Director Tobe Hooper (1943-2017) would have turned 79 today. R.I.P.
Used my HMV gift card for my first pick up of the year, The Mangler. A bit of a blind buy, but actually adds to four of my collections: Arrow Video, Tobe Hooper, Robert Englund & Stephen King!
What are your favourite Tobe Hooper films?
TCM aside?
This is the only film I have seen directed by him, and itβs possibly my favourite film of all time. What others would you recommend
What is your personal favourite?
Eggshells (1969) Tobe Hooper's Psychedelic Directorial Debut ok.ru/video/2950457592441
TIL actor Bill Moseley made a parody of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre called The Texas Chainsaw Manicure. Director Tobe Hooper saw it and loved Moseley's performance as The Hitchhiker, which led to Hooper casting Moseley as the Hitchhiker's twin brother Chop Top for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theβ¦
Happy birthdays to Ron Reinhart (Dark Angel), Dave Ingram (Benediction) and the late Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist)
Tobe Hooper - psychedelic scene from "Eggshells'' (1969) youtube.com/watch?v=g90pcβ¦
Eggshells (1969) Tobe Hooper's Psychedelic Directorial Debut ok.ru/video/2950457592441
The late great Tobe Hooper directed three horror classics: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Salem's Lot (1979) & Poltergeist (1982), which was your favorite? Which if any, was your least favorite? How do you rank them? And which film do you think the characters had it the worst?
Tobe Hooper: Blank Check director? (What do you guys think?
Tobe Hooper - psychedelic scene from "Eggshells'' (1969) - Tobe goes overboard with conveying the sense of disorientation - it is borderline Stan Brakhage visuals with as many effects as you can physically do with low-budget setup. youtube.com/watch?v=g90pcβ¦
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
Where to start withβ¦. TOBE HOOPER
Start with - THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
Followed by - POLTERGEIST
Then - LIFEFORCE
Underrated - EATEN ALIVE
Avoid - CROCODILE
Wanted to try something fun and positive for people lucky enough not to have seen everything already - thereβs so much great horror from the last 100 years for you! If you guys like this, I can cover other directors or types of horror.
As for my choices, TCM and Poltergeist are pretty obvious for different reasons. After that, I say watch Lifeforce - itβs totally insane.
Both Hooperβs Video Nasties are good, but Eaten Alive is my choice for an under-seen Hooper film. Itβs very similar to TCM but more deranged in some ways.
Lots of bad Hooper films after the 80s, unfortunately. Crocodile is definitely the worst though. Itβs like an Asylum film; very beneath Hooperβs talents.
Let me know what you think. Agree? Disagree?
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
Tobe Hooper - psychedelic scene from "Eggshells'' (1969) youtube.com/watch?v=g90pcβ¦
The following directors were considered to direct Spiderman (2002): M. Night Shyamalan, Roland Emmerich, Tim Burton, Ang Lee, Chris Columbus, Barry Sonnenfeld, Michael Bay, Jan de Bont, Tony Scott, David Fincher, Tobe Hooper, Joseph Zito, and James Cameron. What would their versions have been like?
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
Suggestions of viciously experiential films like Tetsuo: the Iron Man or Tobe Hooperβs original Texas Chainsaw?
I suspect Gaspar NoΓ© might also scratch this itch? I havenβt actually gotten around to watching an entire movie of his but I understand they operate in a similar way - albeit with a more shock factor? If so, which one would you recommend?
Any and all suggestions, across any and all genres, languages, ratings, level of exploitation, et al are welcome!
Thanks for your attention :)
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974 TV Spot Trailer The original TV spot for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 was directed by Tobe Hooper... youtu.be/Lzqe406ybzE
NIGHT TERRORS 1993 movie terror Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors 1993 movie trailer Starring Robert Englund Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult. youtu.be/i1fg19H7ZTY
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974 TV Spot Trailer The original TV spot for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 was directed by Tobe Hooper... youtu.be/Lzqe406ybzE
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974 TV Spot Trailer The original TV spot for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 was directed by Tobe Hooper... youtu.be/Lzqe406ybzE
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974 TV Spot Trailer The original TV spot for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 was directed by Tobe Hooper... youtu.be/Lzqe406ybzE
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974 TV Spot Trailer The original TV spot for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 was directed by Tobe Hooper... youtu.be/Lzqe406ybzE
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974 TV Spot Trailer The original TV spot for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 was directed by Tobe Hooper... youtu.be/Lzqe406ybzE
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974 TV Spot Trailer The original TV spot for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 was directed by Tobe Hooper... youtu.be/Lzqe406ybzE
Twiggy in 1993 horror film "Body Bags" made by John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper, creators of Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre reddit.com/gallery/pkngud
University of Texas Press Discusses The Cinema Of Tobe Hooper, Feat. Joe Bob Briggs youtube.com/watch?v=fXc9Iβ¦
The Mangler (1995) Completely Batshit But Enjoyable - Demonic Heavy Machinery - Tobe Hooper youtu.be/HGjU6ZOG87k
So, Iβve been taking a deep dive into Tobe Hooper and his directing, or, not directing of Poltergeist and Iβd love to see/hear more of his own words on the experience. Can any of you point me in the right direction? I recently had an experience as a filmmaker that was similar and want advice.
The Mangler (1995) Completely Batshit But Enjoyable - Demonic Heavy Machinery - Tobe Hooper youtu.be/HGjU6ZOG87k
Today would've been Tobe Hooper's 78th birthday. Here's the trailer for his groundbreaking masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. youtu.be/BKn9QIaMgtQ
The wording of the caption on the back of this 1988 VHS release of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre suggests that Poltergeist director Tobe Hooper based The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on an "actual crime" he himself committed. Which I suppose is one way to get material for a movie
Who would have loved to have seen Tobe Hooper's original idea for Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2?
It was going to be named 'Beyond The Valley of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and originally involved an entire town full of cannibals, not just the Sawyer family. And the Hitchhiker survived and was supposedly tied to a tree by the family due to his injuries. And Sally was slated to return as well.
I'm OK with what we ended up with, but I would have preferred a real horror film instead and this probably would have been closer to that.
Article on John Carpenter & Tobe Hoopers 1993 experiment - BODY BAGS! sunsetcrypt.com/obituarieβ¦
The Mangler (1995) Completely Batshit But Enjoyable - Demonic Heavy Machinery - Tobe Hooper youtu.be/HGjU6ZOG87k
"On October 15th several of us Tobe Hooper nerds will be deep-diving into the world of the Hoopster!" eventbrite.com/e/the-cineβ¦
The Mangler 1995 movie trailer Directed by Tobe Hooper Plot: A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies. youtu.be/02OFov8KMEY
Chainsaws, Space Vampires and Killer Crocodiles: Ranking All 16 of Tobe Hooperβs Horror Movies bloody-disgusting.com/ediβ¦
