🎬 Director
John Landis
🎂 Born 3 August 1950 (age 75)📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Popularity Score
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Acting Credits
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John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.
Known For
Directed Films(31)
★ 7.2
Trading Places
1983
Director
★ 8.3
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Director
★ 6.9
Coming to America
1988
Director
★ 7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980
Director
★ 7.4
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Director
★ 7.0
Animal House
1978
Director
★ 6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Director
★ 5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Director
★ 6.3
¡Three Amigos!
1986
Director
★ 5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Director
★ 6.2
Spies Like Us
1985
Director
★ 6.3
Oscar
1991
Director
★ 6.1
Burke & Hare
2010
Director
★ 4.9
The Stupids
1996
Director
★ 4.8
Susan's Plan
1998
Director
★ 6.2
Innocent Blood
1992
Director
★ 6.5
Into the Night
1985
Director
★ 6.2
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
Director
★ 5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Director
★ 8.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
Director
★ 8.6
HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997
Director
★ 6.0
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
Director
★ 5.6
Schlock
1973
Director
★ 6.8
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Director
★ 8.4
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995
Director
★ 7.0
Family
2006
Director
★ 6.8
Coming Soon
1982
Director
★ 8.2
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
Director
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
2008
Director
★ 6.9
Slasher
2004
Director
The Kronenberg Chronicles
2002
Director
Full Filmography(123 films)
YearTitleRating
1983Trading Places★ 7.22004Spider-Man 2★ 7.31987RoboCop★ 7.41980The Blues Brothers★ 7.71981An American Werewolf in London★ 7.41978Animal House★ 7.01970Kelly's Heroes★ 7.41992Sleepwalkers★ 6.11979The Muppet Movie★ 7.219791941★ 5.81971Red Sun★ 6.81990Darkman★ 6.41973Battle for the Planet of the Apes★ 5.71975Death Race 2000★ 6.22005Torrente 3: The Protector★ 5.32025Being Eddie★ 6.72023Thriller 40★ 8.71997Mad City★ 6.31985Into the Night★ 6.51990Psycho IV: The Beginning★ 5.71977The Kentucky Fried Movie★ 6.21984The Muppets Take Manhattan★ 6.61994The Silence of the Hams★ 4.92018The World Is Yours★ 6.71982Eating Raoul★ 6.52005The Ax★ 6.92018The Body★ 6.22013Trespassing Bergman★ 6.62015Tales of Halloween★ 5.72019I Hate Kids★ 5.81990Spontaneous Combustion★ 4.72014Out of Print★ 5.72012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan★ 7.42012Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader★ 5.32008Parasomnia★ 4.92006The Sci-Fi Boys★ 7.02018Bergman: A Year in a Life★ 7.42002Forever Ealing★ 7.22000Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby★ 5.62009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story★ 7.32009Vittorio D.★ 6.31996Vampirella★ 3.92000The American Nightmare★ 6.82003Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies★ 8.91973Schlock★ 5.62013Blast Vegas★ 3.41994The World of Jim Henson★ 7.42011Nightmare Factory★ 7.22010Machete Maidens Unleashed!★ 6.61999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'★ 7.31997Quicksilver Highway★ 5.02015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead★ 6.72024The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee★ 7.62007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project★ 6.81999Diamonds★ 5.22011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis★ 5.62015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex★ 7.21998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'★ 6.52021I Am Alfred Hitchcock★ 7.32003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment★ 5.01992Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger★ 4.62024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters★ 8.22005The Perfect Scary Movie★ 7.72002It's Black Entertainment★ 8.71998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion★ 7.32020Belushi★ 7.02011American Grindhouse★ 6.82025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers—1983Making Michael Jackson's Thriller★ 8.82009Tattoos: A Scarred History—2009The Face is Familiar★ 2.01992Venice/Venice★ 7.02016Sidemen: Long Road To Glory★ 5.22018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen★ 6.42005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection★ 8.02026Robot Dracula—1985B.B. King: Into the Night★ 8.22015In Their Own Words: Jim Henson★ 7.02002Masters of Horror★ 7.82009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'★ 6.71997Laws of Deception★ 4.02007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman★ 9.02010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.★ 7.02010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth★ 7.02008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX★ 6.62008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”★ 8.02009The Scenesters★ 4.91989Stephen King's World of Horror★ 8.02007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness★ 6.02021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida★ 7.02021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster★ 7.02025The Vincent Price Legacy★ 9.01997Hollywood Rated 'R'★ 5.3200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage★ 6.02008Animal House: The Inside Story★ 4.01997Who Is Henry Jaglom?★ 6.82007Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story★ 7.82004Mario Bava: Operazione paura★ 6.52008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood★ 6.12004Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River★ 7.51992The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team★ 9.02006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet★ 4.52010David Bowie: Rare and Unseen—1994The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder★ 7.02023The Rise of the Comic Strip—2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy★ 9.42012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features★ 10.02004Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures★ 7.02006(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style★ 7.51982Take One: Fear on Film★ 7.02004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen★ 6.52009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood★ 6.02019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf—1996Abbott & Costello Meet Biography—2016Deconstructing Dunning—2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry★ 6.02004Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation—2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music—1998The Abbey Road Story—2023The Credible Adventures of Mr. T★ 10.02006Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades—2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound★ 4.92019An American Filmmaker in London—