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Tobe Hooper (1943-2017) Tobe Hooper. Honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre, Tobe Hooper is truly one of the Masters of Horror (2005). Tobe Hooper was born in Austin, Texas, to Lois Belle (Crosby) and Norman William Ray Hooper, who owned a theater in San Angelo. He spent the 1960s as a college professor and ...
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1. Willard Tobe Hooper [2] ( / ˈtoʊbi /; [3] January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time. [4]
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- Willard Tobe Hooper, January 25, 1943, Austin, Texas, U.S.
- Mortuary. After the father dies, a family relocates to a new town and a dilapidated mortuary to continue their business of being morticians.
- Eggshells. Although not as out of left field as Hooper’s first feature, the documentary The Song Is Love, his first full-length effort, 1969’s Eggshells, is still plenty odd.
- Spontaneous Combustion. An inept actor finds himself blessed/cursed with the gift of pyroteknesis, a power he received due to nuclear tests his parents were a part of.
- Night Terrors. Visiting her hypocritical religious zealot father in Egypt, young woman Genie becomes involved with a bizarre cult, led by a man who claims to be a descendant of the Marquis de Sade.
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Director Tobe Hooper Stars Elizabeth Berridge Shawn Carson Jeanne Austin. No horror classic is this, but it has the right texture to stand above the chaff of a genre that's frequently just plain awful. 7. Poltergeist. 1982 1h 54m PG. 7.3 (180K) Rate. 79 Metascore.
Aug 26, 2017 · 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 ...
Mar 16, 2024 · In some circles, Tobe Hooper's involvement in Poltergeist is still considered controversial. Interviews following the film's release from various cast and crew members have offered conflicting reports on whether it was Hooper or Steven Spielberg who had primary creative input. What is clear, however, is that the resulting movie is a seminal ...
Aug 28, 2017 · Tobe Hooper’s Best Films: An IndieWire Tribute to ‘Texas Chainsaw,’ ‘Poltergeist,’ and More. The director's oeuvre extended far beyond his two biggest hits, from a seminal Stephen King ...
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