Sally Hardesty
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Sally Hardesty is a fictional character
, the heroine of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
and the 2003 remake
. She is played by Marilyn Burns
in the original and by Jessica Biel
in the remake.
Leatherface chased Sally through the forests until she sought refuge inside a nearby gas station/bait shop. What she learned only moments later, was that the proprietor of the bait shop was related to both Leatherface and the strange hitchhiker they picked up earlier that morning. The old man clubbed Sally with a broom handle, tossed her into a gunny sack and threw her into his truck. He brought her back to the family's farmhouse where she was tied down to a dining room chair made from human remains. Each of the family members, including their ancient grandfather took turns battering Sally with a hammer. Finally however, she managed to wrangle free of her bonds and escape. Leatherface and the hitchhiker followed after her. The hitchhiker chased her out into the road, swiping at her back with his straight razor. Fortunately for Sally, an oncoming cattle truck struck the psychotic maniac, killing him. Leatherface continued to pursue her, but Sally managed to catch a ride in the back of a motorist's pick-up truck and get away. The experience proved so frightful to her that she spent the next several years inside a mental institution.
The second film's opening text scroll reveals that she becomes catatonic
after relaying her account of the massacre. Her uncle, "Lefty" Enright, seeks to avenge his niece and nephew by hunting down the Sawyer family.
The third film's opening text claims that she dies in a mental institution in 1977. The fourth film features Burns in a cameo, catatonic on a gurney (the credits simply call her "Anonymous").
. Sally has one brother named Franklin Hardesty, she and Franklin took a road trip with there friends. Sally's paternal grandfather was Henry Howard Hardesty who had owned a ranch
in the Texas Countryside which stored cows, pigs
and other kind of animals, they were all up for slaughter
, now they usually shot them with a kind of weapon
that Franklin had explained to Sally and the friends while on the road trip. Sally's uncle, Lefty Enright, had worked at radio station
, he had appeared in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
. Although a remake of the original, only key points were kept from the first film. Erin is portrayed quite differently to Sally, such as at the end on the film, Erin hacks Leatherface's arm off, and repeatedly runs over Sheriff Hoyt until he dies. Where as Sally just escaped rather than deciding to fight back.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, the heroine of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
and the 2003 remake
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 remake of the 1974 horror film of the same name. The 2003 film was directed by Marcus Nispel and produced by Michael Bay...
. She is played by Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns
Mary Lynn Ann Burns , better known as Marilyn Burns, is an American actress, best known for her roles in the horror cult films The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , and Eaten Alive...
in the original and by Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Biel is an American actress, model, and occasional singer. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven...
in the remake.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sally Hardesty was the sister of Franklin Hardesty. She drove out with her brother and their three friends: her boyfriend Jerry, Kirk and his girlfriend, Pam to Muerto County to make certain that their grandfather's grave had not been desecrated during a recent rash of grave robbing incidents. While passing through town they picked up a hitchhiker who turned out to be a crazed lunatic. Following a bit of uncomfortable unpleasantness, they kicked the man out of their vehicle and proceeded to their grandparents' old farmhouse. This idyllic summer afternoon soon turned into tragedy as one by one, all of Sally's friends were brutally murdered by a cannibalistic man known only as Leatherface. Sally watched in horror as her invalid brother Franklin was disemboweled by Leatherface's chainsaw.Leatherface chased Sally through the forests until she sought refuge inside a nearby gas station/bait shop. What she learned only moments later, was that the proprietor of the bait shop was related to both Leatherface and the strange hitchhiker they picked up earlier that morning. The old man clubbed Sally with a broom handle, tossed her into a gunny sack and threw her into his truck. He brought her back to the family's farmhouse where she was tied down to a dining room chair made from human remains. Each of the family members, including their ancient grandfather took turns battering Sally with a hammer. Finally however, she managed to wrangle free of her bonds and escape. Leatherface and the hitchhiker followed after her. The hitchhiker chased her out into the road, swiping at her back with his straight razor. Fortunately for Sally, an oncoming cattle truck struck the psychotic maniac, killing him. Leatherface continued to pursue her, but Sally managed to catch a ride in the back of a motorist's pick-up truck and get away. The experience proved so frightful to her that she spent the next several years inside a mental institution.
Eventual fate
Apparently, she is driven over the edge by the ordeal. However, her fate differs from sequel to sequel.The second film's opening text scroll reveals that she becomes catatonic
Catatonia
Catatonia is a state of neurogenic motor immobility, and behavioral abnormality manifested by stupor. It was first described in 1874: Die Katatonie oder das Spannungsirresein ....
after relaying her account of the massacre. Her uncle, "Lefty" Enright, seeks to avenge his niece and nephew by hunting down the Sawyer family.
The third film's opening text claims that she dies in a mental institution in 1977. The fourth film features Burns in a cameo, catatonic on a gurney (the credits simply call her "Anonymous").
Family
Sally Hardesty's family had all lived in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Sally has one brother named Franklin Hardesty, she and Franklin took a road trip with there friends. Sally's paternal grandfather was Henry Howard Hardesty who had owned a ranch
Ranch
A ranch is an area of landscape, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool. The word most often applies to livestock-raising operations in the western United States and Canada, though...
in the Texas Countryside which stored cows, pigs
PIGS
PIGS is a four letter acronym that can stand for:* PIGS , Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S, a human gene* PIGS , the economies of Portugal, Italy , Greece and Spain...
and other kind of animals, they were all up for slaughter
Slaughter
-Animals:* Animal slaughter, killing animals for food** Ritual slaughter, the practice of slaughtering livestock for meat in a ritual manner*** Dhabīḥah, the prescribed method of ritual slaughter of animals excluding camels, locusts, fish and most sea life in Islamic law*** Shechita, the ritual...
, now they usually shot them with a kind of weapon
Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...
that Franklin had explained to Sally and the friends while on the road trip. Sally's uncle, Lefty Enright, had worked at radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, he had appeared in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Remake
In the film, instead of Sally, her name was changed to Erin and was played by Jessica BielJessica Biel
Jessica Claire Biel is an American actress, model, and occasional singer. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven...
. Although a remake of the original, only key points were kept from the first film. Erin is portrayed quite differently to Sally, such as at the end on the film, Erin hacks Leatherface's arm off, and repeatedly runs over Sheriff Hoyt until he dies. Where as Sally just escaped rather than deciding to fight back.