John Landis

Directing

John Landis

Born August 3, 1950Chicago, Illinois, USA187 credits

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.

Known For

Robot Dracula

Robot Dracula

Movie

2026

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

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

Movie

2025

Being Eddie
7.0

Being Eddie

Movie

2025

The Vincent Price Legacy
9.0

The Vincent Price Legacy

Movie

2025

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
8.2

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Movie

2024

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
7.5

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Movie

2024

Filmography

Robot Dracula
2026Robot Draculaas JohnMovie
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothersas SelfMovie
Being Eddie
2025Being Eddieas SelfMovie
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025The Vincent Price Legacyas HimselfMovie
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monstersas SelfMovie
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher Leeas SelfMovie
Thriller 40
2023Thriller 40as SelfMovie
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023The Credible Adventures of Mr. Tas StrangerMovie
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023The Rise of the Comic Stripas SelfMovie
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Floridaas Self [archival]Movie
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monsteras SelfMovie
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021I Am Alfred Hitchcockas SelfMovie
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
2021Stan Lee's Superhero KindergartenDirectorTV
Belushi
2020Belushias Self (archive footage)Movie
The Movies That Made Us
2019The Movies That Made Usas SelfTV
An American Filmmaker in London
2019An American Filmmaker in Londonas SelfMovie
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolfas SelfMovie
I Hate Kids
2019I Hate Kidsas Psychic #4Movie
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018Eli Roth's History of Horroras SelfTV
The Body
2018The Bodyas Man in BathroomMovie
The World Is Yours
2018The World Is Yoursas CoupleMovie
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018Bergman: A Year in a Lifeas SelfMovie
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohenas SelfMovie
Deconstructing Dunning
2016Deconstructing DunningMovie
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016Sidemen: Long Road To GloryMovie
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complexas SelfMovie
Tales of Halloween
2015Tales of Halloweenas Jebediah RexMovie
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015In Their Own Words: Jim Hensonas Self - Friend & FilmmakerMovie
In Their Own Words
2015In Their Own Wordsas SelfTV
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Deadas Self - DirectorMovie
Out of Print
2014Out of Printas SelfMovie
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014The Real History of Science Fictionas HimselfTV
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2014Remembering 'Dead of Night'Movie
Trespassing Bergman
2013Trespassing Bergmanas SelfMovie
Blast Vegas
2013Blast Vegasas Salesman #1Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titanas SelfMovie
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleaderas ProfessorMovie
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature FeaturesMovie
Bergman's Video
2012Bergman's Videoas Self - FilmmakerTV
Holliston
2012Hollistonas HimselfTV
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewisas SelfMovie
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2011The Future of Fearas SelfMovie
Nightmare Factory
2011Nightmare Factoryas SelfMovie
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & BashDirectorTV
Some Guy Who Kills People
2011Some Guy Who Kills PeopleExecutive ProducerMovie
American Grindhouse
2011American Grindhouseas HimselfMovie
Face Off
2011Face Offas Guest JudgeTV
Burke & Hare
2010Burke & HareDirectorMovie
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!as SelfMovie
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cryas SelfMovie
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Mythas SelfMovie
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.as SelfMovie
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010David Bowie: Rare and Unseenas SelfMovie
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Vittorio D.
2009Vittorio D.as SelfMovie
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'as SelfMovie
The Scenesters
2009The Scenestersas Judge Paxton B. JohnsonMovie
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2009Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.comas SelfMovie
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009Tattoos: A Scarred Historyas SelfMovie
Psychoville
2009PsychovilleTV
The Face is Familiar
2009The Face is FamiliarMovie
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Storyas SelfMovie
Parasomnia
2008Parasomniaas Department Store ManagerMovie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”as SelfMovie
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXas SelfMovie
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008Animal House: The Inside Storyas SelfMovie
In Sickness and in Health
2008In Sickness and in HealthDirectorMovie
Fear Itself
2008Fear ItselfDirectorTV
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle Storyas SelfMovie
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2007Bloodsucking Cinemaas SelfMovie
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Projectas SelfMovie
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darknessas SelfMovie
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas SelfMovie
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planetas SelfMovie
Family
2006FamilyDirectorMovie
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2006The Great Sketch ExperimentDirectorMovie
Psych
2006PsychDirectorTV
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006The Sci-Fi Boysas SelfMovie
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Boundas SelfMovie
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stageas SelfMovie
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006Footlight Parade: Music for the DecadesMovie
B
2006Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic EyesMovie
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
2006(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Styleas SelfMovie
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005The Perfect Scary Movieas SelfMovie
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of HorrorDirectorTV
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacyas SelfMovie
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005Torrente 3: The Protectoras Embajador árabeMovie
