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John Landis

John Landis

DirectingBorn August 3, 1950 (age 76)Chicago, Illinois, USA 149 movies

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.

John Landis filmography

Spider-Man 2 poster
7.3
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Doctor
Coming to America poster
6.9
Coming to America
1988 · Director
An American Werewolf in London poster
7.4
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)
Trading Places poster
7.2
Trading Places
1983 · Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
The Blues Brothers poster
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Trooper La Fong
RoboCop poster
7.4
RoboCop
1987 · Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop III poster
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Director
Michael Jackson's Thriller poster
8.3
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · Director
The Muppet Movie poster
7.2
The Muppet Movie
1979 · Additional Muppet Performer
Kelly's Heroes poster
7.4
Kelly's Heroes
1970 · Sister Rosa Stigmata
Animal House poster
6.9
Animal House
1978 · Cafeteria Dishwasher
Sleepwalkers poster
6.1
Sleepwalkers
1992 · Lab Technician
Twilight Zone: The Movie poster
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Director
Darkman poster
6.4
Darkman
1990 · Physician
1941 poster
5.8
1941
1979 · Mizerany
Battle for the Planet of the Apes poster
5.7
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · Jake's Friend
Spies Like Us poster
6.2
Spies Like Us
1985 · Director
Into the Night poster
6.5
Into the Night
1985 · SAVAK
¡Three Amigos! poster
6.3
¡Three Amigos!
1986 · Director
Death Race 2000 poster
6.2
Death Race 2000
1975 · Mechanic
Innocent Blood poster
6.2
Innocent Blood
1992 · Director
Blues Brothers 2000 poster
5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · Director
Oscar poster
6.4
Oscar
1991 · Director
Deer Woman poster
6.0
Deer Woman
2006 · Director
Red Sun poster
6.8
Red Sun
1971 · Henchman (uncredited)
The World Is Yours poster
6.7
The World Is Yours
2018 · Couple
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader poster
5.3
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012 · Professor
Being Eddie poster
6.8
Being Eddie
2025 · Self
Thriller 40 poster
8.7
Thriller 40
2023 · Self
Amazon Women on the Moon poster
5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 · Director
Psycho IV: The Beginning poster
5.7
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990 · Mike Calveccio
Burke & Hare poster
6.1
Burke & Hare
2010 · Director
Mad City poster
6.2
Mad City
1997 · Doctor
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX poster
6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 · Self
The Muppets Take Manhattan poster
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984 · Leonard Winesop
The Kentucky Fried Movie poster
6.2
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977 · TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
The Stupids poster
4.8
The Stupids
1996 · Director
Tales of Halloween poster
5.7
Tales of Halloween
2015 · Jebediah Rex
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration poster
6.0
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Director
Torrente 3: The Protector poster
5.4
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005 · Embajador árabe
The Silence of the Hams poster
4.9
The Silence of the Hams
1994 · FBI Agent
The Body poster
6.2
The Body
2018 · Man in Bathroom
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger poster
4.6
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
1992 · Dr. Edwards
Parasomnia poster
4.9
Parasomnia
2008 · Department Store Manager
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story poster
7.3
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009 · Self
Coming Soon poster
6.6
Coming Soon
1982 · Director
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby poster
5.6
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000 · Judge
The Ax poster
6.9
The Ax
2005 · Maxime's Friend's Father
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster poster
6.3
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster
6.8
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis poster
5.6
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011 · Self
Nightmare Factory poster
7.3
Nightmare Factory
2011 · Self
I Hate Kids poster
5.8
I Hate Kids
2019 · Psychic #4
Spontaneous Combustion poster
4.7
Spontaneous Combustion
1989 · Radio Technician
Belushi poster
7.0
Belushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment poster
5.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan poster
7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films poster
8.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · Director
Bergman: A Year in a Life poster
7.4
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018 · Self
Susan's Plan poster
4.8
Susan's Plan
1998 · Director
The World of Jim Henson poster
7.4
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Leanord Winesop (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead poster
6.7
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Self - Director
Eating Raoul poster
6.5
Eating Raoul
1982 · Man at Bank (uncredited)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters poster
8.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Self
Out of Print poster
5.7
Out of Print
2014 · Self
Trespassing Bergman poster
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
2013 · Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” poster
8.0
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Self
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion poster
7.3
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998 · Self - Director
Vampirella poster
3.8
Vampirella
1996 · Astronaut #1
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory poster
8.4
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Director
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen poster
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 · Self
Tattoos: A Scarred History poster
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009 · Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee poster
7.6
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024 · Self
The American Nightmare poster
6.8
The American Nightmare
2000 · Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom? poster
6.8
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy poster
9.3
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · Self
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers poster
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025 · Self
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies poster
8.9
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex poster
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' poster
