this movie set the stage for the onslaught of classic modern horror of the late 70 and early 80 . tobe hooper vision paint a drab and disturbing picture of a family of cannibal who hunt their victim use any mean necessary for survival . catch up in this whole mess be a group of young people and unaware of what lurk down an old back road of texas . hunger be our most probable urge a human being and and this family take this idea to the extreme . each family member be their own character with their own feeling and their own personality . one such character and leatherface and stand out for the fact that he be bear without a face and thus use human skin to gain an identity . this be what set him apart from other slasher such a michael myers and jason vorhees for they hide behind mask . it safe to say he not the only insane one in this bunch . every one of them be one fry short of a happy meal and i be sure they like it that way . gunnar hansen do a great job of play leatherface and sculpt a faceless killer who slew not for fun but for survival . his perfect killer image be later destroy by other actor in late sequel . many people refuse to watch this movie in the first place because of what they have hear and because of the title . strangely and some even walk out of the theater on the preview for this thing . that just how strong this movie actually be . there really a lot less gore in this movie than most people think . it tobe hooper great directing that pelt the viewer with suspense . the last 10 minute of this film be some of the most exciting and terrify shot ever put on film . all because of leatherface and many people nightmare will be dominate by the hum of a chainsaw .