Synopsis
With the help of a radio DJ, Texas ranger Lefty Enright finds his way to the cannibalistic Sawyer family's underground slaughter shop, where he seeks to avenge the brutal murder of his kin.
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Cast
- Caroline WilliamsVanita 'Stretch' Brock
- Dennis HopperLieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
- Bill JohnsonLeatherface
- Jim SiedowThe Cook
- Bill MoseleyChop-Top
- Lou PerrymanL.G. McPeters
- Ken Evert Grandpa Sawyer
- Harlan JordanPatrolman
- Kirk SiscoDetective
- James N. HarrellCut-Rite Manager
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
In Tobe Hooper’s sequel, the toolkit cannibals are living under a theme park. The mood follows suit, pitched as Evil Deady black comedy. The first third is terrible; the rest judders with abrasive, ultra-demented splatter. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Writer L. M. Kit Carson and director Hooper have made Chainsaw 2 a grisly hoot: a wild satire on modern Texas and horror movies themselves. [31 Aug 1986, p.15] - 67
The A.V. Club
Hooper's abrasive satire on yuppiedom and excess, centering on a brilliantly deranged Dennis Hopper as a Texas ranger looking to avenge the death of his invalid brother, stands out for its unbridled gore and comic mayhem. It just isn't terribly fun to watch. - 60
Time Out
Not a patch on the original but amusing enough none the less. - 60
CineVue
In an age where many horror franchises attempt to adhere as close to the original film’s formula as possible, Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a fun reminder of a time when makers were able to rewrite their own rules and go for broke. This was never going to top what had gone before, and by acknowledging that, the filmmakers have crafted a wonderfully demented alternative in its place. - 40
The Guardian
A very uneasy, uncertain shocker, quite unable to digest the mix of horror and black comedy which became a genre-must after the first TCM. - 40
The New York Times
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. - 25
Chicago Sun-Times
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2 carries a proud old name in the annals of exploitation, but its only ambition is to outgross the original film. It fails.
