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John Lafia
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John Lafia

Born April 2, 1957 in USA

Died April 29, 2020

4 films

John Lafia (April 2, 1957 - April 29, 2020) was an American film and television writer, director, and producer. He attended UCLA, where he received his Bachelors in Film. Lafia's first film was The Blue Iguana, which he wrote and directed. It was also screened out of competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. He later went on to co-write the screenplay for 1988's Child's Play and direct Child's Play 2 (1990), as well as both writing and directing 1993's Man's Best Friend. In recent years he has transitioned to television, first directing a number of Babylon 5 episodes. He has also written and directed the NBC miniseries 10.5 and its sequel 10.5: Apocalypse. C-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 4

The Rats (2002) movie poster
The Rats2002
Man's Best Friend (1993) movie poster
Man's Best Friend1993
Child's Play 2 (1990) movie poster
Child's Play 21990
Child's Play (1988) movie poster
Child's Play1988