Kim Henkel

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.

Kim Henkel
Born	January 19, 1946 Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas, Austin
Occupation	Screenwriter, film director, film producer
Known for	Co-writer of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Early life

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 (1994).[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 2010 with another tale of cannibals titled Butcher Boys (2011), 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.

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
1994	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	Roles: Radio Host #2 / Lionel
2012	Butcher Boys	Writer
2013	Texas Chainsaw 3D	Executive producer
2016	Found Footage 3D	Producer
2017	Leatherface	Executive producer
2021	Untitled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel	Producer

References

1. Bloom, John (November 2004). "They Came. They Sawed". Texas Monthly.
2. Alison Macor. Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas University of Texas Press: Austin, 2010.
3. Squires, John (July 22, 2014). "HL Exclusive: Writer/Director Kim Henkel Reveals Secrets of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation'". Halloween Love. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
4. O'Connell, Joe (November 26, 2010). "'Boneboys' cannibal comedy traces roots back to 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre'". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
5. "Found Footage 3D Makes First Casting Announcement". Dread Central. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
6. "Making A Killer Movie: Interview with Steve DeGennaro". Cult Movie Mania. January 24, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
7. Miska, Brad (January 8, 2014). "'Found Footage 3D' To Begin Shooting This May". Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

External links

• Kim Henkel at IMDb