John Landis was born in 1950 and is an American film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. he is known for his comedy and horror movies, as well as his work with Micheal Jackson.
Landis directed movies such as, American werewolf in London, trading places, National Lampoons animal house and Beverly hills cop 3.
In 1978 Landis directed his first film for universal studios.
The Blues Brothers a comedy which starred blues legend such as James brown, Aretha franklin, Ray Charles. which succeeded both critically and financially.
At the time it was one the most expensive movies made just like thriller it seems Landis really does splash out on his budgets.
John Landis directed the music video for Michael Jacksons song "Thriller". The song and video won many awards. The Video was Made in 1983,just two years after MTV was founded Marketing wise this is a great time to release a music video for a massive mainstream artist however in 1983 Micheal Jackson struggled to receive air time due to the so called "colour barrier".
John Landis spent half a million dollars on the music video which was the most expensive Music video ever made at the time. Jackson and Landis managed to get MTV and showtime to fund their budget by getting them to pay $250,000 .
The music video actually broke down racial barriers as Eddie-Van Hallen contributed to the song.
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