Visible crew/equipment: In the beginning of the movie when they almost hit the hitch-hiker, you can see when the camera backs up it is a crew member driving the van. (00:07:31)
Continuity mistake: When Erin and Pepper are trying to hotwire the van, the window is rolled down. After Erin starts the van and twists the wires together, the window is rolled up.
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?
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.