Movies
“18 Years Later.”
Feb. 6, 1998
Archives
John Landis will direct the new HBO comedy series “Dream On” starring Brian Benben, it was reported.
Jan. 2, 1990
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April 30, 2008
“Twilight Zone” movie director John Landis gruffly told a casting director, “The hell with you,” when she refused to cast two children for a dangerous war scene, saying he would hire them illegally “off the streets,” the woman testified Wednesday.
Sept. 11, 1986
The state supreme court refused to block the trials of director John Landis and four others on manslaughter charges stemming from a helicloopertr crash in the filming of the movie “Twilight Zone.”
May 2, 1985
Director John Landis and four associates ignored common sense and warnings of danger in filming a Vietnam battle scene that left three actors dead during the making of “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” Deputy Dist.
Sept. 4, 1986
Television
According to USA, “Saturday Night Is Something Else.”
Jan. 6, 1996
Travel & Experiences
The devout family that once resisted Landis’ idea of competing in cycling breaks with tradition to watch his Tour title ride on TV.
July 24, 2006
Touchstone Pictures is noted for reviving lagging careers--like those of Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler and Robin Williams.
July 8, 1990
John Landis had trouble getting ‘American Werewolf in London’ made. But the 1981 film wound up influencing the horror genre and became a classic.
Oct. 24, 2013