Jeff Kanew
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 16, 1944
- 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".
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Movies with Jeff Kanew
- The Wicked Die Slow 1968 · ★ 3.6
- Boorman and the Devil 2026 · ★ 8.0
Movies directed by Jeff Kanew
- Revenge of the Nerds 1984 · ★ 6.4
- Troop Beverly Hills 1989 · ★ 5.7
- Gotcha! 1985 · ★ 6.0
- Tough Guys 1986 · ★ 6.0
- V.I. Warshawski 1991 · ★ 4.8
- National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus 2011 · ★ 3.9
- Adam and Eve 2005 · ★ 4.0
- Eddie Macon's Run 1983 · ★ 5.9
- Natural Enemies 1979 · ★ 6.0
- Babiy Yar 2003 · ★ 4.5
- Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget 2009 · ★ 7.3
- Black Rodeo 1972 · ★ 9.0