Chain Reactions was one of my favorite documentaries I reviewed this Halloween season. It brought in a variety of people to talk about their experience and reaction to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Now, Dark Sky Selects is putting the doc out on physical media with some serious special editions.

Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE shocked the world and forever changed the face of global cinema and popular culture, CHAIN REACTIONS charts the film’s profound impact and lasting influence on five great artists – Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller- Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama – through early memories, sensory experiences, and childhood trauma. By crafting a dynamic dialogue between contemporary footage and never-before-seen outtakes and delving into personal impressions triggered by distinct audiovisual formats (16mm, 35mm, VHS, digital), CHAIN REACTIONS goes to the heart of how a scruffy, no-budget independent film wormed its way into our collective nightmares and permanently altered the zeitgeist.

CHAIN REACTIONS is being released as a Limited Edition Blu-ray mediabook and includes eight rare & legendary versions of the original TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DISC along with a 24-page booklet with exclusive photos and essays.

Special Features Of Chain Reactions On Physical Media

The below versions are included on the disc:

• 16mm Overscan Print

• 16mm “BBQ Edition” Print

• 35mm Grindhouse Print

• 1984 K-Tel Australian VHS 

• 1981 Wizard Video VHS

• 1987 Czech VHS 

• 1978 Super 8mm Print

• 1980s Slovakian Betamax

Disc 1

  • Chain Reactions Film – TRT 101 min
  • Chain Reactions Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Alexandre O. Philippe
  • Chain Reactions Trailer – TRT 2.3 min
  • Over 2.5 hours (161 mins) of rare outtakes from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Disc 2

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • 16mm Over Scan – TRT 85 min
  • 16mm ‘BBQ Edition’ Print – TRT 84 min
  • 35mm Grindhouse Print – TRT 80 min
  • 1984 K-Tel Australian VHS – TRT 85 min
  • K-Tel Australian Trailer – TRT 2 min

Disc 3

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • 1981 Wizard Video VHS – TRT 84 min
  • 1987 Bootleg Czechoslovakian VHS – TRT 69 min
  • 1978 Super 8mm Print – TRT 22 min
  • 1980s Slovakian Betamax – TRT 83 min

They’re also doing a special edition with Rucking Fotten with a limited edition t-shirt.

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