John Landis's biography

John Landis is 72 years old film director born at Chicago. He was born on Thursday 3rd of August 1950. According to year of birth 1950 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 3rd of August means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.

He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. He is an adherent of jewish people. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as screenwriter, film producer, actor, film actor, television actor. He is recently known as television producer.

John Landis's family

John Landis's spouse

She is known as costume designer. His spouse was born on Monday 26th of May 1952 in New York City.

John Landis's ex spouse

He has 1 son.

John Landis's son: Max Landis

John Landis's son's name is Max Landis. Max is known as screenwriter. His son was born on Saturday 3rd of August 1985 in Beverly Hills.

John Landis's career

His main focus is to be film director.

Awards and competitions

John Landis's Nominations

He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for work Oscar in 1992

John Landis's quotes

The [movie industry] ratings board reflect[s] the morals of the times. So now, with Reagan as president, it's all right to shred children, but bare breasts are pretty disgusting. The morality of the times is deeply sick.
When National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) turned out the way it did, they all rushed to me with barrels of money begging me to make them rich.
I've done every job there is to do on a movie set except makeup. Wait a minute, I've done makeup. I've done every job there is to do on a movie set except hairdressing.
[commenting on visiting Paramount for the first time in years] I felt like Norma Dermond.
I live with the Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) every day of my life.
I've had people come up to me and say Jake and Elwood Blues are these legendary blues artists and I start thinking "uh-oh".
[on working with Eddie Murphy on Trading Places (1983)] His effect was dazzling. There was a "ding!" when he walked on, almost like Marilyn Monroe.
The Thing (1982) is a terrific movie, probably John Carpenter's best
[on working with Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)] Eddie is an immensely overpowering talent. But if you can imagine a nuclear plant, that energy is productive as long as it's contained. And if Eddie's not contained, he's gonna blow.
The new versions of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and The Last House on the Left (2009) looked like shampoo commercials.
I still think that The Exorcist (1973) is the scariest movie I ever saw. However I have never walked away from a movie uneasy - I've been creeped out during the movie, but once I leave the cinema, it's more about my next meal.
What no one understands, ideas are a dime a dozen. An idea has no real value. It's all about the execution of the idea.
[on the negative reviews for Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)] We got it from both sides. Half the reviews said we were too much like the original, half said we were nothing like the original.
Directors, like actors, get typecast. And because I've had great success with comedy and horror and TV shows, that's basically what I'm kind of offered.
In my career, my movies tend to polarize critics.
I'm following a real event and real people.
I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.
There have been 14 versions that I can find of Burke & Hare movies. They have all been horror films and all the movies have taken place in Victorian times, which doesn't make any sense.
Well, the bottom line is that I'm extremely pleased with The Stupids (1996). I'm pleased that it's coming out, and it should look good. It's nice looking, with the colors and stuff. I made it for kids, and I really would like them to see it.
For some reason, people think of me as someone who can do anything I want. And I'm not. You know, I need someone to put up the money.
I would very much like to make Westerns. I love Westerns. I've worked on many Westerns in my youth, in Spain and here, and I love working on them.
After The Blues Brothers (1980), I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.
The idea of doing a children's film is different, but quite honestly I like doing anything - any genre. I've only made one Western, which was Â¡Three Amigos! (1986), but I would love to make a serious Western. I'm just wide open.
Material comes all kinds of ways, and it's never a question of a lack of material or a lack of projects - I have tons of projects. The issue is to convince someone to give you the money. And it's a very different business than it was just 8 years ago.
It's strange how extras have become such a big part of the business. I don't know what I think of it. I mean, some of them are great, most of them are filler.
[on the Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) incident] There was absolutely no good aspect about this whole story. The tragedy, which I think about every day, had an enormous impact on my career, from which it may possibly never recover.
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John Landis