What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 2
John Landis

John Landis, a well-known director and father of past Creep Max Landis, has directed some of the most successful comedies, including Animal House, Trading Places, and Coming to America. While directing his segment for 1983’s The Twilight Zone: The Movie, a helicopter accident tragically resulted in the deaths of actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen. In 1987, Landis was charged with involuntary manslaughter but was ultimately acquitted. In this episode, we discuss why he is a Creep. 

Max Landis episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/comedy-creep-chris-d-elia-non-creeps-jen-kirkman-alice-hamilton-plus-max-landis-replay--49509814 


Sources for this episode

• Fly By Night by Steve Chain
• Twilight Zone Accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone_accident
• The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/movies/the-twilight-zone-the-movie-accident.html
• Movie Web: https://movieweb.com/vic-morrow-twilight-zone-accident/
• Reddit Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/14v9hfg/director_john_landis_felt_personally_betrayed_by/#lightbox
• LAD Bible: https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film/vic-morrow-death-twilight-zone-helicopter-crash-832067-20230913
• Slate: https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/the-twilight-zone-tragedy-how-vic-morrows-death-changed-the-way-films-are-made.html
• Far Out Magazine: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/full-story-twilight-zone-the-movie-tragedy/
• Buzz Feed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/actors-who-died-while-making-a-movie?fbclid=IwAR0titX2fEpMGUBfgNeOsNOPyBVWJZcNga0ihOfonAODrkNmAraJaVAw1JM
• Showbiz Cheat Sheet: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/gruesome-helicopter-accident-set-twilight-zone-the-movie-left-vic-morrow-two-child-actors-dead.html/
• Los Angeles Times (1988) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-28-tm-1446-story.html 
• Shudder “Cursed Films” https://meaww.com/cursed-films-twilight-zone-the-movie-set-vic-morrow-death-john-landis-steven-spielberg-helicopter 

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