John Landis
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Barry Dennen, George Lazenby, Henry Gibson…
- A product of the Kentucky Fried Theatre (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker of FLYING HIGH fame), this collection of skits, gags and spoofs comes across as a…
- Blues Brothers, The (1980)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
- Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Griffin Dunne, David Naughton, Jenny Agutter
- Screamingly funny resuscitatation of the werewolf genre is great fun for the whole family, replete with Oscar–winning effects and many a great…
- Trading Places (1983)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche…
- A sturdy comic conceit – for a bet, two interfering millionaires swap the lives of a rich man (Dan Aykroyd) and a poor man (Eddie Murphy) – makes…
- Twilight Zone - The Movie (1983)
- Dir. John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante
Feat. John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks…
- Big–screen homage to the classic 60s TV–series, features four segments of varying (though often effective) creepiness, helmed by…
- Spies Like Us (1985)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd
- Sending up the spy–caper genre, this piece of Chevy Chase–Dan Aykroyd fluff is amusing enough. Filled with numerous cameos by film…
- Into the Night (1985)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Dan Aykroyd…
- Good–natured chase flick with Pfeiffer as a mysterious woman pursued by hired assassins and secret police. Film buffs will delight in a…
- Three Amigos (1986)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short
- Cheesy comedy with Steve Martin and Chevy Chase lured to Mexico as gunslingers.
- Amazon Women On the Moon (1987)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher…
- Inspired ensemble of contemporary sketches performed by a star–studded cast.
- Coming to America (1988)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones
- Wacky Eddie Murphy classic in which an African Prince (Murphy) accompanied by his side–kick (Arsenio Hall) pilgrimage to America in search of…
- Innocent Blood (A French Vampire in America) (1993)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia
- Director Landis rekindles the AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON formula and almost reaches the heights of his classic predecessor. Scrummy Anne 'NIKITA'…
- Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo…
- Second and final sequel in the Axel Foley comedy–action series. Nominally concerning a counterfeit ring in L.A., this is definitely better than…
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, Evan Bonifant
- Belated, extraneous sequel to the 1980 cult 'classic' with John Goodman filling in the XXL trousers of the very late John Belushi. (Alas, the…
- American Nightmare, The (2000)
- Dir. Adam Simon
Feat. Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, John Carpenter…
- A searching examination of the American horror films of the late 1960s and 1970s, in which the paranoia of the times was reflected in some intense…
- Slasher (2004)
- Dir. John Landis
- Documents a frenzied working weekend in the life of Michael "The Slasher" Bennett, a travelling used car salesman – the worst of his breed…
- Burke and Hare (2010)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson…
- An oddball comedic take on the infamous grave robbing duo, with Serkis and Pegg supported by a terrific ensemble of British comedic thesps.
While…
- Real History of Science Fiction, The (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Mark Gatiss, William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols…
- The story of one of the liveliest and most stimulating genres in popular culture told through its impact on cinema, television and literature. Each…