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Overview
Mini Biography:
Before becoming a filmmaker, Tobe Hooper, a native of Austin, Texas, spent... moreTrivia:
Had worked on a sequel to his The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) in 1980 with screenwriter... moreAwards:
5 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(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 8 | 2:30 PM | TMC | Mortuary |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Composer, Camera and Electrical Department, Music Department, Cinematographer, Editor, Self
Director:
- From a Buick 8 (2009) (in production)
- "Masters of Horror" (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
- The Damned Thing (2006) TV episode
- Dance of the Dead (2005) TV episode - Mortuary (2005/I)
- Toolbox Murders (2003)
- "Taken" (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Steven Spielberg Presents Taken" (USA: complete title)
- Beyond the Sky (2002) TV episode - "Night Visions" (1 episode, 2002)
- Cargo (2002) TV episode - Shadow Realm (2002) (TV) (segment "The Maze")
- Crocodile (2000/I) (V)
- "The Others" (1 episode, 2000)
- Souls on Board (2000) TV episode - The Apartment Complex (1999) (TV)
- "Perversions of Science" (1 episode, 1997)
- Panic (1997) TV episode - "Dark Skies" (1 episode, 1996)
- The Awakening (1996) TV episode - "Nowhere Man" (2 episodes, 1995)
- Turnabout (1995) TV episode
- Absolute Zero (1995) TV episode - The Mangler (1995)
- Body Bags (1993) (TV) (segment "Eye")
... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Body Bags'
... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Mind Games' (USA: cable TV title) - Night Terrors (1993)
... aka Nightmare
... aka Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors (USA: complete title)
... aka Tobe Hooper's Nightmare - Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (1991) (TV)
- "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1991)
... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt"
- Dead Wait (1991) TV episode - I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) (TV)
- Spontaneous Combustion (1990)
- "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 - "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1988)
- No Place Like Home (1988) TV episode - "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1987)
... aka "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" (USA: complete title)
- Miss Stardust (1987) TV episode - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title) - Invaders from Mars (1986)
- Lifeforce (1985)
... aka Space Vampires (UK) (USA: working title) - Poltergeist (1982)
- Venom (1981) (replaced) (uncredited)
- The Funhouse (1981)
... aka Carnival of Terror - 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)) - The Dark (1979) (uncredited) (replaced by John Cardos)
... aka The Mutilator - 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 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title) - Eggshells (1969)
Writer:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (1974 screenplay)
- The Mangler (1995) (screenplay)
- The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994) (characters)
... aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (USA: reissue title) - 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) - Spontaneous Combustion (1990) (screenplay) (story)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (characters)
... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title) - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1983) (VG) (characters)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (story and screenplay)
... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title) - Eggshells (1969) (writer)
Producer:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) (producer)
- Toolbox Murders: As It Was (2003) (executive producer)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (co-producer)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (co-producer)
... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title) - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (producer)
... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title) - Eggshells (1969) (producer)
Actor:
- 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) - Sleepwalkers (1992) .... Forensic Tech
... aka Sleepstalkers (Hong Kong: English title: cable TV title)
... aka Stephen King's Sleepwalkers - The Windsplitter (1971) .... Joby
Composer:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title) - 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 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (music score)
... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (additional photographer)
... aka Stalking Leatherface (USA: alternative title) - Eggshells (1969) (camera operator)
Music Department:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (composer: original theme)
Cinematographer:
- Eggshells (1969)
Self:
- Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (2009) .... Himself
- The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Inside the Graveyard (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Primal Screams: An Interview with Tobe Hooper (2006) (V) .... Himself
- The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
- Toolbox Murders: As It Was (2003) .... Himself
- Masters of Horror (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (USA: new title) - Inside Taken (2002) (V) .... Himself
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Presenter
- Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) (V) .... Himself
- The American Nightmare (2000) .... Himself
- "A-Z of Horror" (1997) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka "Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror" (UK: complete title) - Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (1993) (V) .... Himself
- The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986) (V) .... Himself
- Fear - Angst (1984) (TV) .... Guest
- 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". morePublicity Listings:
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