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John Landis

Directing

Born: 1950-08-03
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.4

Also Known As

John David Landis约翰·兰迪斯

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Time Machine Award

2004
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director

Oscar

1992

Acting138 titles

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
10.0
Movie

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

2023Drama
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
10.0
Movie

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

2012Documentary
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
9.4
Movie

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005Documentary
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0
Movie

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007Documentary
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
9.0
Movie

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992Documentary
The Vincent Price Legacy
9.0
Movie

The Vincent Price Legacy

2025Documentary
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
8.9
Movie

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

2003Documentary
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
8.8
Movie

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983Documentary
It's Black Entertainment
8.7
Movie

It's Black Entertainment

2002Documentary
Thriller 40
8.6
Movie

Thriller 40

2023Documentary
B.B. King: Into the Night
8.2
Movie

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985Documentary
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
8.2
Movie

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024Documentary
Stephen King's World of Horror
8.0
Movie

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989Documentary
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
8.0
Movie

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

2008Documentary
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
8.0
Movie

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

2005Documentary
Masters of Horror
7.8
Movie

Masters of Horror

2002Documentary
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
7.8
Movie

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007Documentary
The Blues Brothers
7.7
Movie

The Blues Brothers

1980Drama
The Perfect Scary Movie
7.7
Movie

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005Documentary
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
7.6
Movie

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

2024Documentary
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
7.5
Movie

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004Documentary
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
7.5
Movie

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

2006Documentary
Kelly's Heroes
7.4
Movie

Kelly's Heroes

1970Action
An American Werewolf in London
7.4
Movie

An American Werewolf in London

1981Comedy
RoboCop
7.4
Movie

RoboCop

1987Action
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
7.4
Movie

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012Documentary
The World of Jim Henson
7.4
Movie

The World of Jim Henson

1994Documentary
Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4
Movie

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018Documentary
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
7.3
Movie

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999Documentary
Spider-Man 2
7.3
Movie

Spider-Man 2

2004Action
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
7.3
Movie

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998Comedy
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
7.3
Movie

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009Documentary
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
7.3
Movie

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021Documentary
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3
Series

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974-1978Sci-Fi
The Movies That Made Us
7.3
Series

The Movies That Made Us

2019-2021Documentary
Forever Ealing
7.2
Movie

Forever Ealing

2002Documentary
Nightmare Factory
7.2
Movie

Nightmare Factory

2011Documentary
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
7.2
Movie

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015Documentary
Trading Places
7.2
Movie

Trading Places

1983Comedy
The Muppet Movie
7.2
Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979Drama
Face Off
7.1
Series

Face Off

2011-2018Documentary
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
7.0
Movie

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021Documentary
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
7.0
Movie

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

2021Documentary
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
7.0
Movie

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

2010Documentary
The Sci-Fi Boys
7.0
Movie

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006Documentary
Venice/Venice
7.0
Movie

Venice/Venice

1992Drama
Animal House
7.0
Movie

Animal House

1978Comedy
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
7.0
Movie

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

2010Documentary
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
7.0
Movie

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015Documentary
Take One: Fear on Film
7.0
Movie

Take One: Fear on Film

1982Documentary
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
7.0
Movie

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004Documentary
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
7.0
Movie

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1994Documentary
Belushi
7.0
Movie

Belushi

2020Documentary
Dream On
7.0
Series

Dream On

1990-1996Comedy
The Real History of Science Fiction
7.0
Series

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014Documentary
The Ax
6.9
Movie

The Ax

2005Comedy
Psychoville
6.9
Series

Psychoville

2009-2011Comedy
Eek! The Cat
6.9
Cartoon

Eek! The Cat

1992-1997Animation
Red Sun
6.8
Movie

Red Sun

1971Action
American Grindhouse
6.8
Movie

American Grindhouse

2011Documentary
The American Nightmare
6.8
Movie

The American Nightmare

2000Documentary
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.8
Movie

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007Documentary
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
6.8
Movie

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997Documentary
The Stand
6.8
Series

The Stand

1994Sci-Fi
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
6.7
Movie

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

2009Documentary
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.7
Movie

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015Drama
The World Is Yours
6.7
Movie

The World Is Yours

2018Comedy
Being Eddie
6.7
Movie

Being Eddie

2025Documentary
The Muppets Take Manhattan
6.6
Movie

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984Romance
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
6.6
Movie

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008Documentary
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
6.6
Movie

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010Documentary
Trespassing Bergman
6.6
Movie

Trespassing Bergman

2013Documentary
Into the Night
6.5
Movie

Into the Night

1985Thriller
Eating Raoul
6.5
Movie

Eating Raoul

1982Comedy
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
6.5
Movie

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004Documentary
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
6.5
Movie

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004Documentary
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
6.5
Movie

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998Documentary
Caroline in the City
6.5
Cartoon

Caroline in the City

1995-1999Comedy
Darkman
6.4
Movie

Darkman

1990Action
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
6.4
Movie

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018Documentary
Eli Roth's History of Horror
6.4
Series

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018-2021Documentary
Mad City
6.3
Movie

Mad City

1997Thriller
Vittorio D.
6.3
Movie

Vittorio D.

