CHAIN REACTIONS
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.
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A DARK SKY FILMS | EXURBIA FILMS | EXHIBIT A PICTURES PRODUCTION
AN ALEXANDRE O. PHILIPPE FILM “CHAIN REACTIONS”
SOUND DESIGN BY PHILLIP LLOYD HEGEL ORIGINAL MUSIC BY JON HEGEL
EDITOR | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER DAVID LAWRENCE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | CO-PRODUCER ROBERT MURATORE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS KIM HENKEL IAN HENKEL PAT CASSIDY HAMZA ALI BADIE ALI GREG NEWMAN
PRODUCED BY KERRY DEIGNAN ROY WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEXANDRE O. PHILIPPE
