Question: Who was the director of the movie that starred a British-American actor and singer in the 1979 release?
Context: Bryan Fisher (born August 1, 1980) is a British-American actor who is best known for his role as Jason McNamara, Carmen's boyfriend in "George Lopez".  He has also guest starred in many other shows such as The Invisible Man, The Chronicle, and also starred in the 2006 TV movie "Jekyll + Hyde". Salem's Lot (also known as Salem's Lot: The Movie, Salem's Lot: The Miniseries and Blood Thirst) is a 1979 American television adaptation of the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King.  Directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul and James Mason, the plot revolves around a writer returning to his hometown and discovering that its citizens are turning into vampires.  "Salem's Lot" combines elements of both the vampire film and haunted house subgenres of horror. Michael "Clip" Payne (born William Michael Payne on September 25, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician.  He has been a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective since 1977.  First credited on Parliament's 1979 release "Gloryhallastoopid" with "Choir Chours", he has appeared on over 20 Parliament-Funkadelic collective recordings primarily as a vocalist and keyboardist.  Payne, who is sometimes called "The Man in the Box", typically acts as an on-stage commentator during Parliament-Funkadelic's live performances. Rarities 1979-1981 was the digital release by the Southern Californian punk rock band Cardiac Kidz of the vinyl LP released by Rave-Up records in 2009.  This album, contains the 14 tracks from the vinyl LP plus unreleased tracks from the 1979 Spirit Night Club show in which the EP "Playground" showcased 4 tracks in the 1979 release.The CD also contains studio recordings that couldn't fit on the vinyl LP record.  The Cardiac Kidz showcased their ability to cross music genres by producing music that treads over both punk rock, and new wave.  Along with "Meet with Me", it was released on December 1, 2010 on Blindspot Records. Mighty Diamonds are a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence.  The group was formed in 1969 and remains together as of 2012.  They are best known for their 1976 debut album "Right Time" produced by Joseph Hoo Kim and the 1979 release "Deeper Roots". The Singles Album is a compilation of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's and Jimi Hendrix's singles (up to the 1979 release of Gloria) on a two record set and also on cassette, released only in Europe in 1983 (later released in 1985 on CD also as a two disc set).  Digital engineering was done by Carlos Olms in London. "Heavy Love Affair" is a funk song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye.  Released as the second and last single off Gaye's last Motown album, "In Our Lifetime", in 1981, the song was based on Gaye's real-life emotional crisis after being separated from his wife at the time.  In some parts of the song, Gaye knows that he's a major female attraction but still feels the warmth of his lost love saying "lots of ladies love me/but it's still a lonesome town" bringing that point clearer in the next verse saying "you got me looking for love (again)".  The song became one of his lowest-charted Billboard hits on the R&B side reaching just #61 there becoming the final release of Gaye's on the Tamla (Motown) label before he left the label for Columbia the next year.  The musical background of this song originally came from the song, "Life's a Game of Give and Take" from Marvin's aborted 1979 release, "Love Man" David Soul (born August 28, 1943) is an American-British actor and singer.  He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the ABC television series "Starsky & Hutch" from 1975 to 1979.  He became a British citizen in 2004. The Beginning of the Enz is a 1979 release from New Zealand rock group Split Enz.  The album is a collection of songs from the early days of the band.  Several of these songs, such as "129", "Lovey Dovey" and "Spellbound" were later re-recorded and included on albums such as Mental Notes and Second Thoughts. Live: All the Way from America is a live album by the British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading.  It was Armatrading's second live album, following the 1979 release of "Steppin' Out", and was, therefore, the first live album she had released in twenty-five years.  Armatrading was on tour following the release of her 2003 studio album "Lovers Speak", and a concert from this tour was recorded on 25 June 2003 at the Lillian Fontaine Garden Theatre in Saratoga, California.  The album takes its title from her 1980 song "All the Way from America", which originally appeared on the album "Me Myself I".  It was released in 2004 on digital format, CD and DVD by Savoy Records / SLG, and re-released in 2009 in CD format on the 429 Records label.
Answer: Tobe Hooper