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John Landis (Creepy Director) & NON-Creep George Miller
What a Creep
May 17, 2024
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1 hr 2 min
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Ep 2
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Episode description
What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 2
John Landis
John Landis, a well-known director and father of past Creep
Max Landis
, has directed some of the most successful comedies, including Animal House, Trading Places, and Coming to America. While directing his segment for 1983’s The Twilight Zone: The Movie, a helicopter accident tragically resulted in the deaths of actor
Vic Morrow
and child actors
Myca Dinh Le
and
Renee Shin-Yi Chen
. In 1987, Landis was charged with involuntary manslaughter but was ultimately acquitted
.
In this episode, we discuss why he is a Creep.
Max Landis episode:
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/comedy-creep-chris-d-elia-non-creeps-jen-kirkman-alice-hamilton-plus-max-landis-replay--49509814
Sources for this episode
Fly By Night by Steve Chain
Twilight Zone Accident:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone_accident
The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/movies/the-twilight-zone-the-movie-accident.html
Movie Web:
https://movieweb.com/vic-morrow-twilight-zone-accident/
Reddit Thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/14v9hfg/director_john_landis_felt_personally_betrayed_by/#lightbox
LAD Bible:
https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film/vic-morrow-death-twilight-zone-helicopter-crash-832067-20230913
Slate:
https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/the-twilight-zone-tragedy-how-vic-morrows-death-changed-the-way-films-are-made.html
Far Out Magazine:
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/full-story-twilight-zone-the-movie-tragedy/
Buzz Feed:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/actors-who-died-while-making-a-movie?fbclid=IwAR0titX2fEpMGUBfgNeOsNOPyBVWJZcNga0ihOfonAODrkNmAraJaVAw1JM
Showbiz Cheat Sheet:
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/gruesome-helicopter-accident-set-twilight-zone-the-movie-left-vic-morrow-two-child-actors-dead.html/
Los Angeles Times (1988)
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-28-tm-1446-story.html
Shudder “Cursed Films”
https://meaww.com/cursed-films-twilight-zone-the-movie-set-vic-morrow-death-john-landis-steven-spielberg-helicopter
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