
Director
Jeff Kanew
81 years · New York City, New York, USA · 18 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 18


Boorman and the Devil
2026 · Self
On TCM


Counting for Thunder
2015 · Editor
On Tubi TV


National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011 · Director, Editor
On Plex

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
2009 · Director, Editor

Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy
2007 · Editor

Adam and Eve
2005 · Producer, Director

Nadine in Dateland
2005 · Editor

Babiy Yar
2003 · Director, Editor

V.I. Warshawski
1991 · Director


Troop Beverly Hills
1989 · Director
On YouTube Free


Tough Guys
1986 · Director
On Amazon Prime Video

Gotcha!
1985 · Director

Revenge of the Nerds
1984 · Director

Eddie Macon's Run
1983 · Director, Screenplay


Ordinary People
1980 · Editor
On Kanopy

Natural Enemies
1979 · Director, Editor

Black Rodeo
1972 · Producer, Editor


The Wicked Die Slow
1968 · Armadillo, Screenplay
On ScreenPix Amazon Channel