John Blanchard

Canadian television director

January 1, 1901 (123 years old)

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Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th

V.O.: Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth

U.S. 2000. Comedy by John Blanchard with Coolio, Shirley Jones, Tom Arnold. A masked killer is terrorizing a high school.

Runtime: 86 min.

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Hot Sneakers

Can. 1990. Fantasy comedy by John Blanchard with David Murray, Allen Fawcett, Mark Duffus. A timid accountant becomes a champion runner thanks to the intervention of a seemingly good fairy.

Runtime: 81 min.

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Et si c'était vrai!

V.O.: Really Weird Tales

Can. 1986. Sketches by Don McBrearty, Paul Lynch, John Blanchard with Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy. Three bizarre stories featuring a convent girl with supernatural powers, an albino alien, and a clueless singer.

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Rocket Boy

Can. 1984. Fantasy comedy by John Blanchard with Dave Thomas, Robert Donner, Kathleen Laskie. A young man, who is a video store clerk, is transformed into a superhero when he intercepts an inter-galactic message.