Welcome to episode 4 of Bede & Steve Vs. Leatherface, where your hosts Bede Jermyn & Steven T. Boltz explore the films of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.

After the release both the box-office and ciritical failure of the 1990 third entry Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, no one knew what was going to happen next for the franchise. However in 1994, original TCM co-writer Kim Henkel got the rights to the franchise and decided to independently write/direct a fouth instalment. The resulting film was the 1995 film The Return Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Unfortunately, the flopped when it was released in cinemas. Two years later after its two stars Renee Zellweger & Matthew McConaughey became huge stars, Columbia TriStar Pictures picked up the distrubution rights of the film and re-cut/re-released it in 1997 as Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.

Joining the hosts Bede & Steve to discuss this incredibly divisive fouth film in the series are first-time guests film critic Matt Konopka (⁠⁠⁠⁠KillerHorrorCritic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠) and filmmaker Douglas A. Plomitallo (Jason Xmas, Halloween Candy). Highlights of this episode include Matt & Doug explaining the first TCM film they both saw, Bede & Steve trying to figure out what Kim Henkel was going for, debating if the film is a parody/subversive critique on the franchise, Matthew McConaughey's batshit insane performance, Doug explaining the illuminati elements of the story and so much more.

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Welcome to this bonus episode of Bede & Steve Vs. Leatherface.

Now having been covering The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series in the past three main episodes of the show, your hosts Bede Jermyn & Steven T. Boltz thought it was time to do a bonus episode and dive into something TCM related outside of the films. Recently, Bede & Steve both was a documentary at the 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival back in August that they thought would be a good one to begin with.

For this first bonus one, your hosts take a look at the 2024 TCM themed documentary Chain Reactions from acclaimed director Alexandre O. Philippe (Lynch/Oz, Memory: The Origins of Alien), which was released in honour of the original film's 50th anniversary. Not only that, it features from comedian Patton Oswalt, filmmaker Takashi Miike, film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author Stephen King and filmmaker Karyn Kusama. What did Bede & Steve think of the documentary? Listen to find out!

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