History Film / TexasChainsawMassacreTheNextGeneration

* TheCameo: Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain and John Dugan (Sally, Franklin and Grandpa from the first film) all appear briefly at the end of the film. Marilyn Burns was credited as "Anonymous".

* TheCameo: Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain and John Dugan (Sally, Franklin and Grandpa from the first film) all appear briefly at the end of the film.

* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Jenny finds a revolver and tries to shoot Leatherface, only for it to have no bullets. She managed to get W.E.'s shotgun but once again, pulls the trigger and nothing happens.

* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Jenny finds a revolver and tries to shoot Leatherface, only for it to have no bullets.

* ChekhovsGunman: Darla, who the kids meet when they need a phone to call a tow truck. She turns out to be [[spoiler: a member of Leatherface's family]].

* FailedASpotCheck: Barry enters the Slaughter household and uses the bathroom, not only does he not seem to notice that walls are decorated with taxidermied flesh, he somehow doesn't see or smell the rotten corpse in the bathtub until he's finished his piss.

* AssholeVictim: Barry is introduced cheating on his girlfriend, is constantly whining and rude to everyone and suffers from a severe case of NeverMyFault. Nobody will shed any tears when Leatherface kills him.

* FinalGirl: Jenny.

* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: Even though it is regarded by the director (Kim Henkel, co-creator of the original ''TCM'') as the "real" sequel to the first one (in the form of a semi-remake), many elements of this film make no sense whatsoever. [[spoiler: Among them are the facts that Leatherface is now apparently a transvestite (possibly a ShoutOut to Buffalo Bill in Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs), who's brother is a trucker with a self-made cybernetic leg, and the whole family belongs to the secret society known as the Illuminati (which, according to the film, [[WhoShotJFK planned JFK's assassination]]), which is run by the government, whose leader is shown to be somewhat alien in nature.]]

* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: Even though it is regarded by the director (Kim Henkel, co-creator of the original ''TCM'') as the "real" sequel to the first one (in the form of a semi-remake), many elements of this film make no sense whatsoever. [[spoiler: Among them are the facts that Leatherface is now apparently a transvestite, whose brother is a trucker with a self-made cybernetic leg, and the whole family belongs to the secret society known as the Illuminati (which, according to the film, [[WhoShotJFK planned JFK's assassination]]), which is run by the government, whose leader is shown to be somewhat alien in nature.]]

* PoliceAreUseless: Especially the cops in the Bud's Pizza scene.

* TooDumbToLive: When Sean witnesses Vilmer killing a knocked-out driver, he runs away while Vilmer starts chasing him. Rather than try and hide in the forest, Sean carries on running ''in the open field''. Predictably, he trips and gets run over.

%%* AssholeVictim: Barry.

* {{Idiot Ball}}: All four protagonists, including Jenny, hold the ball at various points in the film.

* NeckSnap: Done by Vilmer.

%%* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The grandfather.

* WickedCultured: W.E. has a tendency to quote famous authors in his one liners.

''The Next Generation'' is the fourth ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' film from the year 1994.

''The Next Generation'' is the fourth ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' film from the year 1994.

* DomesticAbuser:

%%* WickedCultured: W.E.

* VillainousCrossdresser: Leatherface puts on some female clothes (and skin) for the usual "messed up dinner scene".

* CanonDiscontinuity: The director intended the film to be a true sequel to the original.

* AssholeVictim: Barry.

* TheDitz: Heather.

* DomesticAbuser: Jenny's asshole stepfather.

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The film is set on prom night.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The grandfather.

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* SuperWindowJump
* VillainousCrossdresser: Leatherface puts on some female clothes for the dinner scene.
* WickedCultured: W.E.

Bunch of teens drive off from prom night grounds and end up in a car crash. This leads to further trouble as they encounter the crazy Texas family we all know.

* RevengeOfTheSequel: The flm is also known as ''The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre''.

* OldShame: From MatthewMcConaughey and ReneeZellweger. The former's agent attempted to bury the film.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Vilmer He [[LargeHam chews the scenery]] and gets almost all the kills (Leatherface is only responsible for one).