2009Documentary
The Kentucky Fried Movie
6.2
Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977Comedy
The Body
6.2
Movie

The Body

2018Thriller
Death Race 2000
6.1
Movie

Death Race 2000

1975Action
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
6.1
Movie

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008Documentary
Sleepwalkers
6.1
Movie

Sleepwalkers

1992Horror
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
6.0
Movie

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006Documentary
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
6.0
Movie

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

2010Documentary
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
6.0
Movie

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009Documentary
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
6.0
Movie

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007Horror
Holliston
5.9
Series

Holliston

2012-2013Comedy
I Hate Kids
5.8
Movie

I Hate Kids

2019Comedy
1941
5.8
Movie

1941

1979Comedy
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.7
Movie

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973Action
Psycho IV: The Beginning
5.7
Movie

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990Horror
Out of Print
5.7
Movie

Out of Print

2014Documentary
Tales of Halloween
5.7
Movie

Tales of Halloween

2015Horror
Schlock
5.6
Movie

Schlock

1973Comedy
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
5.6
Movie

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011Documentary
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
5.6
Movie

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

2000Comedy
British Film Forever
5.5
Series

British Film Forever

2007Documentary
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Series

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992-2013Documentary
Hollywood Rated 'R'
5.3
Movie

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997Documentary
Torrente 3: The Protector
5.3
Movie

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005Comedy
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
5.3
Movie

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

2012Comedy
Diamonds
5.2
Movie

Diamonds

1999Comedy
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
5.2
Movie

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

2016Documentary
Quicksilver Highway
5.1
Movie

Quicksilver Highway

1997Horror
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
5.0
Movie

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003Drama
The Silence of the Hams
4.9
Movie

The Silence of the Hams

1994Thriller
Parasomnia
4.9
Movie

Parasomnia

2008Horror
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
4.9
Movie

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

2006Documentary
The Scenesters
4.9
Movie

The Scenesters

2009Comedy
Spontaneous Combustion
4.7
Movie

Spontaneous Combustion

1990Horror
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
4.6
Movie

Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger

1992Thriller
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
4.5
Movie

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006Documentary
Laws of Deception
4.0
Movie

Laws of Deception

1997Drama
Animal House: The Inside Story
4.0
Movie

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008Documentary
Vampirella
3.9
Movie

Vampirella

1996Horror
Blast Vegas
3.4
Movie

Blast Vegas

2013Sci-Fi
The Face is Familiar
2.0
Movie

The Face is Familiar

2009Documentary
Robot Dracula
New0
Movie

Robot Dracula

2026Horror
An American Filmmaker in London
0
Movie

An American Filmmaker in London

2019Documentary
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
0
Movie

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005Documentary
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
0
Movie

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996Documentary
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
0
Movie

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006Documentary
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
0
Movie

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

2010Documentary
The Abbey Road Story
0
Movie

The Abbey Road Story

1998Drama
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
0
Movie

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

2019Documentary
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
0
Movie

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

2004Documentary
Tattoos: A Scarred History
0
Movie

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009Documentary
The Rise of the Comic Strip
0
Movie

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023Documentary
Deconstructing Dunning
0
Movie

Deconstructing Dunning

2016Documentary
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
0
Movie

On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers

2025Documentary
Bergman's Video
0
Series

Bergman's Video

2012Documentary
In Their Own Words
0
Series

In Their Own Words

2015 - ...Drama

Directing39 titles

HIStory on Film, Volume II
8.6
Movie

HIStory on Film, Volume II

1997Drama
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
8.4
Movie

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

1995Drama
Michael Jackson's Thriller
8.3
Movie

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983Horror
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
8.3
Cartoon

Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten

2021 - ...Action
B.B. King: Into the Night
8.2
Movie

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985Documentary
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
8.2
Movie

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

1993Drama
George Burns Comedy Week
8.0
Series

George Burns Comedy Week

1985Comedy
Psych
7.9
Series

Psych

2006-2014Drama
The Blues Brothers
7.7
Movie

The Blues Brothers

1980Drama
An American Werewolf in London
7.4
Movie

An American Werewolf in London

1981Comedy
Franklin & Bash
7.3
Series

Franklin & Bash

2011-2014Drama
Trading Places
7.2
Movie

Trading Places

1983Comedy
Masters of Horror
7.1
Series

Masters of Horror

2005-2007Drama
Animal House
7.0
Movie

Animal House

1978Comedy
Family
7.0
Movie

Family

2006Horror
Dream On
7.0
Series

Dream On

1990-1996Comedy
Coming to America
6.9
Movie

Coming to America

1988Comedy
Slasher
6.9
Movie

Slasher

2004Documentary
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.8
Movie

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007Documentary
Coming Soon
6.8
Movie

Coming Soon

1982Documentary
Fear Itself
6.7
Series

Fear Itself

2008-2009Drama
Into the Night
6.5
Movie

Into the Night

1985Thriller
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983Horror
Oscar
6.4
Movie

Oscar

1991Comedy
¡Three Amigos!
6.3
Movie

¡Three Amigos!

