Jeff Kanew

Jeff Kanew

  • Birthday: 1944-12-16
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Kanew, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Wicked Die Slow

1968

As Armadillo

Production

Tough Guys

1986

As Director

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

As Director

Gotcha!

1985

As Director

Eddie Macon's Run

1983

As Director

Revenge of the Nerds

1984

As Director

V.I. Warshawski

1991

As Director

Adam and Eve

2005

As Director

Natural Enemies

1979

As Director

Black Rodeo

1972

As Director

Babiy Yar

2003

As Director

Ordinary People

1980

As Editor

Eddie Macon's Run

1983

As Editor

Counting for Thunder

2015

As Editor

Babiy Yar

2003

As Editor

Black Rodeo

1972

As Editor

Natural Enemies

1979

As Editor

Adam and Eve

2005

As Editor

Nadine in Dateland

2005

As Editor

Black Rodeo

1972

As Producer

Adam and Eve

2005

As Producer

Eddie Macon's Run

1983

As Screenplay

Black Rodeo

1972

As Writer

Natural Enemies

1979

As Screenplay

The Wicked Die Slow

1968

As Screenplay

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