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Tobe Hooper

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Honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre, Tobe Hooper is truly one of the Masters of Horror. Before becoming a filmmaker, Hooper--a native of Austin, TX--spent the 1960s as a college teacher and documentary cameraman. He organized a small cast of teachers and students and made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre... See full bio »

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2012 Djinn (completed)
 
2005-2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)
– The Damned Thing (2006)
– Dance of the Dead (2005)
 
2005/I Mortuary
 
2004 Toolbox Murders
 
2002 Taken (TV mini-series)
– Beyond the Sky (2002)
 
2002 Night Visions (TV series)
– Cargo (2002)
– The Maze (2002)
 
2002 Shadow Realm (TV movie) (segment "The Maze")
 
2000 Crocodile (video)
 
2000 The Others (TV series)
– Souls on Board (2000)
 
1999 The Apartment Complex (TV movie)
 
1998 Prey (TV series)
– Hungry for Survival: Unaired Pilot (1998)
 
1997 Perversions of Science (TV series)
– Panic (1997)
 
1996 Dark Skies (TV series)
– The Awakening (1996)
 
1995 Nowhere Man (TV series)
– Turnabout (1995)
– Absolute Zero (1995)
 
1995 The Mangler
 
1995 Night Terrors
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie) (segment "Eye")
 
1991 Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (TV documentary)
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– Dead Wait (1991)
 
1990 I'm Dangerous Tonight (TV movie)
 
1990 Spontaneous Combustion
 
1988 Freddy's Nightmares (TV series)
– No More Mr. Nice Guy (1988)
 
1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
– No Place Like Home (1988)
 
1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– Miss Stardust (1987)
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
 
1986 Invaders from Mars
 
1985 Lifeforce
 
1982 Poltergeist
 
1981 Venom (replaced - uncredited)
 
1981 The Funhouse
 
1979 Salem's Lot (TV series)
 
1979 The Dark ( - uncredited / replaced by John Cardos)
 
1977 Eaten Alive
 
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
 
1969 Eggshells
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2012 Horror Movie: The Movie (short) (characters)
 
2011 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II (short) (characters)
 
2004 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (short) (characters)
 
2003 Jason Vs. Leatherface (short) (characters)
 
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 screenplay)
 
1995 The Mangler (screenplay)
 
1994 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (characters)
 
1990 Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (characters)
 
1990 Spontaneous Combustion (screenplay / story)
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (characters)
 
1983 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Video Game) (characters)
 
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (story and screenplay)
 
1969 Eggshells (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2006 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (producer)
 
2003 Toolbox Murders: As It Was (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (co-producer)
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (co-producer)
 
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (producer)
 
1969 Eggshells (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2010 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV series)
– Tobe Hooper (2010)
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie)
Morgue Worker #2 (segment "The Morgue")
 
1992 Sleepwalkers
Forensic Tech
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Man in hotel corridor (uncredited)
 
1971 The Windsplitter
Joby
 
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Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (composer: original theme)
 
1977 Eaten Alive (conductor, music arranger)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (additional photographer)
 
1969 Eggshells (camera operator)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1969 Eggshells
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1969 Eggshells
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2007 The Gator Creator (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006/II The Lost (thanks)
 
2004 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2012 Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Carnage at the Carnival: Tobe Hooper Remembers 'The Funhouse' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The American Scream (2010) … Himself
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Gator Creator (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Primal Screams: An Interview with Tobe Hooper (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Inside the Graveyard (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Toolbox Murders: As It Was (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside Taken (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter (uncredited)
 
2000 Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The American Nightmare (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 A-Z of Horror (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Horror Hall of Fame II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (video documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Fear - Angst (TV documentary)
Guest
 
1982 The Making of 'Poltergeist' (TV documentary short)
Himself - Director
 

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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth -- This dual-subject documentary charts the careers of two compelling professional fighters: Georges St. Pierre and David "The Crow" Loiseau. One is an Ultimate Fighting Champion; the other is one of the most exciting fighters in mixed martial arts. Masters of Horror: Season 2: Episode 1 -- Twenty-four years ago, young Kevin Reddle watched helplessly as his oilman father brutally slaughtered his mother before being torn apart by an invisible force. Directed by Tobe Hooper. The Funhouse -- Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a frankenstein mask.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video: Directed Billy Idol video "Dancing with Myself". See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 6 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on horror] You've got to send a physical sensation through and not let them off the hook. I like to make it faster and faster and faster and pumping and banging until I get into you. See more »

Trivia:

The three films he made for Cannon-- Lifeforce, Invaders from Mars and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2--were all drastically re-cut by the producers and failed at the box office. Hooper then began working in television, where he's stayed, with only a few exceptions, since the late '80s. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius