Underplayed Gems

Chain Reactions (2024)

Chain Reactions poster
Directed by
Alexandre O. Philippe
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
18
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary features five artists discussing how the 1974 horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre influenced their work. The interviews explore the lasting effect of that movie on their creative lives.

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What happens

Chain Reactions is a 2024 American documentary film written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. It is about the impact the 1974 horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre had on five artists, who are Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama. Chain Reactions premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in August 2024. It was given a limited theatrical release on September 19, 2025, which was followed by an expansion on September 26. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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