Jeff Kanew
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 16, 1944
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Kanew, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Boorman and the Devil 2026
as Self
Counting for Thunder 2015
Editor
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus 2011
Director, Editor
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget 2009
Producer, Editor, Director
Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy 2007
Editor, Co-Producer
Adam and Eve 2005
Director, Producer, Editor
Nadine in Dateland 2005
Editor
Babiy Yar 2003
Director, Editor
V.I. Warshawski 1991
Director
Troop Beverly Hills 1989
Director
Tough Guys 1986
Director
Gotcha! 1985
Director
Revenge of the Nerds 1984
Director
Eddie Macon's Run 1983
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Ordinary People 1980
Editor
Natural Enemies 1979
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Black Rodeo 1972
Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
The Wicked Die Slow 1968
as Armadillo, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.