Jeff Kanew

Jeff Kanew

Nascimento : 1944-12-16, New York City, New York, USA

História

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jeffrey Roger Kanew (born December 16, 1944) is an American film director, writer and editor who early in his career made trailers for many films of the '70s and is probably best known for directing the film Revenge of the Nerds (1984). Kanew directed Tough Guys (1986), the final film pairing actors Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. He also directed Douglas in 1983's Eddie Macon's Run and both the stage and film productions of Douglas' autobiographical one-man show Before I Forget (2009). Kanew also directed the documentary Black Rodeo (1972) capturing the events surrounding the first ever performance of an all black rodeo in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City. Jeff Kanew's son, Justin Kanew, is a reality show contestant from season 15 and season 18 of "The Amazing Race". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Kanew, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Jeff Kanew

Filmes

Counting for Thunder
Editor
Counting for Thunder is inspired by the three years when Phillip Irwin Cooper, unlucky in work, money and love, went home to the Gulf Coast of Alabama to help out with a family crisis. Working through his past with his complicated family, some old high school chums, and the desperate and hilarious southern characters who grace his hometown, Phillip ultimately finds his own voice as his mother is regaining hers for possibly the last time.
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
Editor
A clueless Trojan general must meet an unbeatable Greek warrior on the battlefield.
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
Director
A clueless Trojan general must meet an unbeatable Greek warrior on the battlefield.
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Editor
Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories of family, marriages, other Hollywood greats, breaking the blacklist and his life-altering stroke – all with honesty and humor.
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Producer
Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories of family, marriages, other Hollywood greats, breaking the blacklist and his life-altering stroke – all with honesty and humor.
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Director
Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories of family, marriages, other Hollywood greats, breaking the blacklist and his life-altering stroke – all with honesty and humor.
Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy
Co-Producer
Paul Mazursky journeys to a small town in the Ukriane, to witness and participate in a three day celebration by over 25,000 singing, dancing, praying, and emotionally elevated Chassidic Jews.
Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy
Editor
Paul Mazursky journeys to a small town in the Ukriane, to witness and participate in a three day celebration by over 25,000 singing, dancing, praying, and emotionally elevated Chassidic Jews.
Adam and Eve
Editor
Easy-going, gentle college-boy Adam Baker enjoys frat-life, however disgusting the frat-house gets because of his sloppy house-mates Freddie, Ferguson and Munch. Then Adam meets Eve, starts falling in love, but gets jealous of frat-brother Billy, who 'bumps' almost constantly without seeking love, while Eve guards her campus-unique virginity. As even his thrice-divorced dad, an MD, urges Adam to get laid rather then loved, his patience runs out against healthy hormones
Adam and Eve
Producer
Easy-going, gentle college-boy Adam Baker enjoys frat-life, however disgusting the frat-house gets because of his sloppy house-mates Freddie, Ferguson and Munch. Then Adam meets Eve, starts falling in love, but gets jealous of frat-brother Billy, who 'bumps' almost constantly without seeking love, while Eve guards her campus-unique virginity. As even his thrice-divorced dad, an MD, urges Adam to get laid rather then loved, his patience runs out against healthy hormones
Adam and Eve
Director
Easy-going, gentle college-boy Adam Baker enjoys frat-life, however disgusting the frat-house gets because of his sloppy house-mates Freddie, Ferguson and Munch. Then Adam meets Eve, starts falling in love, but gets jealous of frat-brother Billy, who 'bumps' almost constantly without seeking love, while Eve guards her campus-unique virginity. As even his thrice-divorced dad, an MD, urges Adam to get laid rather then loved, his patience runs out against healthy hormones
Nadine in Dateland
Editor