6.5
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 · Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
Forever Ealing poster
7.2
Forever Ealing
2002 · Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman poster
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self
Stephen King's World of Horror poster
8.0
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989 · Self
The Face is Familiar poster
2.0
The Face is Familiar
2009
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story poster
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Self
Quicksilver Highway poster
5.0
Quicksilver Highway
1997 · Surgical Assistant
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage poster
6.0
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006 · Self
Diamonds poster
5.2
Diamonds
1999 · Gambler
Masters of Horror poster
7.8
Masters of Horror
2002 · Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood poster
6.1
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · Self
American Grindhouse poster
6.8
American Grindhouse
2011 · Himself
Vittorio D. poster
6.3
Vittorio D.
2009 · Self
Animal House: The Inside Story poster
4.0
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · Self
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' poster
7.3
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · Host / Self
Blast Vegas poster
3.4
Blast Vegas
2013 · Salesman #1
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood poster
6.0
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009 · Self
It's Black Entertainment poster
8.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock poster
7.3
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021 · Self
Robot Dracula poster
2.0
Robot Dracula
2026 · John
Family poster
7.0
Family
2006 · Director
The Perfect Scary Movie poster
7.7
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Self
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features poster
10.0
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
B.B. King: Into the Night poster
8.2
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985 · Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River poster
7.5
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004 · Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura poster
6.5
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004 · Self
In Sickness and in Health poster
In Sickness and in Health
2008 · Director
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures poster
7.0
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004 · Self
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller poster
8.6
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · Self
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory poster
5.2
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016
The Sci-Fi Boys poster
7.0
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 · Self
HIStory on Film, Volume II poster
8.6
HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 · Director
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder poster
7.0
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994 · Self
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson poster
7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 · Self - Friend & Filmmaker
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry poster
6.0
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010 · Self
Schlock poster
5.6
Schlock
1973 · Schlock
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' poster
6.7
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009 · Self
The Scenesters poster
4.9
The Scenesters
2009 · Judge Paxton B. Johnson
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen poster
6.5
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · Self
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida poster
7.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021 · Self [archival]
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team poster
9.0
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992 · Self
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen poster
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010 · Self
Laws of Deception poster
4.0
Laws of Deception
1997 · Judge Trevino
Venice/Venice poster
7.0
Venice/Venice
1992 · Self
Bloodsucking Cinema poster
5.7
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007 · Self
Machete Maidens Unleashed! poster
6.6
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010 · Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip poster
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023 · Self
The Vincent Price Legacy poster
9.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025 · Himself
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation poster
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004 · Self
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness poster
6.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007 · Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music poster
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005 · Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet poster
4.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound poster
4.9
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006 · Self
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography poster
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996 · Self
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades poster
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth poster
7.0
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010 · Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. poster
7.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010 · Self
The Abbey Road Story poster
The Abbey Road Story
1998 · Self
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf poster
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019 · Self
Hollywood Rated 'R' poster
5.3
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997 · Self
Gremlins, an american nightmare! poster
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
2026 · Himself
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style poster
7.5
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
2006 · Self
The Kronenberg Chronicles poster
The Kronenberg Chronicles
2002 · Director
Slasher poster
6.9
Slasher
2004 · Director
Deconstructing Dunning poster
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
Take One: Fear on Film poster
7.0
Take One: Fear on Film
1982 · Self
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T poster
10.0
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023 · Stranger
Making an American Werewolf in London poster
Making an American Werewolf in London
1981
An American Filmmaker in London poster
An American Filmmaker in London
2019 · Self