Last Updated on September 17, 2024 by Angel Melanson
2024 marks 50 years of Tobe Hooper's seminal The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Dark Sky Selects are celebrating by bringing the absolutely gargantuan The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition to the shelves of fans and physical media collectors alike.
The multi-disc set includes the new 4K UHD edition of the 1974 horror classic, a Blu-ray bonus disc containing new extra features, and an exclusive VHS release of the movie. Four feature commentaries, including with Hooper, and late, great stars Marilyn Burns and Gunnar Hansen, are also included.
The cherry on top is that this disc set comes housed in style – a custom created box, a replica of the iconic chainsaw from the film, which when opened triggers the sound of Leatherface wielding said chainsaw (maybe avoid doing that at 3am with unsuspecting neighbors though, huh)
Plus, the set also features a newly designed 50th Anniversary O-card and brand-new bonus content, including The Merchandise of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
You better move fast though – each box set of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition will be numbered, and only 5,000 have been created. Head over to the official Dark Sky Selects website for more information and pricing, and see full feature details and photos below!
DISC 1: 4K UHD (FEATURE FILM)
BONUS: 4 FEATURE COMMENTARIES
•Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper, Actor Gunnar Hansen, Cinematographer Daniel Pearl
•Actors Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, and Paul A. Partain, and Production Designer Robert Burns
•Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper
•Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, Editor J. Larry Carroll and Sound Recordist Ted Nicolaou
DISC 2: BLU-RAY (FEATURE FILM)
BONUS: 4 FEATURE COMMENTARIES
•Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper, Actor Gunnar Hansen, Cinematographer Daniel Pearl
•Actors Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, and Paul A. Partain, and Production Designer Robert Burns
•Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper
•Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, Editor J. Larry Carroll and Sound Recordist Ted Nicolaou
DISC 3: BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES
• NEW The Merchandise of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• NEW The Restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
•Feature-Length Documentary: The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
•The Cinefamily Presents FRIEDKIN/HOOPER: A Conversation About The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Between William Friedkin and Tobe Hooper
•Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw
•A Tour of the TCSM House with Gunnar Hansen
•Off the Hook with Teri McMinn
•The Business of Chain Saw: An interview with Production Manager Ron Bozman Interview
•Deleted Scenes & Outtakes
•Grandpa’s Tales: An Interview with Actor John Dugan
•Cutting Chain Saw: An Interview with Editor J. Larry Carroll
•Blooper Reel
•Horrors Hallowed Grounds: TCSM
•Dr. W.E. Barnes Presents “Making Grandpa”
•Still Gallery
•Trailers
• TV Spots
•Radio Spots
