptoria]

Those old trucks take forever to start back up once they get stalled, which would've happened when he ran over the hitchhiker.

[@thomasknash]

Not even necessary stalled. Even back then I think when you’re in an accident you were expected to shut off the engine. And no matter what starting a semi, putting it in gear and then driving away takes time, not so appealing when you have to sit in the driver seat next to a rolled down window with a guy with a chainsaw just outside.

[@BillyBong]

I love how reactors always question the actions of characters in a movie as if they know they are in a horror movie.

[@thomasknash]

Because he turned off the semi (no exhaust and standard protocol for an accident). So you expect him to sit in the driver seat, start his truck, put it in gear, and drive away while a guy just outside his driver side door with the window rolled down is standing with a chainsaw? “But he wasn’t going for the window, he was just going for the door.” Yeah, and the driver wouldn’t know that. All he’d know is he could hear the roar of the chain saw through the rolled down driver window. I imagine he thought sooner or later that guy would step up and reach thru the window.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

The film critic, Mark Kermode tells a hilarious story about taking his then girlfriend to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. After about twenty minutes, she stood up and announced she was keaving, realising he wasn't getting up, she asked if he was coming with her. "No, i want to see the film" said Mark. She left, and it set a pattern for the rest of his life!

[@thunderhaze8500]

20:51 ...That jumpscare was Gold 😂

[@RichardM1366]

This is very scary and entertaining film. The character of Leather Face is creepy and it has you by the nap of your neck! It is horrifying because no cutting is shown, and it allows the imagination to run wild!

[@markyncole]

18 wheelers aren't like cars,you can't just hit the gas pedal and it takes off. There's a lot of gear shifting to do before you build up any speed.

[@shawnwacek6791]

I love the ending cuz it leaves you to the imagination of what happened to everybody including the truck driver that still running down the street probably scared for his life and Leatherface swinging can chainsaw sound so awesome on 5.1 surround sound it's the best part of the movie at the end this movie is awesome When it comes to the semi truck it's like a cold battery when it hits a full stop it's harder to start back up and get going again if he wouldn't have stopped all the way he could have continued driving but he stopped at a dead stop so it's harder to start it back up and get it up and running it's not like a basic car or you can just turn it on and go semi trucks are harder to drive❤

[@thomasknash]

Sally had to push her invalid brother through the woods, had to flee at full sprint from a chainsaw welding killer, and jumped out of a 2nd story window. Cut her with some slack about getting knocked out by a broom handle. She was lucky she didn’t pass out from shock & fatigue.

[@Ilurk247]

You could use broom handles from back then as baseball bats, not like the flimsy crap we have today.

[@kccondit5760]

The narrator at the beginning was John Larroquette, a casual friend of the director, who paid him in weed for the 30 minutes of work. Larroquette would go on to start a long TV and stage career two years later.

[@sarmadhabibkhan3036]

This movie would make for an amazing Haunted House tour

[@robertglonek3320]

Shot in 3 weeks… no budget in 1973. Took a year to get sold to hit theaters in 1974. Nothing like this was seen before. Yet 50yrs later… it’s considered a horror classic.

[@Greenwood4727]

Large trucks like that can be hard to restart, by the time he restarted it,

[@juliant]

if you cant see anything under a full moon... eat more carrots lol

[@Bluesit32]

Man, I ate tons of carrots and still have trouble seeing at night.

[@juliant]

@@Bluesit32 try opening your eyes, that helps.

[@robmann400]

Few pick up on this, but you cannot just zoom off in a large truck. To get up to, get away from the maniac with the chainsaw speed, the truck would have to go through many gear changes, and the driver only has the side window of the easy to climb up on truck, for protection from the seemingly determined maniac. That driver never makes running his first choice. He knew he wouldn’t be able to get away from Leatherface in his truck. Also, this movie needs to be compared to No Country For Old Men because: Texas, windmill, maniac, bolt gun used for cattle, descriptions of beef slaughter, set five or six years apart, Vietnam (a real meat grinder of a war), disturbing gas station scene, sudden deaths, caged chickens, character in wheelchair, ineffectual sheriff, cemetery... there are a lot of similarities and overlapping themes. Thanks for making videos eh.

