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John Landis

August 2021

  • An American Werewolf In London - 1981<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Polygram/Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5885109n) David Naughton An American Werewolf In London - 1981 Director: John Landis Polygram/Universal USA Scene Still Horror Le Loup-garou de Londres

    An American Werewolf in London at 40: John Landis’s crafty creative peak

    The 1981 horror-comedy has endured as a result of its gnarly effects and goofy comedy but it’s the film’s surprising restraint that remains most impressive

September 2020

  • Tom Hulce, John Belushi and Stephen Furst in 1978’s Animal House.

    Rule of six: what did Boris Johnson mean by 'Animal House parties'?

    PM used 1978 John Landis film as shorthand for kind of gatherings that would pose ‘serious threat to public health’

August 2020

  • Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in The Blues Brothers.

    How we made
    Dan Aykroyd and John Landis: how we made The Blues Brothers

    ‘For some of the crew working nights on the film, cocaine was almost like coffee. I never liked it myself but I wasn’t going to police others’ behaviour’

June 2020

  • Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in The Blues Brothers.

    The Blues Brothers at 40: a manic musical romp that still sings today

    John Landis struck gold with his madcap 1980 comedy, a masterpiece of choreographed destruction with a killer soundtrack

March 2020

  • THE PRODUCERS, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel, 1968<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage Mandatory Credit: Photo by Everett/REX/Shutterstock (2067982a) THE PRODUCERS, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel, 1968 THE PRODUCERS, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel, 1968

    Lockdown watch
    Lockdown watch: John Landis on seeking solace in Zero Mostel movies

    Continuing our series of expert recommendations for self-isolation, Blues Brothers director John Landis on Panic in the Streets, The Producers and the delights of early 1930s horror

August 2017

  • Thriller Thriller Annee 1983 usa Michael Jackson Realisateur John Landis<br>B7WDGF Thriller Thriller Annee 1983 usa Michael Jackson Realisateur John Landis

    John Landis on the making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller: ‘I was adamant he couldn’t look too hideous’

    Thriller had been out for a year when the king of pop asked the director of An American Werewolf in London to direct a video for its title track. The result helped turn an already huge record into the biggest ever

June 2017

  • Griffin Dunne and David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London (1981).

    How we made
    How we made An American Werewolf in London

    David Naughton: ‘I was running round naked in the London Zoo wolf cage. Thankfully, they had been fed’

December 2016

  • From left: Bad Santa, Back to the Future, Sisters, Razing Arizona, Mrs. Doubtfire.

    The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians

    From the canonical to the controversial, and in no particular order, we asked 10 standups to pick 50 movies that make them giggle. They made some surprising choices…

November 2016

  • An American Werewolf in London.

    An American Werewolf in London to be remade by original director's son

    Max Landis, son of John, will write and direct modern version of 1981 comedy-horror film about two backpackers who are attacked by a werewolf

September 2016

  • THRILLER<br>MICHAEL JACKSON Film 'THRILLER' (1983) Directed By JOHN LANDIS 02 December 1983 SSF22235 Allstar Collection/SONY **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. For Editorial Use Only.

    Music blog
    When Hollywood goes rock – five videos by star movie directors

    Radiohead unveiled a new clip by Paul Thomas Anderson on Thursday. But when star directors meet musicians, success is not guaranteed …

April 2014

  • 'Trading Places' Film - 1983

    My guilty pleasure
    My guilty pleasure: Trading Places

    Eddie Murphy steals every scene and redeems this role-reversal comedy, with its toe-curling scenes of blacking-up, a cliched tart with a heart, and gorilla-human rape

November 2013

  • Director John Landis slams Hollywood studios

    Director John Landis attacks Hollywood studio system

  • Thriller

    How Michael Jackson's Thriller changed music videos for ever

August 2013

  • Nicola Jennings's caricatures
    John Landis

    Nicola Jennings

    Film director

October 2012

  • Some Guy Who Kills People, film

    Some Guy Who Kills People – review

    Veteran Karen Black stars as the mother of a troubled man in this vaguely humorous slasher film, writes Philip French

October 2011

  • Still from Dracula Has Risen From The Grave

    Halloween horror: John Landis's Monsters in the Movies - in pictures

    From Kong to The Kraken, gremlins to gill-men, John Landis knows his monsters. Here's a selection of the American Werewolf in London director's favourite freaks

January 2011

  • The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

    The film that changed my life
    The film that changed my life: John Landis

    The Blues Brothers director tells Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy why The 7th Voyage of Sinbad inspired him to make films of his own

October 2010

  • An American Werewolf in London director John Landis

    Celebrity squares
    John Landis: 'There's no difference now between technology and magic'

  • burke and hare pegg

    Burke & Hare – review

June 2010

  • JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

    John Landis on why Ray Harryhausen's effects are still so special

    He was bowled over by King Kong in 1933, and in turn Ray Harryhausen bowled over millions with his stop-motion effects magic in the likes of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jason of the Argonauts, John Landis included

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