John Landis

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  • 72
  • Male
  • 1950-08-03
  • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Directing
John 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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Credits

Available to watch on

acting
127

directing
46

production
22

writing
15

crew
5

68%

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

Self

78%

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021

Self

74%

Belushi

2020

Self (archive footage)

0%

Michael Jackson What If?

2020

 

76%

The Movies That Made Us

2019 — 1 episode

Self

67%

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

2019

Self

63%

I Hate Kids

2019

Psychic #4

76%

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 — 3 episodes

 

70%

The Body

2018

Man in Bathroom

68%

The World Is Yours

2018

Couple

75%

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

Himself

81%

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

2016

 

77%

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015

Himself

60%

Tales of Halloween

2015

Jebediah Rex

0%

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

Self - Friend & Filmmaker

73%

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

2015

Self, Film Director

65%

Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction

2014 — 2 episodes

Himself

70%

Out of Print

2014

Himself

73%

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014 — 2 episodes

Himself

0%

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

2014

 

64%

Trespassing Bergman

2013

Self

32%

Blast Vegas

2013

Salesman #1

0%

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

2012

 

0%

Bergmans video

2012

Self

47%

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

2012

Professor

69%

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011

Self

74%

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2011

Self

52%

Nightmare Factory

2011

Himself

78%

Face Off

2011 — 1 episode

Guest Judge

70%

American Grindhouse

2011

Himself

74%

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

2010

Himself

73%

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

Himself

77%

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

2010

Self

50%

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

2010

 

70%

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009

Himself

70%

Vittorio D.

2009

Self

67%

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

2009

Self

46%

The Scenesters

2009

Judge Paxton B. Johnson

35%

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

2009

Himself

76%

Psychoville

2009 — 1 episode

 

60%

The Face Is Familiar

2009

 

76%

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009

Himself

48%

Parasomnia

2008

Department Store Manager

63%

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008

Himself

46%

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008

Self

64%

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

2008

Himself

76%

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007

Self

70%

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007

 

75%

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

Self

70%

The Decade of Darkness

2007

Himself

0%

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007

Self

75%

Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places'

2007

Himself

60%

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

Self

73%

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006

Self

64%

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006

Self

0%

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

Self

0%

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006

 

0%

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

2006

Himself

0%

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

2006

 

0%

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

2006

 

0%

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005

Himself

75%

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

2005

Himself

78%

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005

Self

55%

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005

Arab Ambassador, Embajador árabe

0%

The Blues Brothers: Transposing the Music

2005

Self

74%

The Ax

2005

Père du copain de Maxime

0%

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

Himself

0%

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004

Self

74%

Spider-Man 2

2004

Doctor

0%

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

Self

0%

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

2004

Self

70%

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003

Himself (voice)

100%

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

2003

Himself (archive footage)

80%

Forever Ealing

2002

Self

70%

Masters of Horror

2002

John LANDIS

0%

It's Black Entertainment

2002

Self

68%

The American Nightmare

2000

Himself

53%

Diamonds

1999

Gambler

61%

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

1999

Judge

70%

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

1999

Self

70%

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998

Himself - Director

65%

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998

Himself

70%

The Abbey Road Story

1998

Himself

65%

Mad City

1997

Doctor

0%

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

Self

0%

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997

Narrator (voice)

60%

Quicksilver Highway

1997

Surgical Assistant

0%

Laws of Deception

1997

Judge Trevino

42%

Vampirella

1996

Astronaut #1

100%

The World of Jim Henson

1994

Leanord Winesop (archive footage)

58%

The Silence of the Hams

1994

FBI Agent

70%

The Stand

1994 — 4 episodes

Russ Dorr

60%

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1994

Himself

71%

Eek! the Cat

1992 — 112 episodes

 

26%

Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

1992

Dr. Edwards

59%

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 — 1 episode

 

63%

Sleepwalkers

1992

Lab Technician

0%

Venice/Venice

1992

Self

0%

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992

Self

80%

Black or White

1991

Self

59%

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

Mike Calveccio

0%

The Horror Hall of Fame

1990

Himself

66%

Darkman

1990

Physician

69%

Dream On

1990 — 1 episode

 

60%

Spontaneous Combustion

1990

Radio Technician

45%

This Is Horror

1989

Self

76%

RoboCop

1987

Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)

69%

Into the Night

1985

SAVAK

50%

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985

Himself

0%

1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards

1984

Self

72%

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

Leonard Winesop

78%

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Himself

77%

Trading Places

1983

Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

70%

Eating Raoul

1982

Man at Bank (uncredited)

80%

Take One: Fear on Film

1982

 

74%

An American Werewolf in London

1981

Man Being Smashed into Window (uncredited)

80%

The Blues Brothers

1980

Trooper La Fong

62%

1941

1979

Mizerany

76%

The Muppet Movie

1979

Additional Muppet Performer

75%

Animal House

1978

Cafeteria Dishwasher

68%

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977

TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")

66%

Death Race 2000

1975

Mechanic

61%

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

Jake’s Friend

63%

Schlock

1973

Schlock

70%

Red Sun

1971

Henchman

78%

Kelly's Heroes

1970

Sister Rosa Stigmata

0%

An American Filmmaker in London

Released

Self

10%

Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten

2021 — 1 episode

Director

76%

Franklin & Bash

2011 — 1 episode

Director

96%

Michael Jackson's Vision

2010

Director

65%

Burke & Hare

2010

Director

60%

Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY

2010

Director

0%

In Sickness and in Health

2008

Director

0%

In Sickness and in Health

2008

Director

67%

Fear Itself

2008 — 1 episode

Director

75%

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

Director

67%

Family

2006

Director

0%

The Great Sketch Experiment

2006

Director

83%

Psych

2006 — 3 episodes

Director

61%

Deer Woman

2005

Director

70%

Masters of Horror

2005 — 2 episodes

Director

52%

Slasher

2004

Director

70%

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003

Director

0%

The Kronenberg Chronicles

2002

Director

63%

Susan's Plan

1998

Director

62%

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

Director

54%

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997 — 1 episode

Director

85%

HIStory on Film, Volume II

1997

Director

54%

The Stupids

1996

Director

90%

Michael Jackson - Video Greatest Hits - HIStory

1995

Director

65%

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

Director

68%

Innocent Blood

1992

Director

80%

Black or White

1991

Director

71%

Oscar

1991

Director

69%

Dream On

1990 — 18 episodes

Director

0%

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

1990

Director

74%

Coming to America

1988

Director

68%

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

Director

70%

¡Three Amigos!

1986

Director

70%

Spies Like Us

1985

Director

30%

George Burns Comedy Week

1985 — 1 episode

Director

69%

Into the Night

1985

Director

0%

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985

Director

50%

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985

Co-Director

82%

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Director

69%

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Director

77%

Trading Places

1983

Director

65%

Coming Soon

1982

Director

74%

An American Werewolf in London

1981

Director

80%

The Blues Brothers

1980

Director

75%

Animal House

1978

Director

68%

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977

Director

63%

Schlock

1973

Director

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