Chain Reactions will be released on Blu-ray mediabook on December 2 exclusively from Dark Sky Selects.
The documentary is accompanied by eight (!) rare versions of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, along with a 24-page booklet with exclusive photos and essays.
The set will cost $44.98, but it’s 20% off at $35.98 during the pre-order period. For one week only, you can also get an edition with a Texas Chain Saw tee from Rucking Fotten for $59.98.
Disc 1 – Chain Reactions:
- Audio Commentary by Writer-Director Alexandre O. Philippe
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Outtakes
- Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre:
- 16mm Overscan Print (85 mins)
- 16mm ‘BBQ Edition’ Print (84 mins)
- 35mm Grindhouse Print (80 mins)
- 1984 K-Tel Australian VHS (85 mins)
- K-Tel Australian Trailer
Disc 3 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre:
- 1981 Wizard Video VHS (84 mins)
- 1987 Bootleg Czechoslovakian VHS (69 mins)
- 1978 Super 8mm Print (Iver Film Services) (22 mins)
- 1980s Slovakian Betamax (83 mins)
The Czechoslovakian and Slovakian versions are presented in their original language without subtitles.
In the 1974 genre-defining masterpiece, five youths traveling through rural Texas fall prey to a butcher in a mask made of human skin and his cannibalistic family.
Tobe Hooper directs from a script he co-wrote with Kim Henkel. Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Allen Danziger, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal, and Jim Siedow star.
In Chain Reactions, master of horror Stephen King, actor/comedian Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer), Australian film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and director Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation) each discuss their memories and experiences with the horror classic.
By crafting a dynamic dialogue between contemporary footage and never-before-seen outtakes and delving into personal impressions triggered by distinct audiovisual formats, the doc goes to the heart of how a low-budget independent film wormed its way into our collective nightmares and permanently altered the zeitgeist.
Alexandre O. Philippe (The People vs. George Lucas, 78/52, Memory: The Origins of Alien) directs.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his review, “Chain Reactions is a love letter to Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its grander impact on horror and film. It’s also such a glowing celebration of the power of cinema and its ability to open minds and bring people to new worlds, as glib as that may seem.”
