The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Blu-ray, Region B)

In 1974, Tobe Hooper changed the face of horror with his landmark film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Though the hulking Leatherface left an indelible mark upon the cinematic landscape, it wouldn’t be until 1986 that the buzz came back… in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2!

 

Relocating the cannibalistic Sawyers to a cavernous labyrinth beneath an amusement park, Hooper’s deliciously demented sequel sees local DJ Stretch running afoul of them when she gets mixed up in the brutal slaying of two youngsters. Meanwhile, Lieutenant “Lefty” Enright is hell-bent on avenging the murder of his nephew Franklin, who perished in the original massacre.

 

Whichever way you skin it, Leatherface’s second cinematic outing is an uncompromisingly delirious vision from one of the masters of horror.

 

2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

 

DISC 1 – THE FILM

• 4K restoration from the original negative
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original lossless stereo 2.0 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director Tobe Hooper
• Audio commentary with stars Bill Moseley, Caroline Williams and special effects legend Tom Savini
• Audio commentary with cinematographer Richard Kooris, production designer Cary White, script supervisor Laura Kooris and property master Michael Sullivan

 

DISC 2 – BONUS FEATURES

• Are We Not Both the Living Dead?, a visual essay by Scout Tafoya
• You’ve Got Good Taste: Cannibal Camp and Perverse Parody, a visual essay by Miranda Corcoran
• Stretch Lives!, an interview with Caroline Williams
• Serving Tom, an interview with makeup effects artist Gabe Bartalos
• Texas Blood Bath, an interview with makeup effects artist Barton Mixon
• Remember the Alamo, an interview with actor Kirk Sisco
• Die Yuppie Scum, an interview with actor Barry Kinyon
• Extended interviews with Tobe Hooper and co-producer Cynthia Hargrave, from Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
• It Runs in the Family, (plus outtakes!) on the film’s genesis, making and enduring appeal
• House of Pain, interview with makeup effects artists Mixon, Bartalos, Gino Crognale and John Vulich
• Yuppie Meat, interview with actors Chris Douridas and Barry Kinyon
• Cutting Moments, interview with editor Alain Jakubowicz
• Behind the Mask and Cutting Moments with Bob Elmore, two interviews with Leatherface’s performer
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds, featurette exploring the film’s locations
• Still Feelin’ the Buzz, interview with horror expert Stephen Thrower
• Behind-the-scenes
• Alternate opening credits
• Deleted scenes
• Trailers and TV spots
• Still gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady