Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 11 Questions with Director David Blue Garcia

Feb 21

Our guest today is Emmy award-winning director David Blue Garcia. David directed 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' which premiered on Netflix on February 18.

It’s a great film, it has a lot of scares, a lot of blood - everything you want from a film like this!

This film is a sequel to the famous 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' from 1974. We looked at the original film through the lens of its sequel 50 years later. You’re going to learn some facts about the old version, and a little bit about the new version. Enjoy!

‘I recommend watching ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ with a bunch of people and getting scared together in the living room.” - David Blue Garcia

Time stamps:

00:00 - A clip from 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.
04:50 - What inspired David to create the sequel of the famous horror film.
05:50 - The inspiration for the leatherface in the new film.
07:22 - The amount of onscreen blood they used in the film.
09:35 - Where the title for the original film came from.
10:21 - Are there any true story elements in the new version of ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’?
12:00 - Restaurant of the week: Mama Fried.
12:41 - 2nd clip from the film. 13:24 - Who leatherface is in this film.
14:58 - Character development that went into creating the new version of “leatherface.”
16:23 - What tactics the actors used to get into the horror atmosphere on the set.
18:35 - The crucial role of crafting and using masks in the film.
19:55 - Is the chainsaw real on the set?
21:50 - Why David brought John Larroquette back as the narrator for 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' 2022.
24:00 - 3rd clip from the film.