Factual error: This movie states that it is during the year 1973, yet in the beginning of the movie when they are driving in the van they are listening to "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. This song was not released publicly until 1974. (00:03:10)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
1 factual error
Directed by: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Andrew Bryniarski, Eric Balfour, Erica Leerhsen, Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Mike Vogel, R. Lee Ermey
Factual error: This movie states that it is during the year 1973, yet in the beginning of the movie when they are driving in the van they are listening to "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. This song was not released publicly until 1974. (00:03:10)
Sheriff Hoyt: You kids shouldn't have messed with that little girl. You brought this all on yourself.
Trivia: After the girl kills herself the gas station they stop at from the outside looks identical to the gas station in the original. (00:14:50)
Question: Was R. Lee Ermey's character a real sheriff or did he just have a costume and a car he stole?
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Answer: He wasn't a real sheriff - in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning it shows him shoot the sheriff and take his clothes and car.
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