Chain Reactions
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | 2024 | 103 Mins | Documentary | USA | English
Official Selection – Sitges 2024
Official Selection – Rama Skrik 2024
Official Selection – Fantastic Fest 2024
Official Selection – Reykjavik International Film Festival 2024
Official Selection – Telluride Film Festival
Official Selection – Beyondfest 2024
Official Selection – Strasbourg 2024
Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE shocked the world and forever changed the face of global cinema and 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 and delving into personal impressions triggered by distinct audiovisual formats (16mm, 35mm, VHS, digital), CHAIN REACTIONS goes to the heart of how a scruffy, no-budget independent film wormed its way into our collective nightmares and permanently altered the zeitgeist.
“ALEXANDRE O. PHILIPPE’S CHAIN REACTIONS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENTARY ABOUT AN EXTRAORDINARY FILM.”
– DEADLINE
“EXPLORATION OF OUR INEXPLICABLE ATTRACTION TO HORROR IS THE TRUE THEME OF THE BRILLIANTLY TITLES “CHAIN REATIONS.”
– INDIEWIRE
Alexandre O. Philippe-Director
Patton Oswalt
Takashi Miike
Alexadra Heller-Nicholas
Stephen King
Karyn Kusama








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