FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL: John Landis

In this interview from 1980, host Mick Garris chats with director John Landis about his blockbuster comedy ANIMAL HOUSE (1978), his soon-to-be released film THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980), and his upcoming production AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981).

[@Valkonnen]

Mick, You really are a great interviewer. As a Special Effects Makeup Artist who started around 1985, Interviews like these inspired and encouraged me as did the pages of Famous Monsters, Fangoria, Cinefex and other mags. Thanks for all of the years of excellent and passionate work.

[@MickGarrisInterviews]

Thank you so much! That means a lot!

[@95vamos]

Him and Max look so much alike.

[@iamtheesuprememoosie]

I KNOW RIGHT!? Also, the mannerisms and general high energy personality. I see where Max gets his intense passion from, lol, spitting image.

[@Valkonnen]

@@iamtheesuprememoosie His Wife too! When she talks about the costumes that she and others design, she has a notably different level of passion for it than most others in the same field.

[@karajames67]

oh dear lord 😁😂🤣😂🤣 look now even makes me feel old wtf holly mother of god

[@daltonmoen1404]

Wait mick didn't always have grey hair

[@MickGarrisInterviews]

Ha!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

He's such a great storyteller. Look up his interview with Kevin Pollak!

[@guileniam]

He was great. It's a shame he was robbed of being one of the best, we would've have been doing an AFI tribute to him now. I hope he realizes the influence his films have had

[@harrydrake4173]

Too bad three innocent people were robbed of their lives due to his wilful negligence.

[@crow1994-bl]

This horrible human being should be behind bars. He has blood on his hands.

[@chrisskalski7292]

Hard to believe that landis still had a career in directing and producing after twilight zone.

[@Valkonnen]

They didn't "Cancel" back then, in spite of intent . Because of a Mistake, do you think that a person's entire future should be taken away? Despite the acquittal in the criminal trial, there were numerous civil lawsuits filed by the families of the victims. These were settled out of court for undisclosed amounts.

[@fratellis9356]

Great interview!

[@Horror-Man]

Take away the glasses and beard, and he's basically Max Landis.

[@maxthepupp]

This is priceless!

[@hacksdp3]

He's always been the same cool enthusiastic guy. True legend. And don't give me that TZ crap either.

[@rampageclover9788]

His confidence went through the roof after he got away with killing Vic Morrow and the two children

[@darwincity]

Hey. His career didn't die after that accident.

[@andrewbland625]

@@rampageclover9788 His confidence - or over-confidence - is what led to the TZ accident in the first place.

[@jeccdog7584]

@@kylej.mcelravy Maybe it needs to be brought up more. He killed three people. Two of them were kids...

[@tokuwriter2872]

@@jeccdog7584 one was decapitated....on VIDEO.

[@highvoltagemedia7150]

It's funny he said you can't make a movie about assholes. Scorsese basically said fuck that and made The Wolf of Wall Street haha

[@MickGarrisInterviews]

And Jake LaMotta!

[@redrooms7416]

He was yummy