Favorite Films Directed By Tobe Hooper
by bertramsharp | created - 25 Jan 2014 | updated - 25 Jan 2014 | PublicThis is a list of Tobe Hooper films from best to worst in my opinion. There are only a very, very few that I haven't watched, therefore they are not included on this list. I also did not count anthology films in which he only directed a segment, nor did I include television episodes. The only exception to this is the Masters of Horror series.
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1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
R | 83 min | Horror
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
Votes: 183,714 | Gross: $30.86M
2. Salem's Lot (1979)
PG | 100 min | Horror
A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
Stars: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 27,491
3.
Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode:
Dance of the Dead
(2005)
TV-MA | 59 min | Horror
In a post-apocalyptic society, 17-year-old Peggy lives with her mom, who's overprotective since her young daughter Anna died. Peggy works at her mom's restaurant. When two punk couples come... See full summary »
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Jessica Lowndes, Genevieve Buechner, Jonathan Tucker, Margot Berner
Votes: 4,556
4. Eaten Alive (1976)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, 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.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Marilyn Burns
Votes: 8,709
5. Lifeforce (1985)
R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
Votes: 29,483 | Gross: $11.60M
6. Poltergeist (1982)
PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 179,635 | Gross: $76.61M
7. Invaders from Mars (1986)
PG | 100 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman
Votes: 10,592 | Gross: $4.88M
8.
Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode:
The Damned Thing
(2006)
TV-MA | 57 min | Horror
Apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force which devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small Texas town. Sheriff Reddle thinks there's a connection between this mysterious, invisible ... See full summary »
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Marisa Coughlan, Brendan Fletcher, Alex Ferris
Votes: 2,615
9. Toolbox Murders (2004)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades, but when renovations start, a series of murders take place.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Angela Bettis, Brent Roam, Marco Rodríguez, Rance Howard
Votes: 8,786
10. The Apartment Complex (1999 TV Movie)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
When a grad student takes a job managing an apartment complex, he discovers all the tenants are weirdos and there's a corpse in the bottom of the swimming pool.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Chad Lowe, Fay Masterson, Obba Babatundé, Patrick Warburton
Votes: 514
11. Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Brad Dourif, Cynthia Bain, Jon Cypher, William Prince
Votes: 2,997
12. The Funhouse (1981)
R | 96 min | Horror
Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement, but soon discover that nothing there is innocent or amusing.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Jeanne Austin, Jack McDermott
Votes: 16,287 | Gross: $7.89M
13. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Unrated | 101 min | Comedy, Horror
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley
Votes: 37,999 | Gross: $8.03M
14. Night Terrors (1993)
R | 98 min | Horror
A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with Marquis De Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Robert Englund, Zoe Trilling, Alona Kimhi, Juliano Mer-Khamis
Votes: 1,562
15. The Mangler (1995)
R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery
A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor, Jeremy Crutchley
Votes: 9,964 | Gross: $1.78M
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