Role: Erin
Released: October 17th, 2003
Directed By: Marcus Nispel
Screenwriter: Scott Kosar, Kim Henkel (1974′s Screenplay) & Tobe Hooper (1974′s Screenplay)
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Crime
MPAA Rating: Rated R – Strong horror violence/gore, language and drug content.
Studio: New Line Cinema
Budget: Budget: $9,200,000 (Estimated)
Domestic Gross: $80,571,655
Foreign Gross: $26,500,000

- Katie Holmes was considered for the part of Erin.

- Banned in Ukraine by Ministry of Culture.

- Erin’s last name was supposed to be Hardesty, the same last name as lead character Sally (Marilyn Burns) from the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).

- A then unknown John Larroquette provided the narration in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Despite becoming a distinguished actor in the years since, he happily agreed to reprise his role for the remake.

- Gunnar Hansen was asked to play the role of the trucker in the end of the film.

- A deleted subplot detailed Erin being pregnant, which was why, when they went to Mexico, she didn’t “drink the water” or “smoke the weed”, as they talked about in the final cut.

- Jessica has her own action figure from the movie.

-4 wins & 9 nominations.

-Jessica was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.

-Jessica was nominated for Breakthrough Female Performance at the MTV Movie Awards.

Henrietta: [Hangs up the phone] I’ve got to go. Bye.
[Looks at Erin]
Henrietta: Something the matter, child? You don’t look so good.
Erin: I thought you said you didn’t have a phone.
Erin: [Watches Henrietta cradle the baby after she discovered that it was related to the hitch-hiker] That’s not your baby.
[pause]
Erin: YOU STOLE HER!
Henrietta: She’s MINE.
[Erin starts feeling an overwhelming emotion of everything that's been going on in combination of the drugged-up tea. She walks a little ways through the hallway, into the living room and then faints]