John Landis - biography

“Directors, like actors, get typecast.”

“If you can drive a car, you can direct a movie.”

“I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.”

“I’m following a real event and real people.”

John Landis directed the following films:
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Animal House (1978)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Trading Places (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Into the Night (1985)
Spies Like Us (1985)
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Coming to America (1988)
Oscar (1991)
Innocent Blood (1992)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
The Stupids (1996)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Susan’s Plan (1998)
Burke and Hare (2010)


John Landis contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
The Blues Brothers (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Trading Places (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Clue (1985)
Innocent Blood (1992)
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Susan’s Plan (1998)


John Landis has appeared in the following films:
Sleepwalkers (1992)
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)