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Jeff Kanew

Jeff Kanew

Directing

December 16, 1944 (81)New York City, New York, USA

​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.

Behind the camera

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus2011

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

Director

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget2009

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

Director

Adam and Eve2005

Adam and Eve

Director

Babiy Yar2003

Babiy Yar

Director

V.I. Warshawski1991

V.I. Warshawski

Director

Troop Beverly Hills1989

Troop Beverly Hills

Director

Tough Guys1986

Tough Guys

Director

Gotcha!1985

Gotcha!

Director

Revenge of the Nerds1984

Revenge of the Nerds

Director

Eddie Macon's Run1983

Eddie Macon's Run

Director & Screenplay

Natural Enemies1979

Natural Enemies

Director & Screenplay

Black Rodeo1972

Black Rodeo

Director & Writer

The Wicked Die Slow1968

The Wicked Die Slow

Screenplay