[@KrazyKat007]

You want to know what happens afterwards? “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”

[@alucard624]

And boy is that film one helluva ride. Wish they would react to that one considering how insane it is compared to the first film.

[@Archmage_74]

Love the reaction. I think anybody would be screaming and yelling getting chased by a mad man with a chainsaw. But as the viewer, you can't help but tell her to shush. Just a side note. The actress who played Salley and the guy with the broom did take after take shooting the part with the broom hitting her when finally Salley, (marilyn burns) told the actor with the broom, (jim siedow) to start hitting her for real to just get it over with. So the scene where she is getting pummeled with the broom, she is actually getting pummeled for real. Watch the documentary of this movie called Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth. The real nightmare was in the making of this film. And you are correct, they were all brothers. Lots of people mistake the cook for being the dad but he is the eldest brother.

[@Thashining]

For those who've never driven a commercial vehicle (like the big rig that ran over Nubbins the Hitchhiker), you can't just drive off in a those vehicles. Especially if you've cut them off.

[@richardwestman3699]

They will never understand this movie, but they will never see it again either.. 😁

[@maxcanonstunner6532]

Them: it's not that scary. Also them: *talks over while watching the entire movie, turns on the colourful lights on the background when watching an HORROR MOVIE and literally gets terrified and jump scared the entire time of the reaction especially at **20:50* It's really that scary if you didn't talk much over during the movie. It's also insane how almost every reactors who watched the movie complaints about them running instead of just taking off in the truck not knowing that it'd actually take forever to start a truck and take off and not immediately like a car. Trucks are not cars where they can just start and take off immediately. Especially when it's an old semi truck that's shut down and has a trailer attached. By the time the truck starts and ready to take off, they'd already get killed by Leatherface. Leatherface would be fast enough to shove the chainsaw into the window even if they were in a sports cars. Edit: It's weird boot licking reactors but whatever makes this guy sleep at night.

[@JTidiotboy]

It's a reaction channel, dingus. If you don't want to hear people talk then watch the movie yourself. Also it's pretty weird to get this bent out of shape over a youtube video. Get help.

[@edwardthompson4600]

​@Jeremy252 they're not going to sleep with you, incel.

[@scottjulie27]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@Mulitchromeedits]

Omg when they said hit the subscribe button the button glows like FR

[@bryanaragon4979]

An interesting fact, is that Gunnar Hansen's performance as Leatherface wasn't just about donning a mask and carrying on a chainsaw; No, but the director of the film Tobe Hooper gave the actor free rein to interpret his role as he wanted and gave Leatherface the personality he desired. Because of this, Hansen chose that Leatherface would be a mentally disabled and speechless man; This is why before filming his scenes the actor visited an asylum several times in order to learn the movements and behaviors of the admitted patients.

[@user-fm8xs3hr3w]

Trucks take a long time to start/accelerate, not to mention a guy chainsawing your door as you try to get it going.

[@razzzz.s]

I always great to see Kristen Reaction on Horror Genre Film 👋🥰

[@hkaayaakuu]

Ive seen this when I was going through my horror era, I felt watching them to fill some kind of hole

[@sca88]

The truck driver most likely got away. Leatherface was limping and doing his chainsaw dance so I'm sure the truck driver put some distance between them and Leatherface wasn't pursuing him anyway.

[@DigilusionStudios]

Imagine thinking this story was real for the longest time. Then you go to Texas with one of your buddies and he says, "You wanna see the house? Its just down this road." OH HELL NO!

[@alucard624]

Thats even funnier knowing the actual house is now a restaurant.

