

Jeff Kanew
Director · Actor · WriterFrom 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".
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National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011
Director

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
2009
Director

Adam and Eve
2005
Director

Babiy Yar
2003
Director

V.I. Warshawski
1991
Director

Troop Beverly Hills
1989
Director

Tough Guys
1986
Director

Gotcha!
1985
Director

Revenge of the Nerds
1984
Director

Eddie Macon's Run
1983
Director

Natural Enemies
1979
Director

Black Rodeo
1972
Director
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PRODUCER4
EDITOR11

Counting for Thunder
2015
Editor

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011
Editor

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
2009
Editor

Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy
2007
Editor

Nadine in Dateland
2005
Editor

Adam and Eve
2005
Editor

Babiy Yar
2003
Editor

Eddie Macon's Run
1983
Editor

Ordinary People
1980
Editor

Natural Enemies
1979
Editor

Black Rodeo
1972
Editor






