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 ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, ...

'' with

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Early life

Henkel was born in

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and grew up in several small towns in

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. He began his university studies at the

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in 1964 majoring in English. He graduated in 1969. Mutual friends introduced Henkel to

and Henkel acted in Hooper's first feature film, '' Eggshells'' (1969).Alison Macor. ''Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas'' University of Texas Press: Austin, 2010.

Career

Henkel and Hooper co-wrote the original ''

'' 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 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''. 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

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; as well as Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Filmography

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