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THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 in 35mm
Wednesday, September 13 @ 7:30 PM / NEIU
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2
Directed by Tobe Hooper 1986
A decade-plus-removed diptych predicated on the sublime spectacle of big men engaged in landscaping equipment balletics, Tobe Hoopers two CHAINSAW MASSACRE entries stand as perhaps the most audacious, subversive American franchise horror films of the late 20th century, blood-and-filth-caked dispatches from a country in which mechanized death has run rampant. Shedding the arty cubism and lizard-brain terror of his landmark 1974 original, Hooper opted to emphasize the bad taste comedy of his scenario for its Reagan-era, Cannon Group-financed follow-up, calling on fellow Texan L. M. Kit Carson (who had just prior worked on screenplays for PARIS, TEXAS and the 1983 BREATHLESS remake) for a script that sharpened the originals jaundiced take on family life in the era of industrial capitalism and came packed with some of the funniest, most quotable dialog of the 80s (Look what you did to my Sonny Bono wig!). Dennis Hopper (who later in the year would go on to give career-defining comeback performances in RIVER'S EDGE, BLUE VELVET, and HOOSIERS) takes the lead this time around as Lefty, a disgraced Texas Ranger on the trail of the original films central chainsaw-massacring cannibal family, who have monetized their hobby of murdering, cooking, and eating young people by opening a lucrative catering business. Dressed up with squicky effects work courtesy of Tom Savini and production design to rival BLADE RUNNER for massive, alien beauty, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 plays like a Marx Brothers comedy in an abattoir, choking out laughs amidst the viscera. (CW)
101 min The Cannon Group 35mm from Park Circus
Preceded by: Trailer Reel II: Sequels of the 80s and Afterwards
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LocationNortheastern Illinois University Auditorium (View)
3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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