6.4
Movie
Directing
Jeff Kanew
- Born
- (age 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 20 titles
Biography
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".
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Signature work
Known For
6.4
Movie
7.4
Movie
Ordinary People
7.2
TV
Touched by an Angel
5.7
Movie
Troop Beverly Hills
6.0
Movie
Gotcha!
6.0
Movie
Tough Guys
4.8
Movie
V.I. Warshawski
3.9
Movie
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
7.2
TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4.0
Movie
Adam and Eve
5.9
Movie
Eddie Macon's Run
6.0
Movie
Natural Enemies
3.6
Movie
The Wicked Die Slow
4.5
Movie
Babiy Yar
7.3
Movie
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
6.0
Movie
Nadine in Dateland
5.0
Movie
Counting for Thunder
9.0
Movie
Black Rodeo
Acting credits 2
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boorman and the Devil Film | Self |
| 1968 | The Wicked Die Slow Film | Armadillo |
Crew credits 19
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Counting for Thunder Film | Editor |
| 2011 | National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Film | Director, Editor |
| 2009 | Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget Film | Producer, Editor, Director |
| 2007 | Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy Film | Editor, Co-Producer |
| 2005 | Adam and Eve Film | Director, Producer, Editor |
| 2005 | Nadine in Dateland Film | Editor |
| 2003 | Babiy Yar Film | Director, Editor |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1991 | V.I. Warshawski Film | Director |
| 1989 | Troop Beverly Hills Film | Director |
| 1986 | Tough Guys Film | Director |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Director, Writer (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Gotcha! Film | Director |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds Film | Director |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run Film | Director, Screenplay, Editor |
| 1980 | Ordinary People Film | Editor |
| 1979 | Natural Enemies Film | Director, Editor, Screenplay |
| 1972 | Black Rodeo Film | Producer, Editor, Director, Writer |
| 1968 | The Wicked Die Slow Film | Screenplay |