While we are all social distancing, the theaters may be closed, but the film community lives on. Straight out of Austin, Texas, The Austin Chronicle has been hosting online watch parties featuring Austin-made films for their “Now Streaming in Austin” series. Having already covered Miss Congeniality, Danger God, Also Starring Austin, Two Step, and Frances Ferguson, the series will now take on the most iconic horror film to ever be associated with the Lone Star State – 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Join The Austin Chronicle’s Screens Editor, Richard Whittaker, on his Twitter this Thursday, March 26, at 8pm Central. He will be livetweeting along with the film, giving behind-the-scenes history, and explaining how the film has impacted cinema since its release. Keep up with the conversations using the hashtag #NowScreamingInAustin.
If you do not own a personal copy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, don’t fret. The film is available on the below streaming services.
• Amazon Prime (Link)
• iTunes (Link)
• Shudder (Link)
• Tubi (Link)
• Vudu (Link)
• YouTube (Link)
Synopsis: When Sally (Marilyn Burns) hears that her grandfather’s grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin (Paul A. Partain), set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family’s old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living next door. As the group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), who wears a mask of human skin, the survivors must do everything they can to escape. Directed by Tobe Hooper.
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