Director
Tobe Hooper
83 years · Austin, Texas, USA · 48 films
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).
Best known for
Coming to America
1988 · Party Guest (uncredited)
On Philo
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex
Poltergeist
1982 · Director
On AMC
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006 · Producer
On AMC
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
1986 · Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited), Director
On Philo
Lifeforce
1985 · Director
On Kanopy
Filmography 48
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022 · Himself
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 · Self
On Kanopy
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 · (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020 · Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
Also Starring Austin
2018 · Actor
We Blew It
2017 · Self
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015 · Actor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Self - Filmmaker
Djinn
2013 · Director
On Pluto TV
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012 · Self
The Damned Thing
2006 · Director
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006 · Producer
On AMC
Dance of the Dead
2005 · Director
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Self
Mortuary
2005 · Director
On Plex
Toolbox Murders
2004 · Director
On Plex
Masters of Horror
2002 · Self
Shadow Realm
2002 · Director
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000 · Self
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000 · Self
On Hoopla
The American Nightmare
2000 · Self
Crocodile
2000 · Director
On Plex
The Apartment Complex
1999 · Director