1986Comedy
The Kentucky Fried Movie
6.2
Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977Comedy
Spies Like Us
6.2
Movie

Spies Like Us

1985Comedy
Innocent Blood
6.2
Movie

Innocent Blood

1992Comedy
Burke & Hare
6.1
Movie

Burke & Hare

2010Comedy
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
6.0
Movie

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990Drama
Beverly Hills Cop III
5.9
Movie

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994Action
Amazon Women on the Moon
5.9
Movie

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987Comedy
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
5.9
Series

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997-2000Comedy
Schlock
5.6
Movie

Schlock

1973Comedy
Blues Brothers 2000
5.3
Movie

Blues Brothers 2000

1998Action
The Stupids
4.9
Movie

The Stupids

1996Comedy
Susan's Plan
4.8
Movie

Susan's Plan

1998Comedy
The Kronenberg Chronicles
0
Movie

The Kronenberg Chronicles

2002Comedy
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
0
Movie

Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health

2008Horror

Writing13 titles

HIStory on Film, Volume II
8.6
Movie

HIStory on Film, Volume II

1997Drama
Michael Jackson's Thriller
8.3
Movie

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983Horror
The Blues Brothers
7.7
Movie

The Blues Brothers

1980Drama
An American Werewolf in London
7.4
Movie

An American Werewolf in London

1981Comedy
Clue
7.2
Movie

Clue

1985Comedy
Masters of Horror
7.1
Series

Masters of Horror

2005-2007Drama
Slasher
6.9
Movie

Slasher

2004Documentary
Coming Soon
6.8
Movie

Coming Soon

1982Documentary
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983Horror
An American Werewolf in Paris
5.9
Movie

An American Werewolf in Paris

1997Horror
Schlock
5.6
Movie

Schlock

1973Comedy
Blues Brothers 2000
5.3
Movie

Blues Brothers 2000

1998Action
Susan's Plan
4.8
Movie

Susan's Plan

1998Comedy

Production26 titles

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
8.8
Movie

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983Documentary
HIStory on Film, Volume II
8.6
Movie

HIStory on Film, Volume II

1997Drama
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
8.4
Movie

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

1995Drama
Michael Jackson's Thriller
8.3
Movie

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983Horror
B.B. King: Into the Night
8.2
Movie

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985Documentary
Sliders
7.6
Series

Sliders

1995-2000Action
Kelly's Heroes
7.4
Movie

Kelly's Heroes

1970Action
Clue
7.2
Movie

Clue

1985Comedy
The Lost World
7.1
Series

The Lost World

1999-2002Action
Dream On
7.0
Series

Dream On

1990-1996Comedy
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.8
Movie

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007Documentary
Coming Soon
6.8
Movie

Coming Soon

1982Documentary
Weird Science
6.7
Series

Weird Science

1994-1998Sci-Fi
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983Horror
Some Guy Who Kills People
6.1
Movie

Some Guy Who Kills People

2011Horror
Amazon Women on the Moon
5.9
Movie

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987Comedy
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
5.9
Series

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997-2000Comedy
Fuzzbucket
5.8
Movie

Fuzzbucket

1986Action
I Hate Kids
5.8
Movie

I Hate Kids

2019Comedy
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
5.5
Movie

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

1996Comedy
Blues Brothers 2000
5.3
Movie

Blues Brothers 2000

1998Action
Here Come the Munsters
5.2
Movie

Here Come the Munsters

1995Horror
Susan's Plan
4.8
Movie

Susan's Plan

1998Comedy
The Lost World
4.7
Movie

The Lost World

1998Drama
Bad Vibes
0
Movie

Bad Vibes

2024Horror
The Lost World - Gladiator
0
Movie

The Lost World - Gladiator

2001Sci-Fi

Crew7 titles

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
8.5
Movie

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966Action
Once Upon a Time in the West
8.3
Movie

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968Drama
My Name Is Nobody
7.3
Movie

My Name Is Nobody

1973Comedy
Chato's Land
6.5
Movie

Chato's Land

1972Action
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.2
Movie

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968Drama
Grabbers
6.1
Movie

Grabbers

2012Sci-Fi
Teddy Bears' Picnic
4.0
Movie

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001Comedy