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Exploring ‘Texas Chain Saw’s’ Legacy in ‘Chain Reactions’ Doc Trailer
by Alex Billington
August 21, 2025
Source: YouTube
“An extraordinary documentary about an extraordinary film.” Dark Sky Films debuted the official trailer for a documentary film titled Chain Reactions, another cinema history geek-out doc from the acclaimed filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe (best known for 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, Memory: Origins of Alien, Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist, Lynch/Oz, and ohters). This premiered at last year’s 2024 Venice Film Festival and played at a bunch of other fests including Sitges, London, Denver, + Beyond Fest. Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s iconic horror classic 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. Featuring in-depth interviews with horror & experts and cinephiles including: Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama, each discussing aspects of the film and its impact on pop culture. It’s not just a love letter to the classic OG Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie (and the influence it had on genre movies forever) it’s a deeper look at the creation of this seminal work of horror cinema. This one is a must watch for any & all cinephiles.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Alexandre O. Philippe’s doc film Chain Reactions, from YouTube:
50 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, & Karyn Kusama – through early memories, sensory experiences, childhood trauma. By crafting a dynamic dialogue between contemporary footage and never-before-seen outtakes, and also 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 directed by acclaimed Swiss filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe, director of many cinema history doc films: The People vs. George Lucas, The Life & Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus, Doc of the Dead, 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, Memory: Origins of Alien, Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist, Lynch/Oz, The Taking, You Can Call Me Bill previously. Produced by Kerry Deignan Roy. This first premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival last year. Dark Sky Films releases Chain Reactions in select US theaters starting on September 19th, 2025. Want to watch?
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