Tobe Hooper
Known for: Directing
Born: January 25, 1943
Died: August 26, 2017
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
62 movies · 12 TV shows, newest first
10.0
The Spot
2023
6.0
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022
5.2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2022
5.7
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
NR
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
8.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
NR
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
7.0
Also Starring Austin
2018
6.3
Terrifier
2018
5.2
We Blew It
2017
5.6
Leatherface
2017
2.7
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
4.4
Djinn
2013NR
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
2013
5.5
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013
5.2
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
7.1
A History of Horror
2010
7.0
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
2010
5.1
The Damned Thing
2006
6.2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006NR
Inside the Graveyard
2006
5.5
Dance of the Dead
2005
7.7
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
7.1
Masters of Horror
2005
4.5
Mortuary
2005
5.6
Toolbox Murders
2004
6.3
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
7.5
Taken
2002
7.8
Masters of Horror
2002
4.5
Shadow Realm
2002
7.0
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
7.0
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
6.8
The American Nightmare
2000
5.1
Crocodile
2000
5.8
The Apartment Complex
1999
6.2
Perversions of Science
1997
6.5
Dark Skies
1996
7.2
Dark Skies
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
4.6
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
7.8
Nowhere Man
1995
4.9
The Mangler
1995
4.2
Night Terrors
1993
6.2
Body Bags
1993
6.2
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
6.1
Sleepwalkers
1992
4.9
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
5.4
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1990
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
4.7
Spontaneous Combustion
1989
NR
No More Mr. Nice Guy
1988
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
6.9
Coming to America
1988
5.7
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
5.6
Invaders from Mars
1986
6.7
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
7.1
The Equalizer
1985
6.2
Lifeforce
1985NR
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
8.7
The Making of Poltergeist
1982
7.2
Poltergeist
1982
5.8
The Funhouse
1981
6.8
Salem's Lot
1979
5.5
Eaten Alive
1976
NR
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975
7.3
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
5.4
Eggshells
1971
7.0
The Windsplitter
1971
NR
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
1971
7.5
Down Friday Street
1966
6.5
The Heisters
1965
NR
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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