Landis was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Shirley Levine (née Magaziner) and Marshall Landis, an interior designer and decorator. Landis and his parents relocated to Los Angeles when he was four months old. Though spending his childhood in California, Landis still refers to Chicago as his hometown, and is a big fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team.
Landis began his film career working as a mailboy at 20th Century Fox. He worked as a "go-fer" and then as an assistant director during filming MGM's Kelly's Heroes in Yugoslavia in 1969; he replaced the film's original assistant director, who became ill and was sent home. During that time Landis became acquainted with actors Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland, both of whom would later work in his films. Following Kelly's Heroes, Landis worked on several films that were shot in Europe (especially in Italy and England), including Once Upon a Time in the West, El Condor and A Town Called Bastard (a.k.a. A Town Called Hell). Landis also worked as a stunt double.
"I've been in Kyoto and Munich and Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires, and you see people dressed as Jake and Elwood. That's amazing — they're like Mickey Mouse. They've just become part of the culture."
"I think you can see in the movie how passionate, really passionate John and Danny were about the music. It's a unique situation where you have two guys who are exploiting their own celebrity of the moment to focus a spotlight on these great acts."
"[At the time,] they were no longer hot, ... The big music of 1979 was the Bee Gees and ABBA, and these amazing talents were lingering. But where are the Bay City Rollers now?"
"I've been in Kyoto and Munich and Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires, and you see people dressed as Jake and Elwood, ... That's amazing — they're like Mickey Mouse. They've just become part of the culture."
"I've been in Kyoto and Munich and Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires, and you see people dressed as Jake and Elwood, ... That's amazing - they're like Mickey Mouse. They've just become part of the culture."
"I've been all over the world, and to be in Milan and see guys dressed as Jake and Elwood is amazing. They really have become a part of the culture."
"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that there's no money in it. By that I mean the way the video business works now, the artist and the record label send"
"Quite honestly, ... there`s never been stunt driving before or after as spectacular or elaborate. That`s all real, no (computer trickery)."
"John and Danny were opening for Steve Martin's stand-up tour, which was the No. 1 tour in the world, ... The album they recorded - Briefcase Full of Blues, a great album - was the No. 1 blues album in the world. They were starring on the No. 1 TV show (Saturday Night Live), and John had just starred in the No. 1 movie (Animal House) - which I'd directed."
"Universal rushed us. We started shooting without a script that was totally completed."
Baltimore coach John Harbaugh has been impressed with Stroud’s growth in Year 2 and knows that dealing with him will be difficult for his team, which ranks 31st in the NFL by allowing 254.9 yards passing a game ... (AP Photo/Ashley Landis).
Early on I found very good friends, some of whom have stayed friends, like the director John Landis and his wife, Deborah... But I hadn’t yet met anyone before John that I could totally be myself with.
During one performance, the young director John Landis (of future Animal House and Trading Places fame) was in the audience. Impressed with the trio’s comedy chops, Landis connected with Zucker, ...
She was a huge actress in the 1990s that made movie after movie - both indies and blockbusters ... The movie title gave rise to a popular saying ... Leigh and her sister filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Warner Bros., John Landis, and Steven Spielberg ... .
“But just to participate in this communal celebration of John it’s lovely.” 5 ... “John Lennon’s spirit is here!” Landy Kosmik cried, pointing to a hawk that soared above him as he rocked out with his solar-powered electric guitar.
Chasing nostalgia bait down a rabbit hole is none of those things ... One installment in Eddie Murphy and John Landis’ legendary 80’s run, the movie is rip-roaringly funny from start to end ... John Candy is one of the best to ever do it ... .
The album’s success extended to its groundbreaking short film for the title track, directed by John Landis ... “Michael’s music transcends time,” JacksonEstate co-executor John Branca said earlier this year ... 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail ... ....
A single scene of John Belushi’s Bluto on a ladder ...Thanks to a masterful sequence from director John Landis, the movie re-popularized college toga parties, at the time deemed passe sexist bacchanalia.
The troupe became the inspiration for the first ZAZ-written film, “The Kentucky Fried Movie” (1977), a sketch-filled pastiche directed by John Landis before he turned to 1978′s “Animal House.”.
He was 80 ... “He was our partner, our friend, and our hero ... Abrahams wrote the screenplay, and John Landis directed. After the success of “The Kentucky Fried Movie,” Landis was tapped to make his 1978 hit “Animal House” a year later ... It’s not 'Dr ... .
Colorado Springs Gazette
13 Dec 2024
Colorado Springs Gazette
13 Dec 2024