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Musicas SelfMovie
The Ax
2005The Axas Maxime's Friend's FatherMovie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collectionas SelfMovie
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004Hollywood's Creepiest Creaturesas SelfMovie
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screenas SelfMovie
Spider-Man 2
2004Spider-Man 2as DoctorMovie
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraas SelfMovie
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago Riveras SelfMovie
Slasher
2004SlasherDirectorMovie
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitationas SelfMovie
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainmentas Self (archive footage)Movie
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003Michael Jackson's Private Home Moviesas Self (archive footage)Movie
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2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Updateas HimselfMovie
Forever Ealing
2002Forever Ealingas SelfMovie
Masters of Horror
2002Masters of Horroras SelfMovie
It's Black Entertainment
2002It's Black Entertainmentas SelfMovie
The Kronenberg Chronicles
2002The Kronenberg ChroniclesDirectorMovie
The Lost World - Gladiator
2001The Lost World - GladiatorExecutive ProducerMovie
The American Nightmare
2000The American Nightmareas SelfMovie
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbabyas JudgeMovie
Diamonds
1999Diamondsas GamblerMovie
The Lost World
1999The Lost WorldExecutive ProducerTV
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'as Host / SelfMovie
Susan's Plan
1998Susan's PlanDirectorMovie
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunionas Self - DirectorMovie
The Lost World
1998The Lost WorldExecutive ProducerMovie
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'as SelfMovie
Blues Brothers 2000
1998Blues Brothers 2000DirectorMovie
The Abbey Road Story
1998The Abbey Road Storyas SelfMovie
Mad City
1997Mad Cityas DoctorMovie
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowDirectorTV
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997Who Is Henry Jaglom?as SelfMovie
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'as SelfMovie
HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997HIStory on Film, Volume IIWriterMovie
Quicksilver Highway
1997Quicksilver Highwayas Surgical AssistantMovie
Laws of Deception
1997Laws of Deceptionas Judge TrevinoMovie
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996The Munsters' Scary Little ChristmasExecutive ProducerMovie
Vampirella
1996Vampirellaas Astronaut #1Movie
The Stupids
1996The StupidsDirectorMovie
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996Abbott & Costello Meet Biographyas SelfMovie
Caroline in the City
1995Caroline in the Cityas John LandisTV
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryDirectorMovie
Here Come the Munsters
1995Here Come the MunstersExecutive ProducerMovie
The World of Jim Henson
1994The World of Jim Hensonas Leanord Winesop (archive footage)Movie
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIDirectorMovie
The Stand
1994The Standas Russ DorrTV
The Silence of the Hams
1994The Silence of the Hamsas FBI AgentMovie
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badderas SelfMovie
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsDirectorMovie
Innocent Blood
1992Innocent BloodDirectorMovie
Eek! The Cat
1992Eek! The Catas John Landis (voice)TV
Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
1992Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Strangeras Dr. EdwardsMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Venice/Venice
1992Venice/Veniceas SelfMovie
Sleepwalkers
1992Sleepwalkersas Lab TechnicianMovie
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Teamas SelfMovie
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1992Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedyas SelfTV
Black or White
1991Black or Whiteas Director (uncredited)Movie
Oscar
1991OscarDirectorMovie
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990Psycho IV: The Beginningas Mike CalveccioMovie
Darkman
1990Darkmanas PhysicianMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas HerbTV
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary SpecialDirectorMovie
Spontaneous Combustion
1990Spontaneous Combustionas Radio TechnicianMovie
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989Stephen King's World of Horroras SelfMovie
Coming to America
1988Coming to AmericaDirectorMovie
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987Amazon Women on the MoonDirectorMovie
RoboCop
1987RoboCopas Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)Movie
¡Three Amigos!
1986¡Three Amigos!DirectorMovie
Clue
1985ClueExecutive ProducerMovie
Spies Like Us
1985Spies Like UsDirectorMovie
George Burns Comedy Week
1985George Burns Comedy WeekDirectorTV
Into the Night
1985Into the Nightas SAVAKMovie
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985Disneyland's 30th Anniversary CelebrationDirectorMovie
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985B.B. King: Into the Nightas SelfMovie
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984The Muppets Take Manhattanas Leonard WinesopMovie
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983Making Michael Jackson's Thrilleras SelfMovie
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983Michael Jackson's ThrillerDirectorMovie
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieDirectorMovie
Trading Places
1983Trading Placesas Man with Briefcase (uncredited)Movie
Eating Raoul
1982Eating Raoulas Man at Bank (uncredited)Movie
Take One: Fear on Film
1982Take One: Fear on Filmas SelfMovie
Coming Soon
1982Coming SoonDirectorMovie
An American Werewolf in London
1981An American Werewolf in Londonas Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)Movie
The Blues Brothers
1980The Blues Brothersas Trooper La FongMovie
1941
19791941as MizeranyMovie
The Muppet Movie
1979The Muppet Movieas Additional Muppet PerformerMovie
Animal House
1978Animal Houseas Cafeteria DishwasherMovie
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977The Kentucky Fried Movieas TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")Movie
Death Race 2000
1975Death Race 2000as MechanicMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas MichaelTV
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973Battle for the Planet of the Apesas Jake's FriendMovie
Schlock
1973Schlockas SchlockMovie
Red Sun
1971Red Sunas Henchman (uncredited)Movie
Kelly's Heroes
1970Kelly's Heroesas Sister Rosa StigmataMovie
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—Under the Moonas High School PrincipalMovie
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—The AckerMonster Chronicles!Movie
Bad Vibes
—Bad VibesExecutive ProducerMovie
A
—An American Werewolf in LondonExecutive ProducerMovie