Join Saskatoon Fantastic film festival and Leatherface himself as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original horror classic, THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE! Saskatoon Fantasic closes out with the brand-new documentary CHAIN REACTIONS and, immediately following, experience original THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.

CHAIN REACTIONS

Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE shook the world and transformed global cinema and pop culture, CHAIN REACTIONS explores the film’s deep impact and lasting legacy on five remarkable artists – Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama. They share their early memories, sensory experiences, and childhood traumas related to the film. By blending fresh footage with unseen outtakes and examining personal reactions to various formats (16mm, 35mm, VHS, digital), CHAIN REACTIONS dives into how this gritty, low-budget indie flick embedded itself in our collective fears and changed the cultural landscape forever.

THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE

50 years ago, five youths on a weekend getaway in the Texas countryside fell prey to a butcher in a mask made of human skin and his cannibalistic family, and horror cinema would never be the same. Violent, confrontational, and shockingly realistic, director Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE terrified audiences in a way never thought possible when it was unleashed on a politically and socially tumultuous America in 1974. Facing a storm of controversy, censorship, and outcry throughout its troubled release, this masterpiece of horror has stood the test of time to become a landmark motion picture and cultural milestone.