Though he has worked in the horror and dark fantasy genres for more than two decades, producer-writer-director Tobe Hooper's significant contributions can all be traced to just two films: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) and "Poltergeist" (1982). Though produced under very different circumstances -- the former was an ultra-low-budget exploitation potboiler while the latter was a major studio spectacular -- both films were major commercial successes that reflected the zeitgeist of their day. Surprisingly, neither had quite the salutary effect on Hooper's career as one might have expected.
