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Jeff Kanew
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Jeff Kanew

Born December 16, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA

7 films

​ 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". C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 7

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011) movie poster
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus2011
V.I. Warshawski (1991) movie poster
V.I. Warshawski1991
Troop Beverly Hills (1989) movie poster
Troop Beverly Hills1989
Tough Guys (1986) movie poster
Tough Guys1986
Gotcha! (1985) movie poster
Gotcha!1985
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) movie poster
Revenge of the Nerds1984
Ordinary People (1980) movie poster
Ordinary People1980