Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III unrated cut coming to Blu-ray

Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

A week ago, Warner Archive revealed that they would be releasing the 1990 film LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III on Blu-ray sometime in 2018. While I'm a fan of the film – I'm not crazy about it like I am for THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE '74 and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, but I do enjoy it – I held off on being excited for this release because it wasn't clear if this disc would feature the unrated cut of the film.

There was reason to be worried. A couple examples: Warner only put the R-rated cut of JASON GOES TO HELL on Blu-ray, even though you should only watch the unrated version of that film, and their Blu-ray release of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING also left out the unrated cut.

But now the company has confirmed that fans can be happy about the upcoming release of LEATHERFACE, tweeting that this disc will indeed contain the unrated cut.

Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) rips on to Blu early 2018 w/ a new 1080p master of the Unrated Version in 5.1 DTS audio. Aspect Ratio of 1.78:1, 16×9 Widescreen. Special Features: Filmmaker Commentary; "The Saw is Family", Deleted Scenes, Alternate End & trailers

LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III has the following synopsis: 

The legend that became a relentless nightmare continues. The infamous Leatherface is back in the most controversial horror movie of all time. A pair of college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and on to a deserted Texas road. Here they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his demented family… a bizarre cannibalistic clan with blood on their hands and a feast on their minds. Their only chance for escape is a survivalist with enough firepower to blast Leatherface and the rest of the grizzly predators to hell. A depraved shocker of intense horror from the gruesome beginning to the bloody finish.

The cast includes Kate Hodge, William Butler, Ken Foree, Tom Everett, Toni Hudson, Viggo Mortensen, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Jennifer Banko, Joe Unger, and Duane Whitaker, with R.A. Mihailoff as Leatherface. The film was directed by Jeff Burr from a screenplay written by David J. Schow.

Source: Warner Archive

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