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After working as a writer, actor and production assistant, Landis made his second film, The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), in collaboration with the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams. Landis rose to international recognition as director of the wildly successful National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).
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John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and ...
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- 'The Blues Brothers' (1980) IMDb Score: 7.9/10. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd lead this musical comedy as Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers on a mission from God to save the Catholic orphanage where they were raised.
- 'Trading Places' (1983) IMDb Score: 7.5/10. Trading Places tells the story of Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy), a street-smart hustler, and Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd), a wealthy commodities broker.
- 'An American Werewolf in London' (1981) IMDb Score: 7.5/10. Two American friends, David Kessler (David Naughton) and Jack Goodman (Griffin Dunne) are attacked by a werewolf while backpacking through the English countryside.
- 'National Lampoon's Animal House' (1978) IMDb Score: 7.4/10. National Lampoon's Animal House is a seminal comedy that set the standard for raucous, irreverent humor in the college genre.
John Landis (born 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for the many comedy films that he has directed. John Landis also directed the music videos for Michael Jackson 's "Thriller" and "Black or White". Thriller won the Video Vanguard Award for The Greatest Video in the History of the World.
Director: John Landis | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, John Candy. Votes: 214,502 | Gross: $57.23M
Aug 31, 2022 · Published Aug 31, 2022. Regarded as one of Hollywood’s most prominent comedy filmmakers, director John Landis has created an illustrious career full of iconic classics. Universal Pictures ...
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Enormously successful and influential, particularly because of the first half of his career, Landis directed some of the seminal comedies of the century, including "The Kentucky Fried Movie"...
