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Director / Screenwriter
1950 -
Born August 3, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Key Genres: Comedy, Horror, Action  TSPDT Rating: 6
Key Collaborators: George Folsey Jr. (Producer/Editor), Malcolm Campbell (Editor), Elmer Bernstein (Composer), Dan Aykroyd (Leading Player/Screenwriter), Robert Paynter (Cinematographer), Frank Oz (Character Player), Ira Newborn (Composer), John J. Lloyd (Production Designer), John Belushi (Leading Player), Eddie Murphy (Leading Player)
Worth a Look: National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983)
Approach with Caution: Coming to America (1988), Innocent Blood (1992)
Duds: The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), Into the Night (1985), Spies Like Us (1985), Three Amigos! (1986)
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1,000 Greatest Films: National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980)
 
 

 

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