John Landis

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.

Age 75 years

Birthday 08/03/1950

Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for Directing

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Filmography

Robot Dracula

2026

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

2025

IMDb 6.7

Being Eddie

2025

IMDb 9.0

The Vincent Price Legacy

2025

IMDb 8.2

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024

IMDb 7.6

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

2024

IMDb 8.7

Thriller 40

2023

IMDb 10.0

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

2023

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023

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

IMDb 7.0

#10

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

2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster - TopStrem

IMDb 7.0

#11

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

IMDb 7.3

#12

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021

IMDb 7.0

#13

Belushi

2020

#14

An American Filmmaker in London

2019

#15

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

2019

IMDb 5.8

#16

I Hate Kids

2019

IMDb 6.2

#17

The Body

2018

IMDb 6.7

#18

The World Is Yours

2018

IMDb 7.4

#19

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen - TopStrem

IMDb 6.4

#20

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

#21

Deconstructing Dunning

2016

IMDb 5.2

#22

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

2016

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex - TopStrem

IMDb 7.2

#23

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015

IMDb 5.7

#24

Tales of Halloween

2015

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson - TopStrem

IMDb 7.0

#25

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

IMDb 6.7

#26

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

IMDb 5.7

#27

Out of Print

2014

IMDb 6.6

#28

Trespassing Bergman

2013

IMDb 3.4

#29

Blast Vegas

2013

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan - TopStrem

IMDb 7.4

#30

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader - TopStrem

IMDb 5.3

#31

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

2012

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features - TopStrem

IMDb 10.0

#32

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

2012

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis - TopStrem

IMDb 5.6

#33

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011

IMDb 7.2

#34

Nightmare Factory

2011

IMDb 6.8

#35

American Grindhouse

2011

IMDb 6.6

#36

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry - TopStrem

IMDb 6.0

#37

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

2010

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth - TopStrem

IMDb 7.0

#38

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

2010

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

IMDb 7.0

#39

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

2010

#40

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

2010

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood - TopStrem

IMDb 6.0

#41

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009

IMDb 6.3

#42

Vittorio D.

2009

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

IMDb 6.7

#43

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

2009

IMDb 4.9

#44

The Scenesters

2009

#45

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009

IMDb 2.0

#46

The Face is Familiar

2009

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story - TopStrem

IMDb 7.3

#47

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009

IMDb 4.9

#48

Parasomnia

2008

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

IMDb 8.0

#49

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

2008

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX - TopStrem

IMDb 6.6

#50

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008

Animal House: The Inside Story - TopStrem

IMDb 4.0

#51

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008

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

IMDb 6.1

#52

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

2008

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story - TopStrem

IMDb 7.8

#53

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project - TopStrem

IMDb 6.8

#54

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness - TopStrem

IMDb 6.0

#55

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman - TopStrem

IMDb 9.0

#56

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet - TopStrem

IMDb 4.5

#57

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006

IMDb 7.0

#58

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006

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

IMDb 4.9

#59

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

2006

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

IMDb 7.5

#60

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

2006

#61

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage - TopStrem

IMDb 6.0

#62

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

IMDb 7.7

#63

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy - TopStrem

IMDb 9.4

#64

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005

IMDb 5.3

#65

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005

#66

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005

IMDb 6.9

#67

The Ax

2005

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection - TopStrem

IMDb 8.0

#68

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

2005

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures - TopStrem

IMDb 7.0

#69

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen - TopStrem

IMDb 6.5

#70

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004

IMDb 7.3

#71

Spider-Man 2

2004

IMDb 6.5

#72

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River - TopStrem

IMDb 7.5

#73

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004

#74

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

2004

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment - TopStrem

IMDb 5.0

#75

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies - TopStrem

IMDb 8.9

#76

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

2003

IMDb 7.2

#77

Forever Ealing

2002

IMDb 7.8

#78

Masters of Horror

2002

IMDb 8.7

#79

It's Black Entertainment

2002

IMDb 6.8

#80

The American Nightmare

2000

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby - TopStrem

IMDb 5.6

#81

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

2000

IMDb 5.2

#82

Diamonds

1999

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

IMDb 7.2

#83

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

1999

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion - TopStrem

IMDb 7.3

#84

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' - TopStrem

IMDb 6.5

#85

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998

#86

The Abbey Road Story

1998

IMDb 6.3

#87

Mad City

1997

IMDb 6.8

#88

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

IMDb 5.3

#89

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997

IMDb 5.0

#90

Quicksilver Highway

1997

IMDb 4.0

#91

Laws of Deception

1997

IMDb 3.9

#92

Vampirella

1996

#93

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996

IMDb 7.4

#94

The World of Jim Henson

1994

IMDb 4.9

#95

The Silence of the Hams

1994

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder - TopStrem

IMDb 7.0

#96

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1994

Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger - TopStrem

IMDb 4.6

#97

Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger

1992

IMDb 7.0

#98

Venice/Venice

1992

IMDb 6.1

#99

Sleepwalkers

1992

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team - TopStrem

IMDb 9.0

#100

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992

IMDb 5.7

#101

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

IMDb 6.4

#102

Darkman

1990

IMDb 4.7

#103

Spontaneous Combustion

1990

Stephen King's World of Horror - TopStrem

IMDb 8.0

#104

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989

IMDb 7.4

#105

RoboCop

1987

IMDb 6.5

#106

Into the Night

1985

IMDb 8.2

#107

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985

IMDb 6.6

#108

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller - TopStrem

IMDb 8.8

#109

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

IMDb 7.2

#110

Trading Places

1983

IMDb 6.5

#111

Eating Raoul

1982

IMDb 7.0

#112

Take One: Fear on Film

1982

An American Werewolf in London - TopStrem

IMDb 7.4

#113

An American Werewolf in London

1981

IMDb 7.7

#114

The Blues Brothers

1980

IMDb 5.8

#115

1941

1979

IMDb 7.2

#116

The Muppet Movie

1979

IMDb 7.0

#117

Animal House

1978

IMDb 6.2

#118

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977

IMDb 6.1

#119

Death Race 2000

1975

Battle for the Planet of the Apes - TopStrem

IMDb 5.7

#120

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

IMDb 5.6

#121

Schlock

1973

IMDb 6.8

#122

Red Sun

1971

IMDb 7.4

#123

Kelly's Heroes

1970

TV Filmography

IMDb 7.3

The Movies That Made Us

2019

IMDb 6.4

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018

In Their Own Words

2015

IMDb 7.0

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

Bergman's Video

2012

IMDb 5.9

Holliston

2012

IMDb 7.1

Face Off

2011

IMDb 6.9

Psychoville

2009

IMDb 5.5

British Film Forever

2007

IMDb 6.6

#10

Caroline in the City

1995

IMDb 6.8

#11

The Stand

1994

IMDb 6.9

#12

Eek! The Cat

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - TopStrem

IMDb 5.4

#13

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

IMDb 7.0

#14

Dream On

1990

IMDb 7.3

#15

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974