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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and the Most Extreme, Disreputable Movies Ever

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February 22, 2022 · Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) · Crime · Drama · Horror · 1:34:54 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry

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Lists in this episode

Sean's top five most extreme, disreputable movies

Ranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 1:20:58

  1. 5The Beyond▶ 1:20:58
  2. ·Deep Red (1975)▶ 1:21:07
  3. ·High Tension (2003)▶ 1:21:13
  4. ·Possession▶ 1:21:19
  5. ·The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)▶ 1:21:35

The guest's top five great disreputable films (partial)

Ranked list · ▶ 1:22:56

  1. 5Pieces (1982)▶ 1:22:56
  2. 4Who Can Kill a Child?▶ 1:23:36
  3. 3Cannibal Holocaust (1980)▶ 1:24:17
  4. 2Der Fan▶ 1:28:53
  5. 1Deranged▶ 1:30:05

Movies Referenced (45)

Texas Chainsaw (2013)

9 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey▶ 8:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Halloween (1978)

5 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey▶ 3:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Friday the 13th (1980)

4 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey▶ 7:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry▶ 48:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pulp Fiction (1994)

3 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:07:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Scream (1996)

3 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey▶ 24:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

3 mentions · Alex Ross Perry▶ 13:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Blair Witch (2016)

2 mentions · Alex Ross Perry▶ 56:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Blank Check (1994)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry▶ 2:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

2 mentions · Alex Ross Perry▶ 1:24:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

High Tension (2003)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:10:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry▶ 1:08:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Russ Meyer

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry▶ 38:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lucio Fulci

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 48:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Blue Garcia

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Texas Chainsaw Massacre▶ 15:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Francis Ford Coppola

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II▶ 38:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Woo

1 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for A Better Tomorrow, Hard Boiled▶ 1:12:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wes Craven

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, New Nightmare▶ 48:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (5)

Ryan Elm

2 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey▶ 7:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Elsie Fisher

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Eighth Grade, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me▶ 23:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Wayne

1 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Quiet Man▶ 49:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Killing Joke

1 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for Weird Science, Showgirls▶ 1:26:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paris Hilton

1 mentions · · Known for House of Wax▶ 0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (5)

Fede Alvarez

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Alien: Romulus, Don't Breathe, Evil Dead▶ 15:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gordon Lewis

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry▶ 38:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Seymour

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 42nd Street▶ 1:07:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don DeLillo

1 mentions · Alex Ross Perry▶ 1:16:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Schrader

1 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 1:26:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