Kim Henkel
Writing
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.
Known for
Writing15
movieTexas Chainsaw Massacre
2022
Characters
movieLeatherface
2017
Characters
movieButcher Boys
2013
Writer
movieTexas Chainsaw 3D
2013
Characters
movieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
Original Film Writer, Characters
movieThe Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
Writer, Characters
movieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
Characters
movieThe Unseen
1980
Writer
movieEaten Alive
1976
Adaptation, Writer
movieThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
Story, Screenplay
Production11
movieTexas Chainsaw Massacre
2022
Producer
movieFound Footage 3D
2016
Producer
movieTexas Chainsaw 3D
2013
Executive Producer
tvRizzoli & Isles
2010
Location Manager
movieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
Co-Producer
movieLast Night at the Alamo
1984
Producer
movieThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
Associate Producer
