CHAIN REACTIONS

Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE shocked the world and forever changed the face of 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, CHAIN REACTIONS goes to the heart of how a scruffy no-budget American indie wormed its way into our collective nightmares and permanently altered the zeitgeist.