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The Funhouse (1981) -- Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a frankenstein mask.
Toolbox Murders (2003) -- A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades - but when renovations start, a series of murders take place. It's up to our heroine to solve the mystery.
The Mangler (1995) -- A laundry folding machine is possessed by a demon from Hell.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) -- A group of friends passing through are stalked and hunted down by a deformed killer with a chainsaw in order to sustain his poor family who can only afford to eat what they kill.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) -- Five friends visiting their grandpa's old house are hunted down and terrorized by a chainsaw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals.

Overview

Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Before becoming a filmmaker, Tobe Hooper, a native of Austin, Texas, spent... more
Trivia:
Had worked on a sequel to his The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) in 1980 with screenwriter... more
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Down 3% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
5 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(206 articles)
The Terrible Secret Of Space
 (From SoundOnSight. 24 June 2009, 10:28 PM, PDT)

Our Favorite Summers: 1986
 (From Cinematical. 21 June 2009, 8:33 PM, PDT)

US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 82:30 PMTMC Mortuary  

Filmography

Director:
  1. From a Buick 8 (2009) (in production)

  2. "Masters of Horror" (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - The Damned Thing (2006) TV episode
        - Dance of the Dead (2005) TV episode
  3. Mortuary (2005/I)
  4. Toolbox Murders (2003)
  5. "Taken" (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka "Steven Spielberg Presents Taken" (USA: complete title)
        - Beyond the Sky (2002) TV episode
  6. "Night Visions" (1 episode, 2002)
        - Cargo (2002) TV episode
  7. Shadow Realm (2002) (TV) (segment "The Maze")
  8. Crocodile (2000/I) (V)
  9. "The Others" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Souls on Board (2000) TV episode

  10. The Apartment Complex (1999) (TV)
  11. "Perversions of Science" (1 episode, 1997)
        - Panic (1997) TV episode
  12. "Dark Skies" (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Awakening (1996) TV episode
  13. "Nowhere Man" (2 episodes, 1995)
        - Turnabout (1995) TV episode
        - Absolute Zero (1995) TV episode
  14. The Mangler (1995)
  15. Body Bags (1993) (TV) (segment "Eye")
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Body Bags'
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Mind Games' (USA: cable TV title)
  16. Night Terrors (1993)
    ... aka Nightmare
    ... aka Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tobe Hooper's Nightmare
  17. Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (1991) (TV)
  18. "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt"
        - Dead Wait (1991) TV episode
  19. I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) (TV)
  20. Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

  21. "Freddy's Nightmares" (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka "Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series"
        - No More Mr. Nice Guy (1988) TV episode
  22. "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1988)
        - No Place Like Home (1988) TV episode
  23. "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" (USA: complete title)
        - Miss Stardust (1987) TV episode
  24. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)
  25. Invaders from Mars (1986)
  26. Lifeforce (1985)
    ... aka Space Vampires (UK) (USA: working title)
  27. Poltergeist (1982)
  28. Venom (1981) (replaced) (uncredited)
  29. The Funhouse (1981)
    ... aka Carnival of Terror

  30. Salem's Lot (1979) (TV)
    ... aka Blood Thirst
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Miniseries
    ... aka Salem's Lot: The Movie (USA: cable TV title (cut version))
  31. The Dark (1979) (uncredited) (replaced by John Cardos)
    ... aka The Mutilator
  32. Eaten Alive (1977)
    ... aka Brutes and Savages (USA)
    ... aka Death Trap (UK)
    ... aka Horror Hotel
    ... aka Horror Hotel Massacre
    ... aka Legend of the Bayou
    ... aka Murder on the Bayou
    ... aka Slaughter Hotel (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Starlight Slaughter
  33. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)

  34. Eggshells (1969)
Writer:
  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (1974 screenplay)

  2. The Mangler (1995) (screenplay)
  3. The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994) (characters)
    ... aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (USA: reissue title)
  4. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) (characters)
    ... aka Leatherface (USA: short title)
    ... aka Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (USA: video box title)
    ... aka TCM 3 (USA: short title)
    ... aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (USA: new title)
  5. Spontaneous Combustion (1990) (screenplay) (story)

  6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (characters)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)
  7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1983) (VG) (characters)

  8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (story and screenplay)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)

  9. Eggshells (1969) (writer)
Producer:
  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) (producer)
  2. Toolbox Murders: As It Was (2003) (executive producer)
  3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (co-producer)

  4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (co-producer)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)

  5. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (producer)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)

  6. Eggshells (1969) (producer)
Actor:
  1. Body Bags (1993) (TV) .... Morgue Worker #2 (segment "The Morgue")
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Body Bags'
    ... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Mind Games' (USA: cable TV title)
  2. Sleepwalkers (1992) .... Forensic Tech
    ... aka Sleepstalkers (Hong Kong: English title: cable TV title)
    ... aka Stephen King's Sleepwalkers

  3. The Windsplitter (1971) .... Joby
Composer:
  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
    ... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title)

  2. Eaten Alive (1977)
    ... aka Brutes and Savages (USA)
    ... aka Death Trap (UK)
    ... aka Horror Hotel
    ... aka Horror Hotel Massacre
    ... aka Legend of the Bayou
    ... aka Murder on the Bayou
    ... aka Slaughter Hotel (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Starlight Slaughter
  3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (music score)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (additional photographer)
    ... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)

  2. Eggshells (1969) (camera operator)
Music Department:
  1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (composer: original theme)
Self:
  1. Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (2009) .... Himself
  2. The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V) .... Himself
  3. Inside the Graveyard (2006) (V) .... Himself
  4. Primal Screams: An Interview with Tobe Hooper (2006) (V) .... Himself
  5. The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
  7. Toolbox Murders: As It Was (2003) .... Himself
  8. Masters of Horror (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (USA: new title)
  9. Inside Taken (2002) (V) .... Himself
  10. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Presenter
  11. Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) (V) .... Himself
  12. The American Nightmare (2000) .... Himself

  13. "A-Z of Horror" (1997) TV mini-series .... Himself
    ... aka "Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror" (UK: complete title)
  14. Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (1993) (V) .... Himself
  15. The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) (TV) .... Himself

  16. Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986) (V) .... Himself
  17. Fear - Angst (1984) (TV) .... Guest
  18. The Making of 'Poltergeist' (1982) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Short film: In 1960 Hooper made a 27-minute 16mm short called "The Abyss". more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 5 Interviews | 1 Article more

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