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John Landis

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John Landis made his first film at 21 with an affectionate tribute to monster movies. Clad in the Rick Baker-designed gorilla suit Landis starred as ‘Schlocktopus’ – the monster in his own monster movie.

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director

Landis went on to make his name as a comedy and horror director with films like but his affinity for science fiction remained - directing episodes of the TV shows and .

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