John Landis
5 titles · american genre
Loud American comedy of the late 1970s and 1980s, usually with a musical number somewhere in it. In The Blues Brothers, Jake and Elwood put their old band back together to save the Catholic home where they grew up. Coming to America has Eddie Murphy as an African prince who refuses an arranged marriage and goes to America to find a wife himself. Landis also directed the Thriller video for Michael Jackson.
Signature
- Sketch-comedy roots (The Kentucky Fried Movie).
- Saturday Night Live stars in the leads.
- Horror mixed with comedy (Thriller).
- Set-piece chases and musical numbers (The Blues Brothers).
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