# Director Tobe Hooper has gone to that meat hook in the sky. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-tobe-hooper-has-gone-to-that-meat-hook-in-the-sky/794847 "2017-08-27T16:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-tobe-hooper-has-gone-to-that-meat-hook-in-the-sky/794847/1 "2017-08-27T16:59:49Z")
Imho Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a masterpiece of modern horror film. It relaunched the genre and lead to John Carpenter’s Halloween films, Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street Series and other films by dozens more filmmakers. I enjoy Tobe’s leaser known film Eaten Alive. > **[Tobe Hooper, ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and ‘Poltergeist’ Director, Dies at 74](https://variety.com/2017/film/news/tobe-hooper-dead-dies-texas-chain-saw-massacre-poltergeist-director-dies-1202539868/amp/)** > > Tobe Hooper, horror director best known for helming "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and "Poltergeist," died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, Calif. [https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/entertainment/tobe-hooper-director-texas-chain-massacre-dead-74-article-1.3446500](https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/entertainment/tobe-hooper-director-texas-chain-massacre-dead-74-article-1.3446500) > [@](#): > > Hooper’s legacy as one of the most influential horror directors of all time was set in stone with “Chain Saw,” which starred a group of relatively unknown actors as teenagers desperately trying to escape the grip of a family of cannibals and the ominous Leatherface. > > Hooper shot the film on a slim budget of less than $300,000, but it went on to be a massive box office success, and sparked a successful franchise and remakes — even if it was banned in several countries for complaints of violence. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-tobe-hooper-has-gone-to-that-meat-hook-in-the-sky/794847/2 "2017-08-27T17:05:36Z")
I know it’s Hooper I asked the mods to fix the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-tobe-hooper-has-gone-to-that-meat-hook-in-the-sky/794847/3 "2017-08-27T18:52:18Z")
The mod fixed the thread title, Thank you! Horror film directors are posting tributes to Tobe on twitter. I’ve always heard that Tobe was well liked & respected in the industry. Here’s a compilation of his peers’ comments so far. > **[Horror Directors Lead Hollywood Tributes to Tobe Hooper: ‘Your Legacy Lives On’](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/horror-directors-lead-hollywood-tributes-tobe-hooper-legacy-171057519.html)** > > Hollywood lost a horror icon this weekend when “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Poltergeist” director Tobe Hooper died in Sherman Oaks, Calif. on Saturday. He was 74. Filmmakers and other celebrities were quick to pay tribute to the late director on... ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-tobe-hooper-has-gone-to-that-meat-hook-in-the-sky/794847/4 "2017-08-28T11:28:56Z")
RIP Tobe. Or not, as is your wish. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-tobe-hooper-has-gone-to-that-meat-hook-in-the-sky/794847/5 "2017-08-28T18:25:13Z")
George A . Romero died July 16 and Tobe died Aug 26. Just 5 weeks apart. It seems likely that Tobe was inspired by Romero’s work. I’ve never been able to confirm that. Night of the Living Dead came out 1968. Texas Chainsaw released 1974. Roger Corman is still alive and his production company is still cranking out B movies. Roger’s independent films throughout the 60’s proved that good movies could be made on a shoe string budget. The Little Shop of Horrors, House of Usher, and The Raven were low budget, but still entertaining.