John Landis
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.
40 directing credits · 146 acting credits
Directing · 40
Psych
2006
Masters of Horror
2005
Franklin & Bash
2011
Trading Places
1983
Dream On
1990
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Fear Itself
2008
Coming to America
1988
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
The Blues Brothers
1980
An American Werewolf in London
1981
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Animal House
1978
¡Three Amigos!
1986
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Oscar
1991
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
2021
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Into the Night
1985
Spies Like Us
1985
Innocent Blood
1992
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
Burke & Hare
2010
The Stupids
1996
HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Schlock
1973
Susan's Plan
1998
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995
Family
2006
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
Slasher
2004
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
2008
Coming Soon
1982
The Kronenberg Chronicles
2002
The Great Sketch Experiment
2006
Acting · 146
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Caroline in the City
1995
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Thriller 40
2023
Trading Places
1983
Dream On
1990
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Eek! The Cat
1992
Spider-Man 2
2004
Face Off
2011
The Movies That Made Us
2019
The Stand
1994
RoboCop
1987
The Blues Brothers
1980
Kelly's Heroes
1970
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Sleepwalkers
1992
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
1941
1979
Psychoville
2009
Holliston
2012
Animal House
1978
The Muppet Movie
1979
Red Sun
1971
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Darkman
1990
Death Race 2000
1975
Mad City
1997
In Their Own Words
2015
Into the Night
1985
Bergman's Video
2012
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
The World Is Yours
2018
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992
The Silence of the Hams
1994
Tales of Halloween
2015
Trespassing Bergman
2013
The Ax
2005
Belushi
2020
American Grindhouse
2011
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
Eating Raoul
1982
Being Eddie
2025
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Vampirella
1996
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
The Body
2018
Quicksilver Highway
1997
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Parasomnia
2008
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012
Schlock
1973
Diamonds
1999
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
1992
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
I Hate Kids
2019
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
Out of Print
2014
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
The American Nightmare
2000
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003
Vittorio D.
2009
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
Take One: Fear on Film
1982
Forever Ealing
2002
Nightmare Factory
2011
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
Robot Dracula
2026
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
The Face is Familiar
2009
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
Masters of Horror
2002
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016
Venice/Venice
1992
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
The Scenesters
2009
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
2009
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
The Abbey Road Story
1998
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
2006
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
Blast Vegas
2013
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
The Future of Fear
2011
Laws of Deception
1997
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006
Under the Moon
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Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2014
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023
An American Filmmaker in London
2019