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The Texas chain saw massacre  Cover Image DVD DVD

The Texas chain saw massacre / a Vortex/Henkel/Hooper production ; a film by Tobe Hooper ; story & screenplay, Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper ; producer/director, Tobe Hooper.

Summary:

A group of teenagers pick up a hitchhiker and wind up in a backwoods horror chamber where they're held captive, tortured, chopped up, and impaled on meat hooks by a demented cannibalistic family, including the maniacally Leatherface who wields a chainsaw.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Pioneer Entertainment, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Videodisc release of the 1974 motion picture.
Special features: superscan transfer supervised by director Tobe Hooper; new stereo surround re-mix supervised by Tobe Hooper or original mono soundtrack ; audio commentary featuring director Tobe Hooper, director of photography Daniel Pearl, and star Gunnar Hansen; deleted scenes and alternate footage; blooper reel; original theatrical trailers and television spots trailers for other films in the "Chainsaw" series; props and sets featurette ; still photos; posters and collectibles.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Daniel Pearl ; editors, Larry Carroll, Sallye Richardson ; original music, Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper ; production designer, Robert A. Burns.
Participant or Performer Note:
Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen, John Dugan.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital stereo surround or mono.
Subject: Cannibalism > Drama.
Torture victims > Drama.
Chain saws > Drama.
Horror films.
Genre: Feature films.
Horror films.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Horror films.
Feature films.
Horror films.
Films d'horreur.


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