Jeff Kanew

American film director, film editor, screen writer and film producer

December 16, 1944 (79 years old)

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National Lampoon's the Legend of the Awesomest Maximus

U.S. 2010. Satire by Jeff Kanew with Will Sasso, Khary Payton, Ian Ziering. A foolish general tries to avoid a war with a vindictive Greek king when the latter's wife is kidnapped by the effeminate son of the Trojan ruler.

Runtime: 91 min.

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V.I. Warshawski

U.S. 1991. Crime drama by Jeff Kanew with Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders, Angela Goethals. A young girl persuades a Chicago private investigator to investigate the suspicious death of her father, and even offers to assist her.

Runtime: 89 min.

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Troop Beverly Hills

U.S. 1989. Comedy by Jeff Kanew with Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas. A fulfilled woman accustomed to luxury is appointed leader of her daughter

Runtime: 106 min.

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Tough Guys

U.S. 1986. Comedy by Jeff Kanew with Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Charles Durning. After thirty years in prison, two old men decide to attack a train.

Runtime: 102 min.

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Gotcha!

U.S. 1985. Police comedy by Jeff Kanew with Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Klaus Löwitsch. An American student travelling in Europe is dragged by a young woman into an espionage case.

Runtime: 100 min.

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Revenge of the Nerds

U.S. 1984. Comedy by Jeff Kanew with Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Julie Montgomery. Two students, who are more gifted academically than athletically, must face the tough guys who dominate the campus.

Runtime: 90 min.

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Eddie Macon's Run

U.S. 1983. Crime drama by Jeff Kanew with John Schneider, Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell. An eventful pursuit takes place between a prison escapee and a tenacious police officer.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Ordinary People

U.S. 1980. Psychological drama by Robert Redford with Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton.

Runtime: 126 min.

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Black Rodeo

U.S. 1972. Documentary by Jeff Kanew.

Runtime: 87 min.