Innocent Blood (1992)
John Landis fuses the vampire film with the mob movie in a fun, tonally chaotic horror comedy. The film's premise is its strongest asset.
Director: John Landis
John Landis directed Animal House, The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places and Coming to America, which is as strong a comedy run as anyone has had. He also made the Thriller video, which is the most watched thing he did by a wide margin.
An American Werewolf in London is the film that shows the range. It is genuinely funny and genuinely frightening in the same scenes, and Rick Baker’s transformation effects won the first Academy Award for Best Makeup, created specifically because of that film.
His career is permanently marked by the Twilight Zone accident in 1982, in which Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed during an illegal night shoot. Landis was acquitted of manslaughter, and the case reshaped safety rules on American sets.
