Dark Sky Films is releasing a director-approved 4K restoration of Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE on UHD for the first time in a special SteelBook release.
Violent, confrontational, and shockingly realistic, director Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE terrified audiences in a way never thought possible when it was unleashed on a politically and socially tumultuous America in 1974. Facing a storm of controversy, censorship, and outcry throughout its troubled release, this masterpiece of horror has stood the test of time to become a landmark motion picture and cultural milestone.
Details of the set include:
- All new 4K UHD release
- Dolby Vision HDR / HDR10, Dolby Atmos
- Includes exclusive poster
- Blu-ray extras disc includes brand new never-before-seen feature length documentary. Over 400 min of special features
Special Features
DISC 1 : 4K UHD (FEATURE FILM)
Including four commentary tracks :
- Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper, Actor Gunnar Hansen, Cinematographer Daniel Pearl
- Actors Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, and Paul A. Partain, and Production Designer Robert Burns
- Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper
- Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, Editor J. Larry Carroll and Sound Recordist Ted Nicolaou
DISC 2 : BLU-RAY (EXTRAS DISC)
- NEW Feature-Length Documentary: The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- The Cinefamily Presents FRIEDKIN/HOOPER: A Conversation About The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Between William Friedkin and Tobe Hooper
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
- Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw
- A Tour of the TCSM House with Gunnar Hansen
- Off the Hook with Teri McMinn
- The Business of Chain Saw: An Interview with Production Manager Ron Bozman
- Deleted Scenes & Outtakes
- Grandpa’s Tales: An Interview with Actor John Dugan
- Cutting Chain Saw: An Interview with Editor J. Larry Carroll
- Blooper Reel
- Outtakes from “The Shocking Truth”
- Horrors Hallowed Grounds: TCSM
- Dr. W.E. Barnes Presents “Making Grandpa”
- Still Gallery
- Trailers
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
The set is due for release February 28th 2023
Pre-order now on Amazon USA
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