Movies by John Landis
As part of the cast:
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American Grindhouse (2010)
Cast: Robert Forster, Joe Dante, Jack Hill …
Directed by: Elijah Drenner
Oscar-nominated actor Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) narrates this explosive toast to the American exploitation film, an admittedly lowbrow art form with undeniably high entertainment value --…
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Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
Cast: Carmen Argenziano, Allan Arkush, John Ashley …
Directed by: Mark Hartley
In the 1970s and '80s, makers of exploitation films loved to shoot in the Philippines, which offered gorgeous scenery, beautiful extras and cheap fun in the sun for the crew. This…
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Lesley Ann Warren …
Directed by: Gregory V. Sherman, Jeffrey C. Sherman
Songwriting brothers Robert and Richard Sherman -- who penned scores for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and many other hit musicals -- may have specialized in family-friendly entertainment,…
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Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar (2009)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Joan Cusack, Luis Guzmán …
Directed by: Kevin Burns
Writer-director Kevin Burns takes a closer look at the familiar faces of character actors we all recognize but might not be able to name -- the lesser-known stars who take a backseat to the…
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The Scenesters (2009)
Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Blaise Miller, Suzanne May …
Directed by: Todd Berger
The Vacationeers comedy troupe unleashes feature-length laughs with this quirky flick about a group of crime scene videographers who take it upon themselves to catch a hipster-hunting serial…
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Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
Cast: Howard Berger, Rob Bottin, Dick Smith …
Directed by: Kevin VanHook
Go inside the world of makeup special effects for movies of all genres, from horror (Scream, The Thing) to fantasy (The Chronicles of Narnia) to sci-fi (Planet of the Apes) as K.N.B. EFX…
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Beware the Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf in London (2008)
Cast: Jenny Agutter, Ray Andrew, John Landis …
Directed by: Paul Davis
This revealing retrospective on the landmark 1981 horror film An American Werewolf in London features an extensive interview with director John Landis, who discusses the film's real-life…
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Cast: Don Rickles, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: John Landis
Renowned director John Landis offers up a portrait of legendary comedian Don Rickles (in an Emmy-winning role) by blending clips of Rickles's appearances at the Dean Martin celebrity…
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Starz Inside: Bloodsucking Cinema (2007)
Cast: Uwe Boll, John Carpenter, Corey Haim …
Directed by: Barry Gray
The undead come out to play in this spine-tingling documentary about the history of vampire movies that originally aired as a Starz Inside special. Highlights include clips from genre…
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Cast: William Castle, Roger Corman, Diane Baker …
Directed by: Jeffrey Schwarz
This documentary celebrates the work of independent horror movie producer William Castle, who marketed his 1950s-era films with gimmicks such as giving audience members life insurance…
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The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
Cast: Peter Jackson, Ray Harryhausen, Leonard Maltin …
Directed by: Paul Davids
This direct-to-video documentary takes an intriguing trip down memory lane, celebrating sci-fi cinema's trailblazers, including special-effects maven Ray Harryhausen and scribe Ray…
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Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (2004)
Cast: Louis Antonelli, Richard M. Daley, Andrew Davis …
Directed by: D.P. Carlson
Using the Chicago River as his backdrop, independent filmmaker D.P. Carlson takes 22 Chicago moviemakers on a cruise around town to talk about their creative processes and the Windy…
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The American Nightmare (2000)
Cast: John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tom Savini …
Directed by: Adam Simon
In this documentary, horror film masterminds such as John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and George Romero provide commentary on how the creation of their films in the 1960s and '70s…
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Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)
Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Maria Celedonio, Vincent Gallo …
Directed by: Matthew Bright
Teen bad girls Crystal (Natasha Lyonne) and Cyclona (Maria Celedonio) escape from jail and head for Tijuana, where they hope to find Sister Gomez (Vincent Gallo), the nun who helped out the…
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Quicksilver Highway (1997)
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer, Raphael Sbarge …
Directed by: Mick Garris
Creepy wanderlust storyteller Aaron Quicksilver (Christopher Lloyd) hosts this hair-raising double feature that begins with Stephen King's "Chattery Teeth," in which a traveling salesman…
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Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992)
Cast: Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige …
Directed by: Mick Garris
After pretty Mary Brady and her son, Charles, move to a small Midwestern town, he does his best to woo teenage virgin Tanya Robertson. But little does she know that the Bradys aren't who…
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Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger (1991)
Cast: Gregory Harrison, Lisa Pescia, Morton Downey Jr. …
Directed by: Adam Simon
Dan Pearson (Gregory Harrison) is a suicidal ex-cop who's been kicked off the force for brutality. To overcome his desire to beat women during sex -- just like his dad did -- he turns to…
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The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz …
Directed by: Frank Oz
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back…
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Death Race 2000 (1975)
Cast: David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone …
Directed by: Paul Bartel
David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone star as two of five competitors speeding across mixed terrain in a transcontinental contest, going up against a gang who'd like nothing better than…
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Burke and Hare (2010)
Cast: Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher …
