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** The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren. He turned the role in order to spend time with his family.

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** The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren. He turned down the role in order to spend time with his family.



** A deleted epilogue would reveal [[spoiler: Erin being interviewed in a mental hospital several decades later and revealing to the journalist that the police mishandled the investigation and they got the wrong man. She revealed to the journalist that the police found the dead body believed to be the killer; however, the found a dead body that has two arms, Leatherface has one arm. The real Leatherface secretly slips away from the police]].

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** A deleted epilogue would reveal [[spoiler: Erin being interviewed in a mental hospital several decades later and revealing to the journalist that the police mishandled the investigation and they got the wrong man. She revealed to the journalist that the police found the a dead body believed to be the killer; however, the they found a dead body that has with two arms, arms when Leatherface has one arm.only had one. The real Leatherface secretly slips away from the police]].
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** A deleted epilogue would reveal [[spoiler: Erin being interviewed in a mental hospital several decades later]].

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** A deleted epilogue would reveal [[spoiler: Erin being interviewed in a mental hospital several decades later]].later and revealing to the journalist that the police mishandled the investigation and they got the wrong man. She revealed to the journalist that the police found the dead body believed to be the killer; however, the found a dead body that has two arms, Leatherface has one arm. The real Leatherface secretly slips away from the police]].
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* BannedInChina: Banned in the Ukraine.

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* BannedInChina: Banned in the Ukraine.
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* DyeingForYourArt: Andrew Bryniarski went on a diet of briscuit and white bread, bringing his weight up to nearly 300 lbs to play Leatherface.

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* DyeingForYourArt: Andrew Bryniarski went on a diet of briscuit brisket and white bread, bringing his weight up to nearly 300 lbs to play Leatherface.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren. He turned the role in order to spend time with his family.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: BannedInChina: Banned in the Ukraine.
* CastTheRunnerUp: Lauren German auditioned for the role of Erin, which went to Jessica Biel. They ended up giving her the smaller role of the hitchhiker at the start (who was much younger in the original script - being aged 15-16).
* DyeingForYourArt: Andrew Bryniarski went on a diet of briscuit and white bread, bringing his weight up to nearly 300 lbs to play Leatherface.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Jonathan Tucker forced the gun down his throat to make himself vomit for every take. If you look, you can see him spitting vomit out of his mouth.
* NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: The scene with the possum required many retakes and re-shoots, because the possum ended up looking adorable rather than scary.
* OrphanedReference: Erin is said to have not drunk the water or smoked weed when they were in Mexico. These are remnants of her deleted subplot (see below).
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Jedidiah was going to wear a Felix the Cat t-shirt throughout the film, but the copyright holders wouldn't allow it. The novelization references him wearing one.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Kemper is named after serial killer Edmund Kemper
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The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren. He turned the role in order to spend time with his family.



** There were a few deleted scenes that reveal that Erin [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy is pregnant with Kemper's child]].

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** There were a few deleted scenes that reveal that Erin [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy is pregnant with Kemper's child]].child]].
** [[spoiler: Morgan's death]] had to have some of its {{Gorn}} cut down to avoid a NC-17 rating. The scene as filmed would show the chainsaw going through his crotch, with intestines flying everywhere. The deaths of the hitchhiker, [[spoiler: Kemper and Pepper]] had to likewise be toned down for this reason.
** A deleted epilogue would reveal [[spoiler: Erin being interviewed in a mental hospital several decades later]].
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* ActorAllusion: Sheriff Hoyt (portrayed by R. Lee Ermey) at one point calls Morgan "[[Film/FullMetalJacket maggot]]".

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* ActorAllusion: Sheriff Hoyt (portrayed by R. Lee Ermey) Creator/RLeeErmey) at one point calls Morgan "[[Film/FullMetalJacket maggot]]".



** Katie Holmes, Creator/KirstenDunst, and Creator/JessicaAlba were all considered for the role of Erin.

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** Katie Holmes, Creator/KatieHolmes, Creator/KirstenDunst, and Creator/JessicaAlba were all considered for the role of Erin.
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** Katie Holmes, Creator/KirstenDunst, and Creator/JessicaAlba were all considered for the role of Erin.

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** Katie Holmes, Creator/KirstenDunst, and Creator/JessicaAlba were all considered for the role of Erin.Erin.
** There were a few deleted scenes that reveal that Erin [[SomeoneToRememberHimBy is pregnant with Kemper's child]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren. He turned the role in order to spend time with his family.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren. He turned the role in order to spend time with his family.family.
** Katie Holmes, Creator/KirstenDunst, and Creator/JessicaAlba were all considered for the role of Erin.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy: Leatherface is [[Film/StreetFighter Zangief]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: The opening narration is voiced by John Larroquette (of ''Series/NightCourt'', ''Series/TheJohnLarroquetteShow'', and ''Series/BostonLegal'' fame). He did the opening narration of the original 1974 version as well, though this time around he says he was paid a great deal more for his voiceover work.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Leatherface is [[Film/StreetFighter Zangief]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren . He turned down the role in order to spend time with his family.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren . Creator/DolphLundgren. He turned down the role in order to spend time with his family.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: The opening narration is voiced by John Larroquette (of ''Series/NightCourt'', ''Series/TheJohnLarroquetteShow'', and ''Series/BostonLegal'' fame). He did the opening narration of the original 1974 version as well, though this time around he says he was paid a great deal more for his voiceover work.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: The opening narration is voiced by John Larroquette (of ''Series/NightCourt'', ''Series/TheJohnLarroquetteShow'', and ''Series/BostonLegal'' fame). He did the opening narration of the original 1974 version as well, though this time around he says he was paid a great deal more for his voiceover work.work.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice by the filmmakers to play Leatherface in the remake? Creator/DolphLundgren . He turned down the role in order to spend time with his family.
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* ActorAllusion: Sheriff Hoyt (portrayed by R. Lee Ermey) at one point calls Morgan "[[Film/FullMetalJacket maggot]]".
* HeyItsThatVoice: The opening narration is voiced by John Larroquette (of ''Series/NightCourt'', ''Series/TheJohnLarroquetteShow'', and ''Series/BostonLegal'' fame). He did the opening narration of the original 1974 version as well, though this time around he says he was paid a great deal more for his voiceover work.

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