Tobe Hooper
Born in Austin, Texas, USA — Jan 25 1943• Died Aug 26 2017
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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).
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Tobe Hooper's Credits
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The Equalizer
Directing
Tales from the Crypt
Directing
Amazing Stories
Directing
Nowhere Man
Directing
Masters of Horror
Directing
Taken
Directing
Dark Skies
Directing
Poltergeist
Directing
Freddy's Nightmares
Directing
Perversions of Science
Directing
Terrifier
Crew
Coming to America
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lifeforce
Directing
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Directing
Salem's Lot
Directing
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Writing
Sleepwalkers
Forensic Tech
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
Production
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Writing
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Writing
Leatherface
Production
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Production
A History of Horror
Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Writing
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Filmmaker
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Writing
The Funhouse
Directing
Body Bags
Man #2
Mortuary
Directing
E! True Hollywood Story
Invaders from Mars
Directing
The American Nightmare
Self
The Mangler
Directing
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Directing
Toolbox Murders
Directing
Eaten Alive
Directing
Dark Skies
Directing
Crocodile
Directing
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Night Terrors
Directing
The Nightmare Begins Again
Directing
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Self
Dance of the Dead
Directing
Djinn
Directing
We Blew It
Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
Eggshells
Directing
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
Shadow Realm
Directing
The Damned Thing
Directing
Spontaneous Combustion
Cigar Smoking Diner Patron
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
Masters of Horror
Self
The Apartment Complex
Directing
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
The Making of Poltergeist
Self
Inside the Graveyard
Self
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
Himself
Also Starring Austin
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
Self
The Windsplitter
Joby
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Crew
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween
Crew
The Heisters
Directing
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
Directing
Untitled Texas Chainsaw Massacre Film
Writing
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Down Friday Street
Directing