Nadine (Garofalo) is a contradiction in terms; she runs a dating service despite being incredibly unlucky in love. Now, facing serious business problems, she needs to find the right guy to turn her fortune around.
Babiy Yar
Editor
Autumn 1941. The Russian army flees Kiev, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kiev by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the horrible things that have happened in other areas, where Jews were brutally and inhumanely murdered. Indecision and despair spread like wildfire among the population. As the German army marches in, fear and horror take over.
Babiy Yar
Director
Autumn 1941. The Russian army flees Kiev, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kiev by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the horrible things that have happened in other areas, where Jews were brutally and inhumanely murdered. Indecision and despair spread like wildfire among the population. As the German army marches in, fear and horror take over.
V.I. Warshawski
Director
Vic Warshawski é uma detetive particular de Chicago que tira a sorte grande ao conhecer Boom-Boom, um milionário ex-jogador de hóquei. Quando ele aparece misteriosamente assassinado, sua filha Kat e Vic vão revirar a cidade para descobrir a verdade.
Confusões em Beverly Hills
Director
Com uma vida cercada de luxo e dinheiro, Phyllis Nefler é uma dondoca de Beverly Hills, mas está disposta a provar ao marido que não é um poço de futilidade. Para isso, ela se torna a líder do grupo de bandeirantes do qual sua filha adolescente faz parte. Em excursões por Los Angeles, ela e as garotas descobrem que existem coisas mais interessantes do que fazer compras, ir ao salão de beleza e desfilar com roupas de grife.
Os Últimos Durões
Director
Após trinta anos presos, dois ladões de trens não conseguem integrar-se à sociedade quando são soltos e voltam a fazer o que mais sabem, roubar.
Gotcha!: Uma Arma do Barulho
Director
Estudante americano é seduzido por uma mulher misteriosa que conhece em Paris. Ela o convence a partirem juntos para a Alemanha Oriental, onde são separados e ele se vê envolvido em um perigoso jogo de espionagem.
A Vingança dos Nerds
Director
Sátira da vida universitária de um grupo de excluídos que fundam sua própria fraternidade, após terem sido rejeitados por todas as outras do campus. É uma batalha de cérebro contra músculos. Os fortes do time de futebol tentam esmagar seus excêntricos oponentes, mas os nerds têm um plano perfeito para ganhar vantagem.
Caçada Impiedosa
Editor
No Texas, um jovem é sentenciado por algumas pequenas infrações. Ele escapa de uma prisão na cidade de Huntsville e foge para Laredo, onde espera para atravessar a fronteira do México e ir encontrar sua esposa e seu filho pequeno.
Caçada Impiedosa
Screenplay
No Texas, um jovem é sentenciado por algumas pequenas infrações. Ele escapa de uma prisão na cidade de Huntsville e foge para Laredo, onde espera para atravessar a fronteira do México e ir encontrar sua esposa e seu filho pequeno.
Caçada Impiedosa
Director
No Texas, um jovem é sentenciado por algumas pequenas infrações. Ele escapa de uma prisão na cidade de Huntsville e foge para Laredo, onde espera para atravessar a fronteira do México e ir encontrar sua esposa e seu filho pequeno.
Gente Como a Gente
Editor
A morte prematura em um acidente de um dos filhos de uma família de classe média alta acaba afetando a todos, principalmente o irmão da vítima, que se considera responsável pelo ocorrido e está em tratamento psiquiátrico. No entanto, a mãe faz questão de manter as aparências, para não dar a entender que a unidade familiar foi quebrada.
Natural Enemies
Editor
A man plots to kill his wife and children, seeking advice by disguising his plan as a fictional story for his business.
Natural Enemies
Screenplay
A man plots to kill his wife and children, seeking advice by disguising his plan as a fictional story for his business.
Natural Enemies
Director
A man plots to kill his wife and children, seeking advice by disguising his plan as a fictional story for his business.
Black Rodeo
Editor
Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.
Black Rodeo
Producer
Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.
Black Rodeo
Writer
Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.
Black Rodeo
Director
Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.
The Wicked Die Slow
Screenplay
“The Kid,” a notorious gunfighter, and his Mexican sidekick Armadillo ride through the post-Civil War West looking for four Indians who raped the Kid’s girl friend.
The Wicked Die Slow
Armadillo
“The Kid,” a notorious gunfighter, and his Mexican sidekick Armadillo ride through the post-Civil War West looking for four Indians who raped the Kid’s girl friend.