On February 25, the man behind the horrific mask is exposed in Dinner With Leatherface, arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Director Michael Kallio explores the life of actor Gunnar Hansen, revealing how different the man was from his iconic film role as Leatherface.
Audiences were terrified in movie theaters across the nation with the arrival of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre fifty years ago. They were shocked to witness what happened to a group of teenagers when they accidentally dropped by a house owned by a cannibal family. The nightmare-inducing superstar to emerge from the film was Leatherface, played by Gunnar Hansen.
Several of the actors from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre describe their hot and bloody days making the infamous film with Gunnar Hansen, including Allen Danziger, Daniel Pearl, Kim Henkel, and Edwin Neal. The documentary tells the story of a kid from Iceland who ended up in Texas with a chainsaw. After his breakthrough role, Hansen walked away from showbiz and focused on writing for magazines and books. What brought him back to the world of horror after all the time away?
The lineup of actors and filmmakers recounting their experiences with Gunnar Hansen includes Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead), R.A. Mihailoff (Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III), Kane Hodder (Jason in Friday the 13th: The New Blood), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Michelle Bauer (Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama), Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley), Brian O’Halloran (Clerks), Debbie Rochon (Tromeo and Juliet), Fred Olen Ray (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers), Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Betsy Baker (The Evil Dead), Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-Tep) and Jeff Burr (From A Whisper to a Scream).
The special features include commentary with writer/director Michael Kallio and editor Josh Wagner, an extended Interview with filmmaker and historian Michael Felsher, a convention chat with actress Danielle Harris, Southern Hospitality Trailer – 2022 Remastered, and Tales of Gunner Hansen.
