Tobe Hooper

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Tobe Hooper

Directing January 25, 1943

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 class…

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Coming to America

Coming to America

6.9 1988 Movie
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

7.3 1974 Movie
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

7.2 1982 Movie
Terrifier

Terrifier

6.3 2018 Movie
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

6.3 2003 Movie
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

6.2 2006 Movie
Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

5.5 2013 Movie
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

5.2 2022 Movie
Leatherface

Leatherface

5.6 2017 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2

5.7 1986 Movie
Lifeforce

Lifeforce

6.2 1985 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    The Spot

    Movie Thanks

  2. 2022
    Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

    Movie Himself

  3. 2022
    Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    Movie Characters

  4. 2020
    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

    Movie Self

  5. 2020
    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

    Movie (archive footage)

  6. 2020
    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    Movie (archive footage)

  7. 2020
    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

    Movie Self

  8. 2018
    Also Starring Austin

    Movie

  9. 2018
    Terrifier

    Movie In Memory Of

  10. 2017
    We Blew It

    Movie Self

  11. 2017
    Leatherface

    Movie Executive Producer

  12. 2015
    The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

    Movie

  13. 2014
    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  14. 2013
    Djinn

    Movie Director

  15. 2013
    Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce

    Movie Self

  16. 2013
    Texas Chainsaw 3D

    Movie Characters

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  1. 2012
    Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

    Movie Self

  2. 2010
    A History of Horror

    TV show Self

  3. 2010
    Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas

    Movie Thanks

  4. 2006
    The Damned Thing

    Movie Director

  5. 2006
    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

    Movie Producer

  6. 2006
    Inside the Graveyard

    Movie Self

  7. 2005
    Dance of the Dead

    Movie Director

  8. 2005
    The Perfect Scary Movie

    Movie Self

  9. 2005
    Masters of Horror

    TV show Director

  10. 2005
    Mortuary

    Movie Director

  11. 2004
    Toolbox Murders

    Movie Director

  12. 2003
    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    Movie Original Film Writer

  13. 2002
    Taken

    TV show Director

  14. 2002
    Masters of Horror

    Movie Self

  15. 2002
    Shadow Realm

    Movie Director

  16. 2000
    Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

    Movie Self

  17. 2000
    Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

    Movie Self

  18. 2000
    The American Nightmare

    Movie Self

  19. 2000
    Crocodile

    Movie Director

  20. 1999
    The Apartment Complex

    Movie Director

  21. 1997
    Perversions of Science

    TV show Director

  22. 1996
    Dark Skies

    TV show Director

  23. 1996
    Dark Skies

    Movie Director

  24. 1996
    E! True Hollywood Story

    TV show