Tobe Hooper
Born 01/25/1943
Austin, Texas, USA
Died 08/26/2017
(74 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography (2)
Tobe Hooper (b. 1943, Austin, Texas) got his first taste of filmmaking as a child when he made amateur movies with his father's 8 mm camera. He further refined his skills at the University of Texas and through drama classes in Dallas. He debuted with the low-budget and now elusive Eggshells (1969), which he describes as a "hippie movie." But his real breakthrough came with his second film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which is considered a classic today. His next… (more)
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Body Bags (1993)
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Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Djinn |
| 2005 |
Mortuary |
| 2004 |
Toolbox Murders |
| 2002 |
Shadow Realm (TV movie) |
| 2000 |
Crocodile |
| 1999 |
The Apartment Complex (TV movie) |
| 1995 |
The Mangler |
| 1993 |
Body Bags (TV movie) |
Night Terrors |
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| 1990 |
I'm Dangerous Tonight (TV movie) |
Spontaneous Combustion |
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| 1986 |
Invaders from Mars |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
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| 1985 |
Lifeforce |
| 1982 |
Poltergeist |
| 1981 |
The Funhouse |
| 1979 |
Salem's Lot (TV movie) |
The Dark |
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| 1976 |
Eaten Alive |
| 1974 |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
| 1969 |
Eggshells |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2006 |
Masters of Horror |
The Damned Thing (S02E01) |
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| 2005 |
Masters of Horror |
Dance of the Dead (S01E03) |
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| 2002 |
Night Visions |
Cargo / Switch (E12) |
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The Maze / Harmony (E11) |
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Taken |
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Beyond the Sky (E01) |
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| 2000 |
The Others |
Souls on Board (E04) |
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| 1997 |
Perversions of Science |
| 1996 |
Dark Skies |
The Awakening (E01) |
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| 1995 |
Nowhere Man |
| 1991 |
Tales from the Crypt |
Dead Wait (S03E06) |
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| 1988 |
Freddy's Nightmares |
No More Mr. Nice Guy (S01E01) |
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| 1987 |
Amazing Stories |
Miss Stardust (S02E21) |
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| 1985 |
The Equalizer |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1998 |
You Won´t Stop Screaming |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 1981 |
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1964 |
The Heisters |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2006 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning |
| 1974 |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
| 1969 |
Eggshells |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1964 |
The Heisters |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1995 |
The Mangler |
| 1990 |
Spontaneous Combustion |
| 1986 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
| 1974 |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
| 1969 |
Eggshells |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1964 |
The Heisters |
Composer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1986 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
| 1976 |
Eaten Alive |
| 1974 |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1993 |
Body Bags (TV movie) |
| 1992 |
Sleepwalkers |
| 1988 |
Coming to America |
| 1971 |
Windsplitter, The |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Also Starring Austin |
| 2017 |
Cult of Terror |
We Blew It |
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| 2014 |
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films |
| 2012 |
Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film |
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever |
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| 2005 |
The Perfect Scary Movie (TV movie) |
| 2004 |
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (series) |
| 2003 |
Toolbox Murders: As It Was |
| 2002 |
Inside Taken |
Masters of Horror (TV movie) |
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| 2000 |
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth |
The American Nightmare |
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| 1997 |
A-Z of Horror (series) |
Subterranean SINema (series) |
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| 1993 |
Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary |
| 1986 |
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors |
| 1982 |
The Making of 'Poltergeist' (TV movie) |
Cinematographer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1969 |
Eggshells |
Editor
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1964 |
The Heisters |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
| 2009 |
Post Mortem with Mick Garris |
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