Directed by: John Landis
This black comedy is based on the true exploits of two 19th-century body snatchers. When Burke and Hare's business -- selling corpses to a medical college for dissection -- is hampered…
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Masters of Horror: John Landis: Family (2007)
Cast: George Wendt, Matt Keeslar, Meredith Monroe …
Directed by: John Landis
Don't mind Harold Thompson (George Wendt), the mild-mannered bachelor in this idyllic suburban neighborhood -- he's just a serial killer. And he has his sights set on his hot new…
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Cast: Don Rickles, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: John Landis
Renowned director John Landis offers up a portrait of legendary comedian Don Rickles (in an Emmy-winning role) by blending clips of Rickles's appearances at the Dean Martin celebrity…
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Masters of Horror: John Landis: Deer Woman (2005)
Cast: Brian Benben, Anthony Griffith, Cinthia Moura …
Directed by: John Landis
After stumbling upon a series of male murder victims who were mysteriously trampled to death during a state of sexual arousal, police detective Dwight Faraday suspects an elusive American…
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Slasher (2004)
Cast: Michael Bennett
Directed by: John Landis
John Landis directs this fascinating, intensely funny IFC documentary that looks at the bizarre life of Michael Bennett (aka "The Slasher"), a raspy-voiced salesman who's called upon by…
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Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton …
Directed by: John Landis
Eighteen years after the events of the first Blues Brothers, Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is released from prison. Despite the absence of his late brother, Jake (John Belushi), Elwood sets out…
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The Stupids (1996)
Cast: Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall …
Directed by: John Landis
Obsessed with who's "stealing" his garbage each week, Stanley, the patriarch of the Stupids, inadvertently bumbles onto a covert military plan involving arms shipments to terrorists, and…
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Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Timothy Carhart, Judge Reinhold …
Directed by: John Landis
Pursuing his boss's killers, Detroit cop Axel Foley reteams with Los Angeles detective Billy Rosewood when the trail leads to a Southern California theme park that's a front for a…
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Innocent Blood (1992)
Cast: Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: John Landis
A sexy vampire (Anne Parillaud) neglects to finish off the mob boss (Robert Loggia) who was her latest snack. When he awakens to find he's a member of a new underworld family, he wastes…
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Oscar (1991)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Chazz Palminteri, Marisa Tomei …
Directed by: John Landis
Big-time gangster Snaps Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) promises his dying father, Eduardo (Kirk Douglas), that he'll go straight. Easier said than done, as Snaps encounters far too many…
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Coming to America (1988)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, Arsenio Hall …
Directed by: John Landis
Discontented with his pampered life, an African prince heads to America to find someone who will fall for him, not his riches. Joined by his trusty sidekick, the prince plunges into a job at…
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton …
Everything from tabloid vignettes, 1950s sci-fi films, late-night porn and infomercials is spoofed in this star-studded collection of skits that's a sequel (of sorts) to the granddaddy…
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Three Amigos (1986)
Cast: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short …
Directed by: John Landis
Responding to a cable from a senorita in distress, three silent-film stars head to Mexico. Assuming they've been summoned to perform in a show, the trio is unaware they're expected…
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Spies Like Us (1985)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Steve Forrest …
Directed by: John Landis
It's up to two CIA spies who have never left their offices in Washington, D.C., to save the world from nuclear disaster. Trouble begins when the duo enters the Soviet Union while trying…
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Into the Night (1985)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Farnsworth …
Directed by: John Landis
&NFb;&NFb_;For Ed Okin (Jeff Goldblum), life is miserable day after day. He's headed nowhere with his job as an aerospace engineer, and his wife is cheating on him. But his prospects…
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Trading Places (1983)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy …
Directed by: John Landis
Eddie Murphy established himself as a comedy superstar playing streetwise hustler Billy Ray Valentine, who trades places with wealthy investment executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) to…
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers …
Directed by: George Miller, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg …
In this homage to Rod Serling's hit TV series, a bigot experiences prejudice; a man helps the elderly regain their youth; a woman discovers a town controlled by an odd child; and a…
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Cast: David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter …
Directed by: John Landis
After surviving a vicious werewolf attack that left his friend dead, an American backpacker in London becomes a murderous werewolf himself. Prowling the streets of London, he learns that his…
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
Cast: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown …
Directed by: John Landis
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd lay waste to Chicago as the title characters, a pair of two-bit crooks on a quest to save the Catholic orphanage where they were raised by reuniting their former…
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon …
Directed by: John Landis
Knowledge is good, but swilling kegs of beer is more fun! Just ask the guys at the Delta House fraternity. Often imitated, but seldom equaled, Animal House spawned a generation of gonzo…
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The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Cast: Bill Bixby, Donald Sutherland, David Zucker …
Directed by: John Landis
John Landis's groundbreaking comedy features a lewd, loosely connected collection of skits that spoof blaxploitation films, news shows, porno movies, TV commercials, kung fu flicks and more.