John Landis

Documentary on one of the most iconic actors of all time with aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock singer.

An 1820s-set black comedy based on the Burke and Hare murders. Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis star as a pair of 19th Century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for Edinburgh's medical fraternity.

Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short star in this western comedy written by Martin, Randy Newman and SNL creator Lorne Michaels. Directed by John Landis (The Blues Brothers).

Eddie Murphy returns as Detective Axel Foley for this 1994 comedy crime caper, following the trail of two murderers that leads to a massive counterfeiting ring posing as a theme park.

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital in this sequel to the comedy classic.

Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd lead this classic life-swap comedy about a snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist who find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Four short horrific tales by four of the Hollywood's biggest directors (in the 80s) are anthologized in this film, as a tribute to Rod Serling and his popular TV series.

Filmmaker John Landis backs up comedies The Blues Brothers and Animal House with this monster movie classic, featuring pre-CGI effects from Rick Baker and equal lashings of terror and humour.

Cult classic send-up of the whodunnit genre based on the iconic murder-mystery board game Cluedo.

Eddie Murphy is Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda who searches for a queen in New York City, in this fish-out-of-water comedy classic from director John Landis (The Blues Brothers). 

Two strangers (Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff Goldblum) stumble into international intrigue in the middle of a Los Angeles night in this wacky comedy from John Landis (Animal House).

The comedy hit of 1978 and the big screen debut of Saturday Night Live comedian John Belushi. The raucous, beer swilling members of the Delta House university fraternity take on Dean Wormer (John Vernon), after he puts them all on probation and plots to expel them. A spinoff from magazine National Lampoon, Animal House is credited as launching the gross-out comedy genre.

After the release of Jake Blues (John Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) go to visit the orphanage where they were raised by nuns…