Landis had numerous unmade films, with many ending up in the hands of other directors. Missed opportunities for unique and exciting projects. Landis was set to work on a Parisian horror film, a ...

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical crime comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from "The ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — On Saturday night, "Animal House" director John Landis confirmed that, yes, his 1978 low-budget movie about frat life almost didn't get made. "Universal Studios did not like my ...

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical crime comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from "The ...

John Landis was bitten by the film bug when he was eight years old watching The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958). A voracious movie-watcher ever since, Landis pursued his favorite directors wherever he ...