Tobe Hooper
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 25, 1943
- Place of birth
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Died
- August 26, 2017
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).
Movies with Tobe Hooper
- Coming to America 1988 · ★ 6.9
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 1986 · ★ 5.7
- Sleepwalkers 1992 · ★ 6.1
- Body Bags 1993 · ★ 6.2
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014 · ★ 7.2
- Spontaneous Combustion 1989 · ★ 4.7
- The American Nightmare 2000 · ★ 6.8
- Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth 2000 · ★ 7.0
- Masters of Horror 2002 · ★ 7.8
- Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever 2012 · ★ 5.2
- We Blew It 2017 · ★ 5.2
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors 1986 · ★ 6.7
- Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi 2020 · ★ 5.7
- The Making of Poltergeist 1982 · ★ 8.7
- The Perfect Scary Movie 2005 · ★ 7.7
- The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' 2015 · ★ 2.7
- Also Starring Austin 2018 · ★ 7.0
- Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film 2000 · ★ 7.0
- Making I'm Dangerous Tonight 2022 · ★ 6.0
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 2020 · ★ 8.0
- The Windsplitter 1971 · ★ 7.0
- Inside the Graveyard 2006
- Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce 2013
- Lost in the Garden of the World 1975
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. 2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2020
- The Making Of Lifeforce 1985
Movies directed by Tobe Hooper
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974 · ★ 7.3
- Poltergeist 1982 · ★ 7.2
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 1986 · ★ 5.7
- Lifeforce 1985 · ★ 6.2
- The Funhouse 1981 · ★ 5.8
- Body Bags 1993 · ★ 6.2
- Invaders from Mars 1986 · ★ 5.5
- The Mangler 1995 · ★ 4.9
- Eaten Alive 1976 · ★ 5.5
- Toolbox Murders 2004 · ★ 5.6
- Crocodile 2000 · ★ 5.1
- Mortuary 2005 · ★ 4.5
- Spontaneous Combustion 1989 · ★ 4.7
- Djinn 2013 · ★ 4.4
- Dance of the Dead 2005 · ★ 5.5
- Night Terrors 1993 · ★ 4.2
- The Damned Thing 2006 · ★ 5.1
- I'm Dangerous Tonight 1990 · ★ 4.9
- Eggshells 1971 · ★ 5.4
- The Apartment Complex 1999 · ★ 5.8
- The Heisters 1965 · ★ 6.5
- Shadow Realm 2002 · ★ 4.5
- The Nightmare Begins Again 1993 · ★ 6.2
- Dark Skies 1996 · ★ 6.5
- Down Friday Street 1966 · ★ 7.5
- Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love 1971