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John Landis

John Landis

John Landis

Aug 03, 1950 (75 years old)

Overview

Birthday

Aug 03, 1950

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.

Known For

Thriller 40

Thriller 40

Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the...

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

Mr. T is an office worker with a passion. After...

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

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

Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been...

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary...

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story...

Belushi

Belushi

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death,...

An American Filmmaker in London

An American Filmmaker in London

A newly filmed interview with John Landis in which he...

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

A newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring...

I Hate Kids

I Hate Kids

Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling...

The Body

The Body

In Los Angeles, on Halloween night, a hitman tries to...

Acting

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

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

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

An American Filmmaker in London

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

The World Is Yours

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Tales of Halloween

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

The Future of Fear

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

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

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

Tattoos: A Scarred History

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Animal House: The Inside Story

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

Bloodsucking Cinema

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

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

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

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Torrente 3: The Protector

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

Masters of Horror

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

The Abbey Road Story

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Quicksilver Highway

Laws of Deception

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

The World of Jim Henson

The Silence of the Hams

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Stephen King's World of Horror

B.B. King: Into the Night