
Tobe Hooper
Directing
Born 1943-01-25 · 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 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

Coming to America
1988 · Movie

Sleepwalkers
1992 · Movie

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986 · Movie

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Movie

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020 · Movie

The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Movie

Body Bags
1993 · Movie

The Making of Poltergeist
1982 · Movie

The American Nightmare
2000 · Movie

Masters of Horror
2002 · Movie

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

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000 · Movie

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986 · Movie

Also Starring Austin
2018 · Movie

The Windsplitter
1971 · Movie

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000 · Movie

Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022 · Movie

Spontaneous Combustion
1990 · Movie

We Blew It
2017 · Movie

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012 · Movie

The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015 · Movie

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · Movie

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

Lost in the Garden of the World
1975 · Movie