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John Landis

John Landis

American film director, screenwriter and producer
August 3, 1950 (74 years old)
U.S. 2020. Horror comedy by Max Landis.
Runtime: 97 min
G.-B. 2010. Comedy by John Landis with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher.
Runtime: 91 min.
U.S. 2007. Documentary by John Landis. A look back at the life and career of Don Rickles, known for his insult comedy.
U.S. 1998. Musical by John Landis with Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton. An ex-convict seeks to reform his old blues band to compete in a music contest in Louisiana.
Runtime: 123 min.
U.S. 1998. Police comedy by John Landis with Nastassja Kinski, Billy Zane, Michael Biehn. A woman hires killers to eliminate her ex-husband in order to collect his life insurance premium.
Runtime: 89 min.
U.S. 1996. Fantasy comedy by John Landis with Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1994. Police comedy by John Landis with Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo. A police detective tries to uncover the illegal activities of a so-called philanthropist who runs an amusement park.
Runtime: 103 min.
U.S. 1992. Horror by John Landis with Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia. A female vampire and a police officer team up to eliminate a mobster who has been transformed into the undead.
Runtime: 113 min.
U.S. 1991. Comedy by John Landis with Sylvester Stallone, Tim Curry, Vincent Spano. A gangster who want to do the right thing tries to untangle a misunderstanding involving his daughter, his driver, his accountant, and the latter's fianc
Runtime: 110 min.
U.S. 1990. Horror by Mick Garris with Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey. On an open line on the radio, a murderer tells how he came to kill his mother who tormented him.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1988. Comedy by John Landis with Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones. To escape a marriage arranged by his father, an African prince travels to New York to find a wife.
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 1986. Comedy by John Landis with Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short. To defend themselves against criminals , the inhabitants of a Mexican village call on three actors who believe they are being asked to put on a show.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1986. Sketches by Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss with Steve Forrest, Joey Travolta, Rosanna Arquette. Various strange incidents occur during the presentation of a science fiction film by a television station.
Runtime: 85 min.
U.S. 1985. Comedy by John Landis with Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon. To distract the Russians, the American secret service sends two incompetent employees to Pakistan.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1985. Police comedy by John Landis with Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Harrold. An engineer finds himself involved in an emerald smuggling case.
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 1983. Comedy by John Landis with Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis. For the purposes of a bet, two businesspeople replace their manager with a Black man who has no background in finance.
Runtime: 116 min.
U.S. 1983. Sketches by John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller with Vic Morrow, Scatman Crothers, Kathleen Quinlan. Four extraordinary stories inspired by a successful television series from the 1960s.
G.-B. 1981. Horror comedy by John Landis with David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1980. Comedy by John Landis with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher.
Runtime: 133 min.
U.S. 1978. Satire by John Landis with John Belushi, Bruce McGill, Martha Smith. A middle school principal is looking for a way to expel a group of unruly and messy students.
Runtime: 109 min.
U.S. 1977. Satire by John Landis with Evan Kim, Marilyn Joy, Jim Abrahams.
Runtime: 83 min.
U.S. 1972. Comedy by John Landis with John Landis, Saul Kahan, Eliza Roberts.
Runtime: 79 min.

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