Director
Jeff Kanew
Born December 16, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA12 films
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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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First watchRevenge of the Nerds19846.4At Adams College, the jocks rule from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every…View filmEssential films
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12 films as director- 2011National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest MaximusDirector
- 2009Kirk Douglas: Before I ForgetDirector
- 2005Adam and EveDirector
- 2003Babiy YarDirector
- 1991V.I. WarshawskiDirector
- 1989Troop Beverly HillsDirector
- 1986Tough GuysDirector
- 1985Gotcha!Director
- 1984Revenge of the NerdsDirector
- 1983Eddie Macon's RunDirector
- 1979Natural EnemiesDirector
- 1972Black RodeoDirector