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| Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The |
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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 23 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hanson, John Dugan |
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| Supplementals |
| This special edition contains approximately 30 minutes of deleted scenes and outtakes, a blooper reel, the original theatrical trailers and TV spots, trailers for other films in the Chainsaw series, still photos, posters and collectibles. The original mono soundtrack is isolated on analog track 2, while the digital tracks contain a new Chace Stereo surround sound re-mix. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Elite Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
EE0123 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$89.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
84 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1974 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/9/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Tobe Hooper |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Kim Henkel &Tobe Hooper |
| (Story): |
Kim Henkel &Tobe Hooper |
| (Music): |
Tobe Hooper & Wayne Bell |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Robert A. Burns |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Salye Richardson & Larry Carroll |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Jay Parsley |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Tobe Hooper |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
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| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Horror cult favorite The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (the murder weapon in the title is listed as two words) is Tobe Hooper’s dark and terrifying tale about what happened to five young friends one summer afternoon in rural Texas. After hearing reports of grave robbing, the group sets out to check on a family grave. Soon after, one-by-one they wander into the murderous clutches of Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen). The narration is done by none other than television’s John Larroquette.
LaserDisc Picture:
Exhibiting generally natural fleshtones, the color fidelity is inconsistent. The picture is wanting in sharpness and detail, and shadow detail is mediocre with slight noise and artifacts throughout. Contrary to the cover, the aspect ratio is 1.75:1 with a full screen supplemental section.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is essentially mono though it has been remastered in Chace Stereo Surround. This is a significant improvement over the monaual theatrical version resulting in a dramatic sense of terror.
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| (Aggressive System Surround): |
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| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
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| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
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| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
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| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
Yes |
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