Tobe Hooper

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).

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Poltergeist (1982)

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Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Craig T. Nelson  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Beatrice Straight  •  Dominique Dunne

Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Craig T. Nelson  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Beatrice Straight  •  Dominique Dunne

Body Bags (1993)

Three tales, each more terrifying than the last… a woman who is stalked by a crazed serial killer... a man who pays the ultimate price for a beautiful head of hair… and a vision of life — seen through the eyes of a killer!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper  •  John Carpenter
CAST:  John Carpenter  •  Robert Carradine  •  Alex Datcher  •  David Naughton

Three tales, each more terrifying than the last… a woman who is stalked by a crazed serial killer... a man who pays the ultimate price for a beautiful head of hair… and a vision of life — seen through the eyes of a killer!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper  •  John Carpenter
CAST:  John Carpenter  •  Robert Carradine  •  Alex Datcher  •  David Naughton

Coming to America (1988)

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An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  Eddie Murphy  •  Arsenio Hall  •  James Earl Jones  •  John Amos

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  Eddie Murphy  •  Arsenio Hall  •  James Earl Jones  •  John Amos

Crocodile (2000)

A group of friends including Brady Turner, Claire and Duncan McKay go out on a boat trip on a lake in Southern California, but their joyful weekend turns into horror, when a giant killer crocodile searching for its stolen eggs, picks off anyone who gets in its way. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Mark McLachlan  •  Caitlin Martin  •  Chris Solari  •  D.W. Reiser

A group of friends including Brady Turner, Claire and Duncan McKay go out on a boat trip on a lake in Southern California, but their joyful weekend turns into horror, when a giant killer crocodile searching for its stolen eggs, picks off anyone who gets in its way. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Mark McLachlan  •  Caitlin Martin  •  Chris Solari  •  D.W. Reiser

Eaten Alive (1976)

A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Neville Brand  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Carolyn Jones  •  Marilyn Burns

A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Neville Brand  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Carolyn Jones  •  Marilyn Burns

Lifeforce (1985)

A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a mysterious but beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Steve Railsback  •  Peter Firth  •  Frank Finlay  •  Mathilda May

A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a mysterious but beautiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Steve Railsback  •  Peter Firth  •  Frank Finlay  •  Mathilda May

Mortuary (2005)

A family moves to a small town in California where they plan on starting a new life while running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the place, which is suspected to be on haunted ground.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Dan Byrd  •  Stephanie Patton  •  Alexandra Adi  •  Rocky Marquette

A family moves to a small town in California where they plan on starting a new life while running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the place, which is suspected to be on haunted ground.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Dan Byrd  •  Stephanie Patton  •  Alexandra Adi  •  Rocky Marquette

Sleepwalkers (1992)

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Garris
CAST:  Brian Krause  •  Mädchen Amick  •  Alice Krige  •  Jim Haynie

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Garris
CAST:  Brian Krause  •  Mädchen Amick  •  Alice Krige  •  Jim Haynie

The Funhouse (1981)

Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Cooper Huckabee  •  Largo Woodruff  •  Miles Chapin

Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Cooper Huckabee  •  Largo Woodruff  •  Miles Chapin

The Mangler (1995)

When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry happens, detective John Hunton investigates. While he tries to solve the mystery, Bill Gartley, the owner, wants to find new victims for his machine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Ted Levine  •  Jeremy Crutchley  •  Daniel Matmor

When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry happens, detective John Hunton investigates. While he tries to solve the mystery, Bill Gartley, the owner, wants to find new victims for his machine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Ted Levine  •  Jeremy Crutchley  •  Daniel Matmor

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

When Sally hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family's old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Allen Danziger  •  Paul A. Partain  •  William Vail  •  Teri McMinn

When Sally hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family's old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Allen Danziger  •  Paul A. Partain  •  William Vail  •  Teri McMinn

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface is up to his cannibalistic ways once again, along with the rest of his twisted clan, including the equally disturbed Chop-Top. This time, the masked killer has set his sights on pretty disc jockey Vanita "Stretch" Brock, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Caroline Williams  •  Jim Siedow  •  Bill Moseley

Chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface is up to his cannibalistic ways once again, along with the rest of his twisted clan, including the equally disturbed Chop-Top. This time, the masked killer has set his sights on pretty disc jockey Vanita "Stretch" Brock, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Caroline Williams  •  Jim Siedow  •  Bill Moseley

Toolbox Murders (2004)

Young couple Steve and Nell move into a once fashionable, but now decaying, apartment block in Hollywood, and soon realise that a number of young residents have met unusually violent deaths. Before long, Nell makes some disturbing discoveries about the building's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Brent Roam  •  Angela Bettis  •  Rance Howard  •  Juliet Landau

Young couple Steve and Nell move into a once fashionable, but now decaying, apartment block in Hollywood, and soon realise that a number of young residents have met unusually violent deaths. Before long, Nell makes some disturbing discoveries about the building's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Brent Roam  •  Angela Bettis  •  Rance Howard  •  Juliet Landau

Djinn (2013)

Desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, newlywed couple Khalid and Salama return to their home in the United Arab Emirates. Unknown to the couple, their new luxury apartment block, Al Hamra, was built on the site of an old abandoned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Khalid Laith  •  Aiysha Hart  •  Razane Jammal  •  May Calamawy

Desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, newlywed couple Khalid and Salama return to their home in the United Arab Emirates. Unknown to the couple, their new luxury apartment block, Al Hamra, was built on the site of an old abandoned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Khalid Laith  •  Aiysha Hart  •  Razane Jammal  •  May Calamawy

The American Nightmare (2000)

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Simon
CAST:  George A. Romero  •  John Carpenter  •  Tom Savini  •  David Cronenberg

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Simon
CAST:  George A. Romero  •  John Carpenter  •  Tom Savini  •  David Cronenberg

Night Terrors (1993)

A young girl travels to Cairo to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic cult led by the charismatic Paul Chevalier, who is a descendant of the Marquis de Sade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Zoe Trilling  •  Chandra West  •  Alona Kimhi

A young girl travels to Cairo to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic cult led by the charismatic Paul Chevalier, who is a descendant of the Marquis de Sade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Zoe Trilling  •  Chandra West  •  Alona Kimhi

The Apartment Complex (1999)

A graduate student named Stan becomes the manager of an apartment complex which is quite uncommon. The tenants are all quite eccentric and uncommon characters, and the place is quite run down in certain spots. The previous manager had disappeared in mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Chad Lowe  •  Fay Masterson  •  Obba Babatundé  •  Patrick Warburton

A graduate student named Stan becomes the manager of an apartment complex which is quite uncommon. The tenants are all quite eccentric and uncommon characters, and the place is quite run down in certain spots. The previous manager had disappeared in mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Chad Lowe  •  Fay Masterson  •  Obba Babatundé  •  Patrick Warburton

Dance of the Dead (2005)

In a post apocalyptic society, seventeen year-old Peggy lives with her over-protective mother and works in the family restaurant. When two couples of punks enter the restaurant, and one takes an interest in her, Peggy makes a decision that will change her life forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Jessica Lowndes  •  Jonathan Tucker  •  Marylin Norry

In a post apocalyptic society, seventeen year-old Peggy lives with her over-protective mother and works in the family restaurant. When two couples of punks enter the restaurant, and one takes an interest in her, Peggy makes a decision that will change her life forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Jessica Lowndes  •  Jonathan Tucker  •  Marylin Norry

The Damned Thing (2006)

The Damned Thing, inspired by Ambrose Bierce's classic short-story of the same title, is the apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small Texas town of Cloverdale. As a child, Reddle's father goes berserk, guns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Marisa Coughlan  •  Brendan Fletcher  •  Alex Ferris

The Damned Thing, inspired by Ambrose Bierce's classic short-story of the same title, is the apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small Texas town of Cloverdale. As a child, Reddle's father goes berserk, guns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Marisa Coughlan  •  Brendan Fletcher  •  Alex Ferris

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)

A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice and dice movie and meditating upon why it is almost always a final girl and rarely a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calum Waddell
CAST:  Emily Booth  •  Fred Olen Ray  •  Mick Garris  •  Scott Spiegel

A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice and dice movie and meditating upon why it is almost always a final girl and rarely a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calum Waddell
CAST:  Emily Booth  •  Fred Olen Ray  •  Mick Garris  •  Scott Spiegel
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