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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? VHS or DVD?

None of the above. It was in a dusty darkened theatre at a midnight showing in Omaha, Nebraska, stoned as all fuck, with a group of teenage friends.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Oh yes, we knew all about it and couldn't wait to finally see it.

3 - How was the viewing experience?

Blew us away. We indentified quite well with the group of hippies getting stoned in the bus, an experience we'd shared many times amongst ourselves. The audience was dead silent during the showing, something that at the time indicated deep enjoyment and immersion into the film. Something quite different from a theatrical showing these days.

4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?

A few times. I tend not to rewatch films, but when I come across this on cable, I watch it because it really is an amazing film, the best thing Tobe Hooper ever did.

5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Its sick humor was quite unique for the time- something that has certainly been overdone to the nth degree since then. And that iconic image of Leatherface doing his dance at the end is something that can't ever be forgotten.