birthday: 1950-08-03

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

John Landis

Biography

John 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.

The Blues Brothers

1980 . movie

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021 . movie

The Silence of the Hams

1994 . movie

Into the Night

1985 . movie

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997 . movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977 . movie

Kelly's Heroes

1970 . movie

Red Sun

1971 . movie

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 . movie

Blast Vegas

2013 . movie

An American Werewolf in London

1981 . movie

Laws of Deception

1997 . movie

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

2021 . movie

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984 . movie

Darkman

1990 . movie

Death Race 2000

1975 . movie

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990 . movie

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

2010 . movie

Eating Raoul

1982 . movie

Robot Dracula

. movie

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

2009 . movie

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008 . movie

Spontaneous Combustion

1990 . movie

Parasomnia

2008 . movie

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010 . movie

American Grindhouse

2011 . movie

Schlock

1973 . movie

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006 . movie

RoboCop

1987 . movie

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011 . movie

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008 . movie

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005 . movie

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012 . movie

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983 . movie

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

2006 . movie

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999 . movie

Venice/Venice

1992 . movie

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007 . movie

The Face is Familiar

2009 . movie

Forever Ealing

2002 . movie

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

2024 . movie

Animal House

1978 . movie

Nightmare Factory

2011 . movie

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

2009 . movie

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006 . movie

An American Filmmaker in London

2019 . movie

Under the Moon

. movie

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

2010 . movie

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

2023 . movie

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007 . movie

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004 . movie

Thriller 40

2023 . movie

Out of Print

2014 . movie

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005 . movie

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

2010 . movie

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009 . movie

The American Nightmare

2000 . movie

Tales of Halloween

2015 . movie

Vampirella

1996 . movie

Spider-Man 2

2004 . movie

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015 . movie

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007 . movie

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004 . movie

Diamonds

1999 . movie

Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

1992 . movie

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

2016 . movie

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015 . movie

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

2015 . movie

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996 . movie

Take One: Fear on Film

1982 . movie

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005 . movie

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004 . movie

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006 . movie

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

2006 . movie

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

2006 . movie

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989 . movie

King Cohen

2018 . movie

Quicksilver Highway

1997 . movie

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007 . movie

Mad City

1997 . movie

Vittorio D.

2009 . movie

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004 . movie

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

2010 . movie

The Abbey Road Story

1998 . movie

Trespassing Bergman

2013 . movie

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985 . movie

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1994 . movie

Masters of Horror

2002 . movie

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992 . movie

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007 . movie

I Hate Kids

2019 . movie

The Ax

2005 . movie

It's Black Entertainment

2002 . movie

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005 . movie

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

2019 . movie

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

2003 . movie

Sleepwalkers

1992 . movie

The Body

2018 . movie

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

2012 . movie

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998 . movie

Trading Places

1983 . movie

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

2014 . movie

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998 . movie

The Muppet Movie

1979 . movie

The World of Jim Henson

1994 . movie

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

2004 . movie

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009 . movie

1941

1979 . movie

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008 . movie

Belushi

2020 . movie

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006 . movie

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005 . movie

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

2012 . movie

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021 . movie

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997 . movie

The World Is Yours

2018 . movie

The Scenesters

2009 . movie

The Future of Fear

2011 . movie

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024 . movie

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

2000 . movie

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018 . movie

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009 . movie

Dream On

1990 . tv

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 . tv

Psychoville

2009 . tv

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 . tv

Eek! The Cat

1992 . tv

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

1992 . tv

The Movies That Made Us

2019 . tv

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 . tv

Holliston

2012 . tv

Face Off

2011 . tv

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014 . tv

Caroline in the City

1995 . tv

Bergman's Video

2012 . tv

The Stand

1994 . tv

In Their Own Words

2015 . tv