Jeff Kanew

Jeff Kanew

​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.

  • Title: Jeff Kanew
  • Popularity: 3.51
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1944-12-16
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Jeff Kanew Movies

  • 1968
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    The Wicked Die Slow

    The Wicked Die Slow

    3.7 1968 HD

    “The Kid,” a notorious gunfighter, and his Mexican sidekick Armadillo ride through the post-Civil War West looking for four Indians who...

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  • 1972
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    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

    1 1972 HD

    Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.

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  • 1972
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    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

    1 1972 HD

    Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.

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  • 1986
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    Tough Guys

    Tough Guys

    5.917 1986 HD

    Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving...

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  • 1989
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    Troop Beverly Hills

    Troop Beverly Hills

    5.632 1989 HD

    A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.

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  • 1985
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    Gotcha!

    Gotcha!

    5.8 1985 HD

    A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.

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  • 1983
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    Eddie Macon's Run

    Eddie Macon's Run

    5.8 1983 HD

    Eddie Macon is running from a nightmare... running to a dream... running for his life and his time is running out. He's escaped a Texas prison for...

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  • 1983
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    Eddie Macon's Run

    Eddie Macon's Run

    5.8 1983 HD

    Eddie Macon is running from a nightmare... running to a dream... running for his life and his time is running out. He's escaped a Texas prison for...

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  • 1991
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    V.I. Warshawski

    V.I. Warshawski

    4.8 1991 HD

    Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective...

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  • 1984
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    Revenge of the Nerds

    Revenge of the Nerds

    6.436 1984 HD

    At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try...

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  • 2011
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    National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

    National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

    3.833 2011 HD

    A clueless Trojan general must meet an unbeatable Greek warrior on the battlefield.

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  • 1979
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    Natural Enemies

    Natural Enemies

    5.8 1979 HD

    Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, is a failed husband, a failed father, he considers his entire life a failure. His decision is made,...

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  • 1968
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    The Wicked Die Slow

    The Wicked Die Slow

    3.7 1968 HD

    “The Kid,” a notorious gunfighter, and his Mexican sidekick Armadillo ride through the post-Civil War West looking for four Indians who...

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  • 1972
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    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

    1 1972 HD

    Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.

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  • 1972
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    Black Rodeo

    Black Rodeo

    1 1972 HD

    Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.

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  • 2003
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    Babiy Yar

    Babiy Yar

    4 2003 HD

    Autumn 1941. The Russian army flees Kiev, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed....

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  • 1979
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    Natural Enemies

    Natural Enemies

    5.8 1979 HD

    Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, is a failed husband, a failed father, he considers his entire life a failure. His decision is made,...

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  • 2009
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    Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

    Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

    7.3 2009 HD

    Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories of...

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  • 2009
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    Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

    Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

    7.3 2009 HD

    Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories of...

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  • 2009
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    Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

    Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

    7.3 2009 HD

    Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories of...

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  • 2005
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    Nadine in Dateland

    Nadine in Dateland

    5 2005 HD

    Nadine (Garofalo) is a contradiction in terms; she runs a dating service despite being incredibly unlucky in love. Now, facing serious business...

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  • 1979
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    Natural Enemies

    Natural Enemies

    5.8 1979 HD

    Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, is a failed husband, a failed father, he considers his entire life a failure. His decision is made,...

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  • 1980
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    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    7.456 1980 HD

    Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the...

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  • 1983
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    Eddie Macon's Run

    Eddie Macon's Run

    5.8 1983 HD

    Eddie Macon is running from a nightmare... running to a dream... running for his life and his time is running out. He's escaped a Texas prison for...

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  • 2007
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    Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy

    Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy

    1 2007 HD

    Paul Mazursky journeys to a small town in the Ukriane, to witness and participate in a three day celebration by over 25,000 singing, dancing,...

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  • 2015
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    Counting for Thunder

    Counting for Thunder

    5 2015 HD

    Counting for Thunder is inspired by the three years when Phillip Irwin Cooper, unlucky in work, money and love, went home to the Gulf Coast of...

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  • 2005
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    Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

    3.958 2005 HD

    Adam is a typical college-aged guy... which is to say he wants sex 24 hours a day. But when he meets - and falls for - Eve, a scorchingly hot coed...

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  • 2005
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    Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

    3.958 2005 HD

    Adam is a typical college-aged guy... which is to say he wants sex 24 hours a day. But when he meets - and falls for - Eve, a scorchingly hot coed...

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  • 2005
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    Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

    3.958 2005 HD

    Adam is a typical college-aged guy... which is to say he wants sex 24 hours a day. But when he meets - and falls for - Eve, a scorchingly hot coed...

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  • 2003
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    Babiy Yar

    Babiy Yar

    4 2003 HD

    Autumn 1941. The Russian army flees Kiev, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed....

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  • 2011
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    National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

    National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

    3.833 2011 HD

    A clueless Trojan general must meet an unbeatable Greek warrior on the battlefield.

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  • 2007
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    Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy

    Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy

    1 2007 HD

    Paul Mazursky journeys to a small town in the Ukriane, to witness and participate in a three day celebration by over 25,000 singing, dancing,...

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  • 1970
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    7.23 1970 HD

    Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

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  • 1970
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    7.255 1970 HD

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The...

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  • 1970
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    7.255 1970 HD

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The...

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