John Landis
Department: Directing
Biography
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
The Blues Brothers
1980
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
The Silence of the Hams
1994
Into the Night
1985
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Blast Vegas
2013
Red Sun
1971
Kelly's Heroes
1970
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Laws of Deception
1997
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Darkman
1990
Death Race 2000
1975
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
Eating Raoul
1982
Robot Dracula
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Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
Parasomnia
2008
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
American Grindhouse
2011
Schlock
1973
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
RoboCop
1987
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
Venice/Venice
1992
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
The Face is Familiar
2009
Forever Ealing
2002
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Animal House
1978
Nightmare Factory
2011
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
2009
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
An American Filmmaker in London
2019
Under the Moon
—
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
Thriller 40
2023
Out of Print
2014
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009
The American Nightmare
2000
Tales of Halloween
2015
Vampirella
1996
Spider-Man 2
2004
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
Diamonds
1999
Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
1992
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
Take One: Fear on Film
1982
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
2006
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
Quicksilver Highway
1997
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Mad City
1997
Vittorio D.
2009
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010
The Abbey Road Story
1998
Trespassing Bergman
2013
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994
Masters of Horror
2002
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
I Hate Kids
2019
The Ax
2005
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003
Sleepwalkers
1992
The Body
2018
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
Trading Places
1983
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2014
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
The Muppet Movie
1979
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
1941
1979
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
Belushi
2020
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
The World Is Yours
2018
The Scenesters
2009
The Future of Fear
2011
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
—
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
Being Eddie
2025
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025
Black or White
1991
Dream On
1990
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Psychoville
2009
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Eek! The Cat
1992
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Holliston
2012
Face Off
2011
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Caroline in the City
1995
Bergman's Video
2012
The Stand
1994
In Their Own Words
2015