Question 1

Why is the documentary titled 'Dinner with Leatherface'?

Accepted Answer

The title comes from a song by The 3-D Invisible's, a Detroit band that filmmaker Michael Kallio had worked with. Kallio played it for Gunnar Hansen when picking him up from the airport.

Question 2

What is the documentary 'Dinner with Leatherface' about?

Accepted Answer

It's a documentary about poet, author, filmmaker, actor, and horror icon Gunnar Hansen—the original Leatherface in the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre—featuring perspectives from friends, colleagues, and others who knew him.

Question 3

How did Michael Kallio convince Gunnar Hansen to do this documentary?

Accepted Answer

Kallio continuously pitched Hansen about doing a documentary, and Hansen would tease him, asking who would want to see it. They joked the title would be 'Like a God!'—an in-joke between the two friends.

Question 4

What significant anniversary does this documentary's release coincide with?

Accepted Answer

It releases in the same year as the 50th anniversary of the original release of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).

Question 5

Which horror icons appear as themselves in 'Dinner with Leatherface'?

Accepted Answer

The documentary features appearances by Bruce Campbell, Danielle Harris, Barbara Crampton, Linnea Quigley, Felissa Rose, Kane Hodder, Michelle Bauer, Tiffany Shepis, and Dave Sheridan—all playing themselves.

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