Known for Directing
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.
Born
August 3, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Filmography
206 films, 30 shows


Burke & Hare
2010 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.


In Sickness and in Health
2008 · 45m
country: United States
It is Samantha's wedding day- but she gets a note saying her groom-to-be is a serial killer.


Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · 1h 29m
country: Canada
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, etc.), established comedians (Billy Crystal, Rosanna Barr, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, etc.) and young comedians (Jeff Atoll, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, etc.).


Family
2006 · 58m
country: Canada
Harold is a seemingly peaceful neighbor in a quiet mid-western neighborhood, but underneath, he's a murderous psychopath who sets his eyes on a couple that have moved in across the street.


Deer Woman
2006 · 57m
country: Canada
A harried, burned-out cop believes that a recent string of murders proves that the murderer might be a deer-like creature in the form of a beautiful woman, straight from a local Native American folklore legend.
The Great Sketch Experiment
The Great Sketch Experiment
2006 · 28m
country: United States
Internet icons, teamed up with JibJab and legendary director John Landis in 2006 for The Great Sketch Experiment. Together they birthed some embryo of original comedies.


Slasher
2004 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A documentary on a stereotypically shady used car salesman, one who convinces customers to buy vehicles that others have deemed unfit for sale.


The Kronenberg Chronicles
2002 · 24m
country: Unknown
Adventurer & scientist, Dr. Julius Kronenberg, hunts for the legendary Chupacabra in Puerto Rico.


Susan's Plan
1998 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.


Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · 2h 3m
country: United States
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.


HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 · 1h 46m
country: Tanzania
Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films.


The Stupids
1996 · 1h 34m
country: United Kingdom
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.


Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · 1h 30m
country: United States
This compilation features 10 of Michael Jackson's greatest video hits, including "Billie Jean," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Black or White," "Rock With You" and others. -Includes the never before seen 18 minute version of "Bad". Directed by Martin Scorsese. Featuring Wesley Snipes. -9:30 Long Version of "The Way You Make Me Feel". -"Black Or White"- short film "Panther" version -"thriller"- "monstrous masterpiece" the ultimate "music movie" 14 minutes of horrific fun by director John Landis. -"remember The Time"- directed by John Singleton (Higher Learning, Boyz N The Hood, Shaft),features Eddie Murphy and Magic Johnson.


Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · 1h 45m
country: United States
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.


Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · 1h 52m
country: Unknown
Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual and musical highlights of his most recent string of hit singles. As well as extensive behind the scenes profiles of the making of Michael's state of the art short films.


Innocent Blood
1992 · 1h 52m
country: United States
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.


Oscar
1991 · 1h 49m
country: United States
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.


Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · 45m
country: United States
This special celebration of Disneyland's 35th anniversary, bursting at the seams with celebrity cameos, focuses on the changes Disneyland has undergone over the years, as the featured stars reminisce about their favorite attractions.


Coming to America
1988 · 1h 57m
country: United States
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.


Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 · 1h 24m
country: United States
Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.


¡Three Amigos!
1986 · 1h 43m
country: United States
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.


Spies Like Us
1985 · 1h 42m
country: United States
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.


Into the Night
1985 · 1h 55m
country: United States
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.


B.B. King: Into the Night
1985 · 27m
country: United States
A short documentary about B.B. King and his time working on the score for the 1985 movie "Into the Night" starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer.


Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · 14m
country: United States
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.


Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · 1h 41m
country: United States
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."


Trading Places
1983 · 1h 56m
country: United States
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.


Coming Soon
1982 · 55m
country: United States
Director John Landis has combed the vaults of Universal Studios, Hollywood's preeminent producer of horror films and edited them into this retrospective documentary featuring clips from preview trailers dating from Lon Chaney's 1923 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" to the present day. Scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis hosts and narrates this tribute featuring Frankenstein, the Wolfman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Godzilla, Tarantula,, the Phantom of the Opera, Dracula and their infamous progeny.


An American Werewolf in London
1981 · 1h 37m
country: United Kingdom
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.


The Blues Brothers
1980 · 2h 13m
country: United States
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.


Animal House
1978 · 1h 49m
country: United States
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.


The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977 · 1h 23m
country: United States
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.


Schlock
1973 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense of the absurd.