Tobe Hooper
- Directing
- January 25, 1943 · Austin, Texas, USA
- August 26, 2017
Biography
Tobe Hooper (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot (1979); and the three-time Academy Award-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist (1982).
Known for
Filmography
- The Spot · Thanks
- Making I'm Dangerous Tonight · Self
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre · Characters
- Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi · Self
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. · (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 · Self
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · (archive footage)
- Also Starring Austin
- Terrifier · In Memory Of
- We Blew It · Self
- Leatherface · Executive producer, Characters
- The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · Self
- Djinn · Director
- Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce · Self
- Texas Chainsaw 3D · Characters, Executive producer
- Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever · Self
- A History of Horror · Self
- Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas · Thanks
- The Damned Thing · Director
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning · Producer, Characters
- Inside the Graveyard · Self
- Dance of the Dead · Director
- The Perfect Scary Movie · Self
- Masters of Horror · Director
- Mortuary · Director
- Toolbox Murders · Director
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre · Original Film Writer, Co-producer
- Taken · Director
- Masters of Horror · Self
- Shadow Realm · Director
- Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film · Self
- Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth · Self
- The American Nightmare · Self
- Crocodile · Director
- The Apartment Complex · Director
- Perversions of Science · Director
- Dark Skies · Director
- Dark Skies · Director
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre · Characters
- Nowhere Man · Director
- The Mangler · Director, Screenplay
- Night Terrors · Director
- Body Bags · Man #2, Director
- The Nightmare Begins Again · Director
- Sleepwalkers · Forensic Tech
- I'm Dangerous Tonight · Director
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III · Characters
- Tales from the Crypt · Director
- Spontaneous Combustion · Cigar Smoking Diner Patron, Director
- Freddy's Nightmares · Director
- Coming to America · Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 · Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited), Characters
- Invaders from Mars · Director
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors · Self
- Amazing Stories · Director
- The Equalizer · Director
- Lifeforce · Director
- The Making Of Lifeforce · Self
- The Making of Poltergeist · Self
- Poltergeist · Director
- The Funhouse · Director
- Salem's Lot · Director
- Eaten Alive · Director, Music
- Lost in the Garden of the World · Self
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre · Director, Screenplay
- Eggshells · Director, Editing
- The Windsplitter · Joby
- Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love · Director, Cinematography
- Down Friday Street · Director, Cinematography
- The Heisters · Writer, Director
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre · Characters