Tobe Hooper was born, on the 25th January 1943, in Austin Texas. Over the years he has been honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre.
Before becoming a filmmaker, Hooper spent the 1960's as a college teacher and documentary cameraman. He organized a small cast of teachers and students and made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. The film changed the horror industry and became an instant classic. Even today it remains on virtually every list of top horror films of all time. Hooper based it upon the real-life case of Ed Gein, a cannibalistic killer responsible for the grisly murders of several people in the 1950's. Hooper's success with "Chainsaw" landed him in Hollywood. Rex Reed call it, "the scariest film I have ever seen.". It is in the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, and was officially selected at the Cannes Film Festival of 1975 for Directors Fortnight.
In the 1990's Hooper continued working in both both film and television:
> I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990),
>Nowhere Man (1995)
>Dark Skies (1996),
> Perversions of Science (1997),
>The Apartment Complex (1999,
>Night Terrors (1993) and,
>The Mangler (1995) for New Line.
And in the 20th century Hooper's career continued to grow stronger with works such as; Night Visions, Shadow Realm and the pilot episode for Steven Spielberg's award-winning miniseries Taken (2002). In 2004 Hooper co-produced the successful remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) for New Line.
And in the 20th century Hooper's career continued to grow stronger with works such as; Night Visions, Shadow Realm and the pilot episode for Steven Spielberg's award-winning miniseries Taken (2002). In 2004 Hooper co-produced the successful remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) for New Line.
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