When first released in 1974, the terrifying film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was both reviled and championed, seizing the imaginations of audiences and critics alike. It has grown from controversial cult sensation to being ranked by Total Film as the greatest horror movie ever made and shown in the permanent collection of New York's MOMA, even while the mystery and mythology around the film endures. Gunnar Hansen's fascinating literary memoir of the making of the film comes from the utterly unique perspective of having ...
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When first released in 1974, the terrifying film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was both reviled and championed, seizing the imaginations of audiences and critics alike. It has grown from controversial cult sensation to being ranked by Total Film as the greatest horror movie ever made and shown in the permanent collection of New York's MOMA, even while the mystery and mythology around the film endures. Gunnar Hansen's fascinating literary memoir of the making of the film comes from the utterly unique perspective of having played the character of the grunting, chain saw-wielding Leatherface. A critically-acclaimed poet and author himself, Hansen tells the real story of the film, debunking myths and offering fresh insights and behind-the-scenes detail on the film's production and reception, as well as a compelling meditation on the film and the horror genre's place in pop culture today.
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Add this copy of Chain Saw Confidential: How We Made the Worlld's Most to cart. $45.50, new condition, Sold by Hollywood Canteen rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 2013 by chronicle.
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Good. Size: 8x6x0; hb, 2013, 3rd printing, some shelf/edge-wear especially to cover, sm dent, otherwise, nice clean text, no underlining/highlighting, binding tight, SKU-A039 FLT824, A small family business committed to BIG service!
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Very good in Very good jacket. Jacket and book are slightly bumped along the hinge, otherwise both the jacket and book are in great condition with no visible flaws. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.
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Like New. Condition: Fine; Dust Jacket Condition: Hardcover in dustjacket. Condition is Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. The book is unread with clean covers and a tight, square binding. The jacket is bright and crisp with a touch of wear. Third printing. Photos upon request.
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Good++ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with minimal library markings; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not beenn price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards; Library stamp to the top textblock edge; Right and bottom textblock edges are unblemishes; Library stamp to the first endpaper, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Black dust jacket with title in red lettering; 2013, Chronicle Books; 240 pages; "Chain Saw Confidential: How We Made the World's Most Notorious Horror Movie, " by Gunnar Hansen.
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Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Black dust jacket with title in red lettering; 2013, Chronicle Books; 240 pages; "Chain Saw Confidential: How We Made the World's Most Notorious Horror Movie, " by Gunnar Hansen.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 9.25" x 6.25" x.75"; THIRD PRINTING, 2013. A book about how the film, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was made. Hardcover. Bound in smooth black paper illustrated with a white silhouette of a chain saw and splatters on the cover. White lettering on the spine. Red endpapers. Bright, cream pages. Illustrated with both color and black and white photograph inserts. Contains introduction, twenty chapters, acknowledgements, a selected bibliography and is indexed. 240 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with color photographs on a black background and red and black lettering. FROM THE DUST JACKET: When The Texas Chain Saw Massacre first hit movie screens in 1974 it was both reviled and championed. To critics, it was either 'a degrading, senseless misuse of film and time' or 'an intelligent, absorbing and deeply disturbing horror film. ' It was, however, an immediate hit with audiences. Banned and celebrated, showcased at the Cannes film festival, and included in the New York MoMA's collection, it has now come to be recognized widely as one of the greatest horror films of all time. A six-foot-four poet fresh out of grad school with limited acting experience, Gunnar Hansen played the masked, chain-saw-wielding Leatherface. His terrifying portrayal and the inventive work of the cast and crew would give the film the authentic power of nightmare, even while the gritty, grueling, and often dangerous independent production would test everyone involved, and lay the foundations for myths surrounding the film that endure even today. Critically acclaimed author Hansen here tells the real story of the making of the film, its release, and reception, offering unknown behind-the-scenes details, a harrowingly entertaining account of the adventures of low-budget filmmaking, illuminating insights on the film's enduring and influential place in the horror genre and our culture, and a thoughtful meditation on why we love to be scared in the first place. CONDITION: Both this book and its dust jacket are in very nice condition. There is a light crinkle at the cover head near the spine, and corresponding bend at the top of endpapers through about a third of the book, (though minor), else fine. Vivid images and bright pages, completely unmarked. A very nice copy, and the perfect gift for any horror film enthusiast. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Unmarked boards with "straight" edge-corners; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Black dust jacket with title in red lettering; 2013, Chronicle Books; 240 pages; "Chain Saw Confidential: How We Made the World's Most Notorious Horror Movie, " by Gunnar Hansen.
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Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; One tiny dot-shaped remainder mark to the top textblock edge, otherwise unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Black dust jacket with title in red lettering; 2013, Chronicle Books; 240 pages; "Chain Saw Confidential: How We Made the World's Most Notorious Horror Movie, " by Gunnar Hansen.
