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John Lafia

Film Director / Screenwriter / Television Director | * 12/21/1935 († 84, 04/29/2020) | Oak Oark, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
John Lafia (April 2, 1957 – April 29, 2020) was an American film director and screenwriter. He was best known for co-writing the 1988 film Child's Play and directing its 1990 sequel Child's Play 2. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Science Fiction | Action

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A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '6 ...

Repo Man

R

1984 | 3.3/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Science Fiction
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A single mother gives her son a beloved doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. ...

Child's Play

R

1988 | 3.3/5 | 1h 27min
Horror
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A dog turns from man's best friend into man's worst nightmare as he attacks everything that moves. ...

Man's Best Friend

Certification unknown

1993 | 2.8/5 | 1h 37min
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Comedy
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Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic. ...

Child's Play

R

2019 | 3.0/5 | 1h 30min
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
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Movies with John Lafia as Crew(12)

Directing/Director2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Writing/Story2003 Code 11-14
Directing/Director2002 The Rats
Directing/Director2000 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
Directing/Director1999 Monster!
Directing/Director1993 Man's Best Friend
Writing/Writer1993 Man's Best Friend
Directing/Director1990 Child's Play 2
Writing/Screenplay1988 Child's Play
Directing/Director1988 The Blue Iguana
Writing/Writer1988 The Blue Iguana
Art/Leadman1984 Repo Man

TV Shows/Series with John Lafia as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2002 The Dead Zone
Directing/Director1994 Babylon 5
Directing/Director1988 Freddy's Nightmares

Full Name: John Lafia
Born: Saturday, 12/21 1935 (December) in Oak Oark, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/29 2020 (April) in Los Angeles (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles
John Lafia frequently works together with these people:
Mark Hendrickson (12x, Actor)
Michael McKenzie (11x, Cast)
Jonathan Chapman (10x, Cast)
Kim Strauss (9x, Actor)
Neil Bradley (8x, Actor)
J. Michael Straczynski (5x, Crew)
Wayne Alexander (5x, Actor)
Robert Englund (4x, Actor)
Don Mancini (4x, Crew)
Damian London (4x, Actor)
Douglas E. McCoy (4x, Cast)
David Foreman (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3883, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024