The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974-2017) A Horrific Odyssey - Vol 1 & 2
by Julien Sévéon
Publisher : CinExploitation (September 1, 2020 & June 2021)
Language : French
Number of pages : 280 pages / 280 pages // Hardcover version
Limited Edition: 1000 copies
The 2 volumes are sold together and not separately!
In 1974, a young Texan named Tobe Hooper released a short film that created an immediate global shock wave: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Presented at the Directors' Fortnight, the film excites as much as it revolts. So much so that he has big problems with censorship in England, Germany and even France. Behind its cult film aspect, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre quickly received the support and sustained tributes of many directors, ranging from William Friedkin to Steven Spielberg. In 1986, Hooper returns to the film that made him famous and releases a frappadingue and hysterical sequel. Six other productions, as dissimilar as each other, will follow with, the latest, Leatherface, produced by the brilliant French duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury.
To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the release of the original film by Tobe Hooper, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(s) 1974 – 2017, a horrifying odyssey takes you through the creation of the eight films that made Leatherface a cinematic legend.
Five years of work will have been necessary to tell this chaotic story. The youth of Tobe Hooper and his first films – mentioned here for the very first time; the filming, reception and conflicts that plagued The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; the various sequels, spin-offs and remakes, sources of new crises and problems… On more than 600 pages, separated into two volumes to facilitate handling and reading, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(s)
1974 – 2017, a horrific odyssey unveils many unknown and little-known facts about the set of the eight films, photos and documents never before published and 17 interviews with key people in the franchise – the director, the cinematographer, the soundman … from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; the lead actress and cinematographer of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2; the director and screenwriter of Leatherface…