Tobe Hooper’s classic is about to look better than ever, accompanied by a new documentary and lots more.
Dark Sky Films has announced that THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE will be released in a director-approved 4K restoration on UHD, plus a Steelbook edition, on February 28. Each will be a two-disc set, containing over 400 minutes of bonus features:
Disc One (UHD):
- Audio commentary by writer/producer/director Tobe Hooper, actor Gunnar Hansen and cinematographer Daniel Pearl
- Audio commentary by actors Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger and Paul A. Partain with production designer Robert Burns
- Audio commentary by Tobe Hooper solo
- Audio commentary by Daniel Pearl, editor J. Larry Carroll and sound recordist Ted Nicolaou.
Disc Two (Blu-ray):
- New, never-before-seen feature-length documentary The Legacy of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
- “The Cinefamily Presents FRIEDKIN/HOOPER,” a conversation about the film between Tobe Hooper and THE EXORCIST director William Friedkin
- “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth”
- “Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw”
- A tour of the TEXAS CHAINSAW house with Gunnar Hansen
- “Off the Hook with Teri McMinn”
- “The Business of Chain Saw: An Interview with Production Manager Ron Bozman.”
- Deleted scenes and outtakes
- Blooper reel
- Trailers
- Vintage TV and radio spots
And much more. Retail prices are $44.98 for the regular edition and $54.98 for the Steelbook.
