CHAIN REACTIONS

What makes a film a classic? Even 50 years after Tobe Hooper's TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE was released, it still offers a disturbing viewing experience and seems more relevant than ever with its stark juxtaposition of progressive city dwellers with the backward rural population of the USA. Director Alexandre O. Philippe (LYNCH/OZ) asked five celebrities – including Stephen King and Takashi Miike – how the film influenced them. They provide equally personal and illuminating insights into a powerful pop-cultural phenomenon.