Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by New Line Cinema in January 1990. It grossed $5,765,562 at the box office.
The film was released on VHS and laserdisc by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video the same year. In September 1996, New Line Home Video re-released the film on VHS in a widescreen, unrated version.
In 2003, New Line Home Entertainment released the film - in both R and unrated versions - on DVD. The DVD's special features include an audio commentary with Jeff Burr, Gregory Nicotero, R.A. Mihailoff, David J. Schow, William Butler, and Mark Odesky, a featurette entitled "The Saw is Family: The Making of Leatherface"; as well as a compilation of unrestored, raw and deleted scenes was included, along with an explanation from Jeff Burr as to why these scenes did not make the final cut; the original ending of the film was also included on the DVD.
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