Tobe Hooper
Department: Directing
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
Body Bags
1993
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
The Making of Poltergeist
1982
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022
Inside the Graveyard
2006
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
The American Nightmare
2000
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
We Blew It
2017
Also Starring Austin
2018
Masters of Horror
2002
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
2013
Sleepwalkers
1992
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
Coming to America
1988
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
The Windsplitter
1971
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
A History of Horror
2010