The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Horror Thriller

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Updated: February 26, 2025

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Plot Synopsis:

En route to visit their grandfather's grave (which has apparently been ritualistically desecrated), five teenagers drive past a slaughterhouse, pick up (and quickly drop) a sinister hitch-hiker, eat some delicious home-cured meat at a roadside gas station, before ending up at the old family home... where they're plunged into a never-ending nightmare as they meet a family of cannibals who more than make up in power tools what they lack in social skills...

Synopsis / Plot Summary: Two siblings visit their grandfather"s grave in Texas along with three of their friends and are attacked by a family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

Tagline: The idyllic summer"s day that became a nightmare of fear and blood...

Dark Sky Selects proudly presents The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition. This multi-disc set will include the new 4K UHD edition of the film, a Blu-ray bonus disc containing new extra features, and an exclusive VHS release of the movie. The special edition collector’s set will be housed in a custom created box, which is a replica of the iconic chain saw from the film. Opening the chainsaw triggers the sound of Leatherface wielding the chainsaw in the film. Each box set will be numbered and only 5000 have been created.

This limited edition 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.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition will be available for $299.98 exclusively at darkskyselects.com

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

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Edition is the third of many iconic Dark Sky titles that will be available this year. Additional limited-edition releases of fan favorite films and merch will be announced throughout the year, which will only be available direct to consumer at DarkSkySelects.com.

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