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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Box Office
Break-even · 2.9x
Budget$2M
Worldwide Gross$5.8M
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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

movie·R·Jan 12, 1990·
Box OfficeBreak-even · 2.9x
$2M
Budget
$5.8M
Gross
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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

movie
R
January 12, 1990
Wokeometer Rating
0Based
0/10
Audience Woke Score
No Ratings Yet
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III earns a 0/10 woke score by sticking to classic slasher horror with zero progressive messaging or identity politics. It delivers straightforward rural terror and survival thrills as pure, neutral entertainment.

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Detailed Analysis

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III delivers pure traditional horror storytelling centered on a young couple, Michelle and Ryan, who are stalked by the cannibalistic Sawyer family and Leatherface with help from survivalist Benny.

The narrative follows classic 1990 slasher tropes of rural isolation, pursuit, and graphic violence drawn directly from the film's established plot summaries, with no social justice themes, identity politics, or critiques of traditional norms intruding on the premise. Thematic centrality of any progressive ideology is entirely absent, allowing the film to function as straightforward entertainment without forced messaging or narrative detours. Casting aligns with 1990 production realities and includes no race or gender swaps of established characters along with no diversity mandates.

Creator statements, plot elements, and reception signals show zero indication of progressive ideological influence, resulting in an audience experience free from the distractions that often accompany later entries in long-running franchises. This absence keeps the focus squarely on the horror mechanics and character survival dynamics that define the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series.

Key Factors

  • Pure traditional horror storytelling with no social justice themes or messaging
  • Casting reflects 1990 production realities with no race/gender swaps of established characters or forced diversity mandates
  • No creator statements, plot elements, or reception signals indicating progressive ideological influence

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Is Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and scored it 0/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III's overall score.

Is Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III family-friendly?

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Top Cast

Kate Hodge
0Based

Kate Hodge

Michelle

Ken Foree
0Based

Ken Foree

Benny

R.A. Mihailoff
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R.A. Mihailoff

Leatherface

William Butler
0Based

William Butler

Ryan

Viggo Mortensen
0.7Based

Viggo Mortensen

Tex

Joe Unger
0Based

Joe Unger

Tinker

Tom Everett
0.5Based

Tom Everett

Alfredo

M
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Miriam Byrd-Nethery

Mama

Jennifer Banko
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Jennifer Banko

Little Girl

D
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David Cloud

Scott

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