In the original theatrical release, director John Landis had cut that scene to shorten the length of the film and said there was no need to explain the car's powers.
The Doctor Who episode, "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", was filmed in this area, as was the final sequence in the 1981 John Landis film An American Werewolf in London.
Famous fantastic film directors have already honored the NIFFF with their presences, including George A. Romero, Joe Dante, John Landis, Terry Gilliam, Hideo Nakata.
Director John Landis broke California's child labor laws by hiring two child actors, Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen, without the required permits.
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The books feature forewords from legendary filmmakers John Landis, George A. Romero and Tobe Hooper.
In this way, Ackerman provided inspiration to many who would later become successful artists, including Joe Dante, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Stephen King, Donald F. Glut, Penn & Teller, Billy Bob Thornton, Gene Simmons (of the band Kiss), Rick Baker, George Lucas, Danny Elfman, Frank Darabont, John Landis and countless other writers, directors, artists and craftsmen.
His cases have included successfully defending John Landis and his co-defendant George Folsey, Jr. in the Twilight Zone manslaughter trial, defending Rep. Bobbi Fiedler against bribery charges, successfully defending state criminal charges against one of the officers charged in the Rodney King beating who was convicted in the subsequent federal trial, and defending several officers in the Rampart scandal.
The forewords of volume I and volume II were written by legendary filmmakers John Landis and George A. Romero.
In his commentary director Joseph J. Lawson cites as his visual influences Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Sam Raimi, John Carpenter, John Landis, David Lean, J.J. Abrams and Robert Rodriguez.
Clare Entertainment is a television production company owned by John Landis, Robert K. Weiss, and Leslie Belzberg.
Venice/Venice is an American film starring Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Melissa Leo, Suzanne Bertish, Daphna Kastner, David Duchovny, John Landis and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.
An American Werewolf in London, a 1981 film directed by John Landis; starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter