Leatherface stars Kate Hodge, William Butler, Toni Hudson, a then-unknown Viggo Mortensen, Joe Unger and R.A. Mihailoff as "Leatherface". It also starred Ken Foree (from Dawn of the Dead and From Beyond). At first, New Line Cinema intended to produce the film as the first of several sequels in the series. However, the film did not prove a financial success, although Jeff Burr did receive a nomination for the International Fantasy Film Award at the Fantasporto film festival in 1990. The tag line The Saw is Family is derived from a line spoken by Drayton Sawyer in the previous film.