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Kim Henkel

Kim Henkel

Known For Writing
Birthday Jan 19, 1946 (79)
Birthplace Virginia, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 di ... rected 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.

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Filmography

Last Night at the Alamo

Last Night at the Alamo

1984

as Lionel

Eggshells

Eggshells

1969

as Toes

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2022

Characters

The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

2019

Thanks

Leatherface

Leatherface

2017

Characters

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

2013

Characters

Butcher Boys

Butcher Boys

2013

Writer

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2003

Original Film Writer

Doc's Full Service

Doc's Full Service

1994

Writer

Last Night at the Alamo

Last Night at the Alamo

1984

Writer, Editor

The Unseen

The Unseen

1980

Writer

Eaten Alive

Eaten Alive

1976

Writer, Adaptation

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974

Story, Screenplay

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