Jeff Kanew
Jeffrey Roger Kanew (born December 16, 1944) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and film editor who early in his career made trailers for many films of the 1970s and is probably best known for directing the film Revenge of the Nerds (1984) and for editing Ordinary People (1980). Kanew directed Gotcha! (1985) and Tough Guys (1986), the final film pairing actors Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster, having initially directed Douglas in 1983's Eddie Macon's Run.
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Jeff Kanew
- Name
- Jeff Kanew
- Birth Name
- Jeffrey Roger Kanew
- Born
- 16 December 1944
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer
- Nationality
- United States
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His other directorial efforts include Troop Beverly Hills (starring Shelley Long), V.I. Warshawski (starring Kathleen Turner), Natural Enemies (starring Hal Holbrook and Louise Fletcher), Babij Jar, a Holocaust drama, National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, several TV episodes, and versions for the stage and video of the Kirk Douglas 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 at Triborough Stadium on Randall's Island, New York. Kanew's son Justin Kanew is a reality show contestant from season 15 and season 18 of The Amazing Race. Justin was also the Democratic candidate for Congress in Tennessee's 7th District in the 2018 midterm election.
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• Name — Jeff Kanew • Birth Name — Jeffrey Roger Kanew • Born — 16 December 1944 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer • Children — Justin Kanew
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- 1.Jeff Kanew. The New York Times.
- 2.Van Gelder, Lawrence. Revenge of the Nerds (1984) CAMPUS 'NERDS'. The New York Times. July 20, 1984.
- 3.Jeff Kanew Filmography. The New York Times. May 18, 2023.
- 4.Thompson, Howard. Screen: ‘Black Rodeo’. The New York Times. June 17, 1972.
- 5.Houston Cinema Arts Society. Black Rodeo Jeff Kanew Interview. Vimeo. January 10, 2020.
- 6.The Amazing Race. CBS.
- 7.Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2018. Ballotpedia.
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