Jeff Kanew
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 16, 1944, New York City, New York, USA
- Movies
- 15
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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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Boorman and the Devil | Self |
| 1968 | The Wicked Die Slow | Armadillo |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2011 | National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | Director |
| 2009 | Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget | Director, Producer |
| 2005 | Adam and Eve | Producer, Director |
| 2003 | Babiy Yar | Director |
| 1991 | V.I. Warshawski | Director |
| 1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Director |
| 1986 | Tough Guys | Director |
| 1985 | Gotcha! | Director |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Director |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | Director, Screenplay |
| 1979 | Natural Enemies | Director, Screenplay |
| 1972 | Black Rodeo | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1968 | The Wicked Die Slow | Screenplay |
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