Commentary with Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper, Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, and Actor Gunnar Hansen TCSM from several different vantage points including a few international contributors. Featured participants include film critic Heather

shots during the group's drive on that deceptively bright, sunny day. Cloud detail is all but swallowed up in a few prominent shots and, though to Cutting Chain Saw (HD, 11 min) — Editor J. Larry Carroll explains his involvement and initial reaction to the story, along with stories about working with Hooper and others.

Flesh Wounds was produced by Red Shirt Pictures in 2006 for Dark Sky Films and specifically speaks to members of the Chain Saw filmmaking family one by one. They include cinematographer Daniel Pearl, TCM fan club president Tim Harden, actor Edwin Neal, special makeup designer Dr. W.E. Barnes, and actor Gunnar Hansen. In addition, there’s an In Memoriam section devoted to actors Paul Partain and Jim Siedow, and art director Robert A. Burns, as well as footage from Cinema Wasteland and Texas Frightmare shows. Gunnar Hansen’ s Chainsaw House Tour was also produced in 2006 and features the actor taking us on a tour of the filming location as it stands today. Off the Hook features an interview with actress Teri McMinn from 2014, which was a big deal at the time as she had walked away from the spotlight and hadn’t spoken about the film since its release. The Business of Chain Saw features an interview with production manager Ron Bozman about his experiences making the film. The Deleted Scenes & Outtakes are a mix of various elements with and without sound, including alternate takes of the corpse in the graveyard that opens the film, as well as additional dialogue in the van, and the original introduction of the main cast which started on a dead dog instead of a dead armadillo. Co-written by Hooper and Kim Henkel, the plot follows a group of five teenagers — Sally ( Marilyn Burns), her paraplegic brother Franklin ( Paul A. Partain), Jerry ( Allen Danziger), Kirk ( William Vail) and Pam ( Teri McMinn) — on an idyllic road trip to a familial home in rural Texas. They encounter a maniacal family of cannibalistic killers, among them a chainsaw-wielding, human skin-wearing butcher colloquially known as Leatherface ( Gunnar Hansen).

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obvious example can be seen right before poor Franklin rolls down that grassy hill. Overall image details and textures are also given a nice boost

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But not everyone loved it. Los Angeles film critic Linda Gross famously condemned it. Other critics – like the late Roger Ebert – split it down the middle, deriding it for its violence but praising it for its tension. For a moment at least, it seemed the horror community finally had their Citizen Kane. Writer-producer-director Hooper issued no apologies. Rumored to be inspired by the murders of Ed Gein, Hooper writes about a different slice of this American life by showcasing the heinous actions of the Sawyer clan, disposed of their livelihood by the slaughterhouse shutdowns occurring throughout the nation. Of course, I say all this with the knowledge that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's built-in grindhouse aesthetic means that even a "bad" Loosely inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the most effective horror films of all time. More than merely scary or macabre, it’s truly unnerving. Deceptively short at only 83 minutes, it’s something of an endurance test. The performances are manic across the board, likely exacerbated by the arduous shooting conditions, and Robert A. Burns‘ ( Re-Animator, The Hills Have Eyes) art direction is equally unhinged. The Business of Chain Saw (SD, 16 min) — Production manager Ron Bozman shares memories and amusing anecdotes from the set along with the public reaction and legacy. Audio Commentary with Marilyn Burns, Paul Partain, Allen Danziger, Robert A. Burns, and David Gregory