[@wheelmanstan]

Such a masterpiece..and unrefined masterpiece, they had a hell of a hard time making this film and that's what it takes to make something special, fun fact is the grandpa is played by an 18 year old

[@Mk-gk3wv]

Fun fact: The window-burst at towards the end of the film was done by making the window of solidified sugar. When the actress who plays Sally jumped through, bits of the melted sugar were all over her body. She often said that, if they filmed it 45 minutes later, there wouldn't *be* a window. ALSO: the house was extremely hot during the filming of the infamous "dinner with the family" scene. It was at least a hundred degrees in that room, and it was only worse with the blackout curtains used. There were often people throwing up from the heat, and there were frequent water breaks between takes, for obvious reasons.

[@Покруч-я5э]

I see now where DBD game devs get they're inspiration

[@maximusmfg]

Here's the thing with the truck. 18 wheelers take a while to get going once they've been stopped

[@Ed_H.]

Another little thought: a full Moon over new fallen snow is probably one of the most beautiful sights to behold. But not in Texas.

[@gordondafoe3516]

You must see "TCM, a Family Reunion". It's a great documentary, as told through the "Family's" recollection of filming the movie, and post movie experiences. It will give you a new appreciation for the actors, and what they went through to bring this film to cult classic status! I saw this film in a theatre when I was 19 years old. It messed me up until I saw it again. I marveled at the ways Tobe Hooper totally freaked me out.

[@torpedoboy4]

Legend has it that the truck driver is still running

[@Krn55-l7c]

11:46 everytime I see this, it always looks like he's smoking a pen!s 😆

[@Bluesit32]

What makes the movie so gripping, particularly the ending, was that the actors were literally going mad from sleep deprivation and heat exposure...as well as the ungodly smell from all that meat being left out for hours in 110 degree weather.

[@sca88]

RIP Marilyn Burns (Sally) one of film's earliest Final Girls.

[@ErnestJustice]

Have you ever wondered why it takes a semi so long to get up to a decent speed after a green light? Now imagine having to wait a few seconds to release your air and then start to shift multiple gears before you're even at 10 mph. That's at least a 20/30 second process, and you have a damn maniac outside your cab with a chainsaw...😂😂😂😂😂

[@kristianmingle]

Great reaction. Love watching these horror movie reactions ❤❤

[@m00nwa1ker]

Watch also Part 2 from the 80s by the same director it has Dennis Hopper in his craziest roles. :D

[@demonofelru3214]

Best chainsaw purchasing scene ever!

[@AdamRudd-n8z]

Welcome to "LeatherFace's Place" where Texans are the main BBQ course, and Chilli filling.

[@bpheavyrocker1]

🎵The stars at night Are big and bright Deep in the heart of Texas The prairie sky Is wide and high Deep in the heart of Texas🎵 Gene Autry

[@walterfechter8080]

"Ah think we just picked up Dracula" -- Franklin.

[@frankmartin3600]

They got some good barbecue there, but I'm the one who brings the Christmas candy........

[@peterwilson1663]

Chainsaw II or Chainsaw 4 with Renee Zellweger

[@sonicmojo]

Vivian wants to know what happened? LOL What did you think happened? Grandpa went hungry! Lmao 😂😂😂

[@moonnnnnnnnnnnn]

You both become my favourite keep reacting movies ❤❤

[@scottjulie27]

Don’t fucking encourage these ladies. I’m so done with this generation.

[@theshakyproject2971]

Gemini Squad represent! :)

[@hkaayaakuu]

Filmed same day as twister. Love it

[@mr.e1149]

Oh you poor things 😢 this movie ain't for you. This is pure horror. And that poor man defending himself from all those drug fueled trespassers 😢😢😢😢😢

[@BV-nx6vq]

I wouldn't recommend any of the franchise sequels, prequels derived from this horror classic as the gore they exhibit feels contrived & gratuitous, and they don't present anything close to the realistic, psychological dread that the original TCM film displays 👍

[@js6729]

You guys definitely need to react to the newest Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[@DanABA]

I don't know how anyone could call this movie 'mellow', even in the context of modern horror. There are no horror movies that compare to this.

