Tobe Hooper

Director. Born 25 January 1943 in Austin, Texas, USA. Died 26 August 2017.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Born

25 January 1943, Austin, Texas, USA

Died

26 August 2017

Active

1974–1985

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

71Critics

We rate Tobe’s work 8 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $164m across 3 films with figures
Active: 1974–1985

Genres

Horror3
Action1
Mystery1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre1974

65WorstLifeforce1985

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21960s

61970s

111980s

141990s

102000s

72010s

42020s

Awards

Other awards1 won

Won2003Time Machine Award: Time Machine Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.