Tobe Hooper
Directing·January 25, 1943·† August 26, 2017 — 74 years old·Austin, Texas, USA
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
Coming to America
1988·6.9
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974·7.3
Poltergeist
1982·7.2
Terrifier
2018·6.3
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003·6.3
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006·6.2
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013·5.5
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2022·5.2
Leatherface
2017·5.6
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986·5.7
Tales from the Crypt
1989·8.0
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995·4.6
Filmography · 72
—Untitled Texas Chainsaw Massacre FilmCharacters2022Making I'm Dangerous TonightHimself2022Texas Chainsaw MassacreCharacters2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelf2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.(archive footage)2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Self2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)2018Also Starring Austin2018TerrifierIn Memory Of2017We Blew ItSelf2017LeatherfaceExecutive Producer · Characters2015The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Filmmaker2013DjinnDirector2013Cannon Fodder: The Making of LifeforceSelf2013Texas Chainsaw 3DCharacters · Executive Producer2012Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film ForeverSelf2010A History of HorrorTVSelf2010Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestasThanks2006The Damned ThingDirector2006The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningProducer · Characters2006Inside the GraveyardSelf2005Dance of the DeadDirector2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelf2005Masters of HorrorTVDirector2005MortuaryDirector2004Toolbox MurdersDirector2003The Texas Chainsaw MassacreOriginal Film Writer · Co-Producer · Characters2002TakenTVDirector2002Masters of HorrorSelf2002Shadow RealmDirector2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmSelf2000Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking TruthSelf2000The American NightmareSelf2000CrocodileDirector1999The Apartment ComplexDirector1997Perversions of ScienceTVDirector1996Dark SkiesDirector1996Dark SkiesTVDirector1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV1995The Return of the Texas Chainsaw MassacreCharacters1995Nowhere ManTVDirector1995The ManglerDirector · Screenplay1993Night TerrorsDirector1993Body BagsMan #2 · Director1993The Nightmare Begins AgainDirector1992SleepwalkersForensic Tech1990I'm Dangerous TonightDirector1990Spontaneous CombustionCigar Smoking Diner Patron · Director · Story · Screenplay1990Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIICharacters1989Tales from the CryptTVDirector1988Freddy's NightmaresTVDirector1988Coming to AmericaParty Guest (uncredited)1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited) · Characters · Director · Original Music Composer · Co-Producer1986Invaders from MarsDirector1986Fangoria's Weekend of HorrorsSelf1985Amazing StoriesTVDirector1985The EqualizerTVDirector1985LifeforceDirector1985The Making Of LifeforceSelf1982The Making of PoltergeistSelf1982PoltergeistDirector1981The FunhouseDirector1979Salem's LotTVDirector1976Eaten AliveDirector · Music1975Lost in the Garden of the WorldSelf1974The Texas Chain Saw MassacreDirector · Screenplay · Producer · Original Music Composer1971EggshellsDirector · Editor · Writer · Special Effects · Producer · Director of Photography1971The WindsplitterJoby1971Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is LoveDirector · Director of Photography · Editor1966Down Friday StreetDirector · Cinematography1965The HeistersWriter · Director · Editor · Producer