[@jackrussell1232]

People act very bizarre to us in movies from this era (Franklin angrily blowing raspberries being a perfect example). You have to be a little learned on 60s and 70s culture to not be put off by it. That scene in particular was certainly meant to be a little weird, but it's much more strange now than it would have been to its original audience. It fit with something about the way people were back then in a way that it wouldn't now. All I can say is that as a millennial I'm in a position to observe both a younger generation and an older one and they're equally bizarre to me.

[@jacktherripper]

Franklin was meant to be annoying lol.

[@thefatman2780]

TWO LOVELIES ONE CREEP FEST PURRRRRRR-FECTION

[@herbzzz]

I’m sorry but 20:50 is priceless lol

[@colmdonoghue5521]

The Omen/1976 Gregory Peck

[@ditrapped]

this is not based on a true story, they put that in the begining to fuck with you. this movie was slightly inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, but that whole thing was WAY different. there are 9 movies in this franchise, imo it's only worth watching 3 of them... the one you just watched, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) are the best ones... and maybe The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (but thats more of a comedy, yea you heard that right, weird dark comedy)

[@kbfxmonstertutorials3386]

We just dropped the trailer for our indie horror film “The INN” coming 2024 a slasher film filled with gore effects would love to see you guys do a trailer reaction and review on the film ounce it’s out to help spread the word!

[@Ed_H.]

Don't get cremated. Get composted. Better to become tree food than to become pollution. That's my plan.

[@AntiChannel1]

They say the trucker is still running. The story is more creepy than scary.

[@Escuroz_8]

Everytime i dont know how to react to horror movies from the 70s and 80s. They are good but there are lot of mixed feelings😂

[@ryancheney6841]

technically it's not based off a true story, it's inspired by different true stories. It's inspired by the true stories of Ed Gein and Elmer Wayne Henley

[@BudhagRizzo]

I remember when this movie first came out, some theaters banned showing it. It never even came to my town. Luckily a couple years later, someone at the university smuggled a copy in, charged admission, and showed it in one of the university's classrooms. It was all on the hush-hush. You could bring alcohol and "whatever" too! So there we all were, sitting at student desks, high AF, watching The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was awesome!

[@CyberMan-gi2pm]

Watch the movie Robocop, please. That would be really cool to watch your reaction to this cult film!🔥

[@scottjulie27]

What the fuck for? They’re just going to talk over the whole fucking movie and slap the fans in the face with their smug comments. Welcome to the new generation.

[@ujiro_hanma]

Ohhh mannnn I love these horror reaction 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheBookBaddie]

I am so interested in Kristen’s life 😂

[@nammis77]

You will have to keep watching the sequels I guess.

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

(Oct 29, 2023)9:16 9:57 15:02

[@amberyoung4425]

8:51 I said it too at the same time as y'all 🤣

[@Mr-gg8ek]

I agree this movie is creepy AF, but other than the girl at the very end, there is almost no blood or depicted gore. Everything is implied. There have actually been studies in which people watched the movie and then were asked questions about what they saw. Many, many people said they saw things that were not in the film.

[@sca88]

Actually, the newer ones aren't scarier or nearly as good as the original, at least in my opinion.

[@raiderlove5923]

Well, it's based on the real serial killer Ed Gein.

[@laurenmasters]

Where’s Steph ??? But I love these two also ❤

[@COPPYSTRASZA]

20:02 I can confirm the moon does not indeed help, me and my boys were 1 mile out of town and the moon did absolutely nothing it was so dark we could barely see each other until we turn on the flashlights and dipped scared in our pants because we heard coyotes

[@amitsinghrajput234]

And i on the other hand can absolutely cofirm that when it is the full moon, you can see every thing as clear as you need to. Well i am from India which is in sub tropical region. Maybe your region has different conditions and just sucks in this category.

