Tom Huckabee was an American film director, producer, fine artist, and screenwriter.
16 Facts About Tom Huckabee
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Tom Huckabee is best known for his longtime association with US actor Bill Paxton, both in personal and professional capacities, most notably from Huckabee's "third phase" collaboration with Paxton's first film, the 1983 science fiction movie Taking Tiger Mountain.
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Tom Huckabee co-created and provided percussion for the late 70s Austin punk band Re*Cords, aka Reversible Cords.
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Tom Huckabee's band was a well-known contributor to the Texas punk scene, often to sellout crowds at the venerable Raul's Nightclub.
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Tom Huckabee came into the project later, first seeing Smith's footage in 1975.
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In 1979 Huckabee transformed the movie into a different telling of the tale, with a direction change and reflections of William S Burroughs.
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Tom Huckabee later shot and edited a 1980s documentary regarding psychedelics, starring James Cameron.
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In 1997, Tom Huckabee Huckabe was associate producer and music supervisor on Bill Paxton's Traveller.
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In 2001, Tom Huckabee produced and directed a major live event, "Arthur C Clarke: Beyond 2001".
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Tom Huckabee spent many hours communicating with Clarke, often between Los Angeles and Sri Lanka, over lighting and design ideas.
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Tom Huckabee was involved with Bill Paxton's 2001 directorial debut movie Frailty, starring Bill and Matthew McConaughey.
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In 2009, Tom Huckabee wrote and directed the feature film Carried Away.
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Tom Huckabee personally secured talent for two of the five March 2017 experimental theatrical performances of Fort Worth's "White Rabbit Red Rabbit".
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Tom Huckabee was Consulting Producer for Amphibian Stage Productions, who mounted the play.
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Tom Huckabee married prolific Hollywood casting director Barbara Cohen on 8 October 1983.
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Tom Huckabee was considered "a mainstay of Fort Worth's film scene".