Kim Henkel
Kim David Henkel (born January 19, 1946) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with Tobe Hooper.
Life and career
Early years and education
Henkel was born in Virginia and grew up in several small towns in South Texas. He began his university studies at the University of Texas at Austin[1] in 1964 majoring in English. He graduated in 1969. Mutual friends introduced Henkel to Tobe Hooper and Henkel acted in Hooper's first feature film, Eggshells (1969).[2]
Career
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).[3] He also wrote and co-produced the Eagle Pennell classic Last Night at the Alamo (1983) as well as the adaptation for Hooper's Eaten Alive (1977).
Henkel returned to the horror genre in 2012 with another tale of cannibals titled Butcher Boys, 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.[4] Most recently, he produced the horror film Found Footage 3D,[5][6][7] which was released on the horror streaming service Shudder in 2017.
He has been a lecturer in screenwriting at Rice University; as well as Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Eggshells | Actor | Role: Toes |
| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Writer | |
| 1977 | Eaten Alive | Writer (adaptation) | |
| 1980 | The Unseen | Story | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Last Night at the Alamo | Writer, actor | Role: Lionel |
| 1995 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation | Writer, director | |
| 1995 | Doc's Full Service | Writer | |
| 2003 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Co-producer | |
| 2004 | Rio Peligroso: A Day in the Life of a Legendary Coyote | Actor | Role: Voice (uncredited) |
| 2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Producer | |
| 2008 | The Wild Man of the Navidad | Actor, producer | Roles: Radio Host #2 / Lionel |
| 2012 | Butcher Boys | Writer, producer | |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | Executive producer | |
| 2016 | Found Footage 3D | Producer | |
| 2017 | Leatherface | Executive producer | |
| 2022 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Producer |
References
External links
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- American male screenwriters
- Film directors from Virginia
- Film producers from Virginia
- Texas A&M University System
- Rice University staff
- Screenwriting instructors
- University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni
- American horror film directors
- Screenwriters from Virginia
- Screenwriters from Texas
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American screenwriters