Hora worked with director
Joe Dante in numerous films, including
The Howling in 1981,
Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983,
Gremlins in 1984 and its 1990 sequel,
Gremlins 2: The New Batch,
Explorers in 1985, and
Matinee in 1993. He also served as a cinematographer for
Michael Jackson's 1988 film
Moonwalker and as the pilot for the television series
Eerie, Indiana. As an actor, Hora performed in Dante's film
Innerspace (1987). He later appeared in
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992), the sequel to
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Hora also worked as the director of photography for
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. Later, Hora worked for
The Los Angeles Film School and as secretary for the
American Society of Cinematographers. In May 2005 he was honored by the magazine
American Cinematographer. ==Death==