Phenomenal book, and a wonderful legacy piece. Gunnar Hansen himself reads his work with aplomb.
Chain Saw Confidential, is a remarkable film history document, that covers everything from scene-to-scene breakdowns, to the philosophical and aesthetic debates over the nature of horror itself. Not to mention the horrific truth about the radical financial and physical exploitation of the cast and crew. It’s just as juicy and pop-cult-crazed as it sounds-the heightened tension on the set, the unending brutal heat, blown takes, and the pot brownies, everyone just barely holding it together-it gets a little visceral. Gunnar Hansen sets out to give us the real dope-and an eye-opening lesson in film-making along the way. And yet-even the most outlandish rumors have kernels of truth in them. The urban legends that swirl around the film Texas Chainsaw Massacre, that it was based on real events that there were violent, drug-fueled orgies on set that it was a “snuff” film are far nuttier than the real deal.
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