John Landis
Known for: Directing
Born: August 3, 1950
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.
Known for
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
Schlock
1973
An American Filmmaker in London
2019
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
Under the Moon
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
2006
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2014
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
American Grindhouse
2011
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
Robot Dracula
2026
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
Take One: Fear on Film
1982
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
The Face is Familiar
2009
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
The Future of Fear
2011
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
Being Eddie
2025
Nightmare Factory
2011
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
1992
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006
The Abbey Road Story
1998
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
Belushi
2020
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003
Laws of Deception
1997
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
Out of Print
2014
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009
The American Nightmare
2000
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Masters of Horror
2002
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
Forever Ealing
2002
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
2009
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Venice/Venice
1992
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
Into the Night
1985
Diamonds
1999
Mad City
1997
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
Sleepwalkers
1992
The Body
2018
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Vittorio D.
2009
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
Vampirella
1996
Quicksilver Highway
1997
Blast Vegas
2013
Parasomnia
2008
Tales of Halloween
2015
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
The Scenesters
2009
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Eating Raoul
1982
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Red Sun
1971
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
Trespassing Bergman
2013
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Death Race 2000
1975
Thriller 40
2023
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
The World Is Yours
2018
Darkman
1990
The World of Jim Henson
1994
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
The Silence of the Hams
1994
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012
I Hate Kids
2019
Kelly's Heroes
1970
It's Black Entertainment
2002
The Ax
2005
Animal House
1978
The Blues Brothers
1980
Spider-Man 2
2004
An American Werewolf in London
1981
1941
1979
RoboCop
1987
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005
The Muppet Movie
1979
Trading Places
1983
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
British Film Forever
2007