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.

Known For

The Blues Brothers

16 June, 1980

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

17 September, 2021

The Silence of the Hams

11 March, 1994

Into the Night

22 February, 1985

Hollywood Rated 'R'

19 June, 1997

The Kentucky Fried Movie

10 August, 1977

Kelly's Heroes

22 June, 1970

Red Sun

15 September, 1971

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

15 June, 1973

Blast Vegas

18 July, 2013

An American Werewolf in London

21 August, 1981

Laws of Deception

8 March, 1997

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

8 November, 2021

The Muppets Take Manhattan

27 June, 1984

Darkman

24 August, 1990

Death Race 2000

30 April, 1975

Psycho IV: The Beginning

10 November, 1990

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

2 February, 2010

Eating Raoul

24 March, 1982

Robot Dracula

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

14 September, 2009

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

7 October, 2008

Spontaneous Combustion

23 February, 1990

Parasomnia

17 October, 2008

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

15 October, 2010

American Grindhouse

4 February, 2011

Schlock

1 March, 1973

The Sci-Fi Boys

27 April, 2006

RoboCop

17 July, 1987

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

17 December, 2011

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

3 March, 2008

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

4 October, 2005

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

29 September, 2012

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

15 December, 1983

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

21 March, 2006

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

1 January, 1999

Venice/Venice

10 April, 1992

Bloodsucking Cinema

26 October, 2007

The Face is Familiar

8 June, 2009

Forever Ealing

5 December, 2002

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

9 August, 2024

Animal House

28 July, 1978

Nightmare Factory

27 October, 2011

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

9 August, 2009

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

21 March, 2006

An American Filmmaker in London

29 October, 2019

Under the Moon

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

2 February, 2010

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

17 November, 2023

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

16 May, 2007

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

4 September, 2004

Thriller 40

2 December, 2023

Out of Print

23 August, 2014

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

30 August, 2005

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

7 October, 2010

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

30 September, 2009

The American Nightmare

11 September, 2000

Tales of Halloween

16 October, 2015

Vampirella

28 September, 1996

Spider-Man 2

25 June, 2004

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

15 September, 2015

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

11 July, 2007

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

1 April, 2004

Diamonds

10 December, 1999

Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

5 August, 1992

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

11 March, 2016

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

18 November, 2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

25 January, 2015

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

29 April, 1996

Take One: Fear on Film

1 January, 1982

Torrente 3: The Protector

30 September, 2005

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

30 October, 2004

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

21 March, 2006

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

21 March, 2006

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

21 March, 2006

Stephen King's World of Horror

1 January, 1989

King Cohen

7 July, 2018

Quicksilver Highway

13 May, 1997

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

13 October, 2007

Mad City

7 November, 1997

Vittorio D.

17 September, 2009

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

30 April, 2004

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

1 January, 2010

The Abbey Road Story

4 January, 1998

Trespassing Bergman

28 August, 2013

B.B. King: Into the Night

1 January, 1985

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1 January, 1994

Masters of Horror

6 November, 2002

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1 January, 1992

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

8 November, 2007

I Hate Kids

18 January, 2019

The Ax

2 March, 2005

It's Black Entertainment

8 February, 2002

Torrente 3: The Protector

30 September, 2005

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

28 October, 2019

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

24 April, 2003

Sleepwalkers

10 April, 1992

The Body

21 September, 2018

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

25 August, 2012

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

8 September, 1998

Trading Places

7 June, 1983

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

24 February, 2014

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

13 October, 1998

The Muppet Movie

22 June, 1979

The World of Jim Henson

23 November, 1994

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

1 January, 2004

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

24 April, 2009

1941

14 December, 1979

Animal House: The Inside Story

13 August, 2008

Belushi

14 October, 2020

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

14 November, 2006

The Perfect Scary Movie

29 October, 2005

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

23 August, 2012

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2 May, 2021

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

8 July, 1997

The World Is Yours

15 August, 2018

The Scenesters

31 August, 2009

The Future of Fear

25 November, 2011

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

31 October, 2024

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

13 May, 2000

Bergman: A Year in a Life

12 July, 2018

Tattoos: A Scarred History

21 June, 2009

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