Kim Henkel
Producer, Schrijver, Regisseur, Acteur, Redacteur
19 januari 1946 (80 years)
Kim David Henkel (born January 19, 1946) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He is best known as the co-writer of Tobe Hooper's horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Henkel and Hooper co-wrote the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre screenplay. Henkel both wrote and directed a sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995).
He also wrote and co-produced the Eagle Pennell classic Last Night at the Alamo (1983) as well as the adaptation of Hooper's Eaten Alive (1977).
Henkel returned to the horror genre in 2012 with another tale of cannibals titled Butcher Boys (2012 film), which was co-directed by two of his former film students Duane Graves and Justin Meeks. Henkel had previously worked with the pair as a producer on their debut feature The Wild Man of the Navidad.
Most recently, he produced the horror film Found Footage 3D, which was released on the horror streaming service Shudder in 2017.
He has been a lecturer in screenwriting at Rice University.
Henkel and Hooper co-wrote the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre screenplay. Henkel both wrote and directed a sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995).
He also wrote and co-produced the Eagle Pennell classic Last Night at the Alamo (1983) as well as the adaptation of Hooper's Eaten Alive (1977).
Henkel returned to the horror genre in 2012 with another tale of cannibals titled Butcher Boys (2012 film), which was co-directed by two of his former film students Duane Graves and Justin Meeks. Henkel had previously worked with the pair as a producer on their debut feature The Wild Man of the Navidad.
Most recently, he produced the horror film Found Footage 3D, which was released on the horror streaming service Shudder in 2017.
He has been a lecturer in screenwriting at Rice University.
Known For
Cinematografie
| 2024 | Chain Reactions · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | |
| 2017 | Leatherface · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 2012 | |
| 2008 | The Wild Man of the Navidad · as Co-ProducerOp Plex |
| 2006 | |
| 2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre · as Co-Producer |
| 1994 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 50th Anniversary · as Associate ProducerOp Plex |
| 2012 | |
| 2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre · as Original Film Writer |
| 1983 | |
| 1980 |
| 2008 | The Wild Man of the Navidad · as Radio Host #2Op Plex |
| 2008 | The King of Texas · as Cast |
| 1996 | |
| 1983 | Last Night at the Alamo · as Lionel |
| 1971 | Eggshells · as Toes |
| 2024 | Dinner with Leatherface · as Self |
| 2007 | The Fearmakers Collection · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 1996 |
| 2022 | The Sawyer Massacre · as Characters Created By |
| 2022 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre · as Characters |
| 2017 | Leatherface · as Characters |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw · as CharactersOp Plex |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles · as Location Manager |
| 2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning · as Characters |
| 1994 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation · as Characters |
| 1990 | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III · as Characters |
| 1986 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 · as Characters |
| 1976 | Eaten Alive · as AdaptationOp Plex |
| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 50th Anniversary · as StoryOp Plex |