[@COPPYSTRASZA]

@@amitsinghrajput234 nope it just sucks, I’m in the countryside

[@amitsinghrajput234]

@@COPPYSTRASZA moon actually lights pretty good

[@MusaFinderi]

In winter it does, lights up the snow.

[@Mulitchromeedits]

Texas chainsaw massacre 3d shows what happened to the other guy you should watch it it is good

[@joan3917]

Relax and enjoy the 🎬

[@RanticProductions]

The lady on the left looks like Alexis Rose!

[@SCBUFC]

Do not watch the newest one. It’s trash! I would watch the Michael bay remake with Jessica biel. It’s the only one with the spirit of the original.

[@cristinesalisbury63]

This is why you DONT WEAR WHITE AFTER LABOR DAY!!!!!!

[@abhishekjha4471]

Did you guys see any movie in your childhood?

[@hadoken95]

Consider for a second, if you can spare the brain cells, the year this movie was made and what years their childhood probably were. That's not to say people can't watch stuff displaced from time while growing up, but that certainly isn't usual.

[@abhishekjha4471]

@hadoken95 That means you didn't see any movie that was released before your birth? I am not only talking about this movie but other movies that are reviewed by them they always put tag "first time" even if I'm not american, I watched a few of them, but they didn't

[@ghostlee6434]

​​@@hadoken95if you can spare the brain cells!? It's amazing how someone can't make a point without insulting someone first. People question KZbinrs like that because too many KZbinrs try to act like they're experts on filmmaking or in college giving dissertations on the subject by describing the nuance of film, acting, makeup, camera angles, degrees of shots and others things whenever they watch a reaction for things that are taught in college or classes. I just wanted to know if they enjoyed it or not. Channels like this or the reel rejects like to give thesis on what they're watching and come across that they know more about film than the ones making it and haven't seen anything. It's not that hard to believe that some are lying when they say that they haven't seen something when they try to come across as experts in that subject

[@abhishekjha4471]

@ghostlee6434 That's what I m talking about

[@doorattachment6926]

Love you two creat eaction

[@williamwoods5592]

I really love all of your reactions to this movie. Whenever I see you guys react to this movie is like watching movies with you two and just enjoying you two company and just having fun with you guys. I really really enjoy your reaction.

[@adamjames5027]

Just discovered your channel

[@TheCryptofHorrors-DerCryptaxis]

Ask anything, I know a lot about this series

[@soundwave7855]

You gotta watch original Halloween

[@js6729]

Vivian I'm with you, if my significant other went into a strange house after we found a human tooth outside of that house they're on their own lol sorry but how is me dying gonna help you?

[@minelliradney9132]

People can't move a wheel after hitting a person!! The wheel stuck

[@wlpayton3068]

It's based on some true events

[@Matucks]

I'm 43 years of age and never liked this movie, it was a snooze fest for me, too much talking and screaming, I don't care what anyone has to say. The only thing few things I like was the fact it was filmed in the 70's, atmosphere, genre, setting, and the tone.

[@deadlyencryption2068]

Fun Fact is on that scene when the chainsaw falls on Leatherfaces leg, that actually happened. No make up or effects, just an accident during shooting that stayed in the movie.

[@terrygracy8345]

Very loosely based. I think it was based on a run of grave robberies

[@zmani4379]

Nice reaction - the very title of this film has now become shorthand for a certain kind of movie experience - it's not actually a true story; it's loosely "inspired" by the case of Ed Gein, which also inspired the very different movie, Psycho - but the "true story" tagline adds to the raw tabloid quality - this movie could be a distant sequel to Deliverance, another very different movie - I don't think any of the sequels or remakes are worth watching, but you may want to do Hills Have Eyes, Descent, Deathline, Straw Dogs, Duel, Eaten Alive, Motel Hell, Breakdown, Joy Ride, Tucker and Dale vs Evil -

[@JoseCruz-a7k]

watch the other Texas chainsaw massacre movies