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John Landis

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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.

Notable films

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An American Werewolf in London

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Clue

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Death Race 2000

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Trading Places

Directed

Coming to America

Directed

The Blues Brothers

Directed

Beverly Hills Cop III

Directed

¡Three Amigos!

Directed

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Trapped and Playing by Someone Else’s Rules

With the upcoming release of Jumanji: Open World, we trace the evolution of the survival game subgenre, following how the core premise of human beings forced to...

10 films

From Transylvania to Treasure Island

Trace Tim Curry's wild ride from cult icon to family favourite, one unforgettable role at a time.

8 films

Full Throttle

From the neon-lit streets of Tokyo to the dusty backroads of America, this chain follows the adrenaline, the engineering, and the outlaws who live for the race.

8 films

Metamorphosis: Bodies in Flux

From Kafka's insect to Cronenberg's flesh, a journey through cinema's most profound transformations, where identity itself is the shape-shifter.

7 films

It was Miss Scarlet, in the cinema...

Celebrating Lesley Ann Warren's 80th birthday with a journey through board game adaptations, from the witty whodunit of Clue to the explosive naval warfare of B...

8 films

Fur and Fangs

From the eerie moors of England to the neon streets of Tokyo, this chain of eight films reveals the werewolf as a creature of endless reinvention, embodying hor...

8 films

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