[PAR] [TLE] John Landis [SEP] John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.  He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed such as "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978), "The Blues Brothers" (1980), "An American Werewolf in London" (1981), "Trading Places" (1983), "¡Three Amigos! " (1986), "Coming to America" (1988) and "Beverly Hills Cop III" (1994), and for directing Michael Jackson's music videos for "Thriller" (1983) and "Black or White" (1991). [PAR] [TLE] Trading Places [SEP] Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy.  It tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet.  Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis also star.  The storyline is often called a modern take on Mark Twain's classic 19th-century novel "The Prince and the Pauper".
[PAR] [TLE] John Landis [ SEP ] John David Landis ( born August 3 , 1950 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , actor , and producer . He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed such as " National Lampoon 's Animal House " ( 1978 ) , " The Blues Brothers " ( 1980 ) , " An American Werewolf in London " ( 1981 ) , " Trading Places " ( 1983 ) , " ¡ Three Amigos ! " ( 1986 ) , " Coming to America " ( 1988 ) and " Beverly Hills Cop III " ( 1994 ) , and for directing Michael Jackson 's music videos for " Thriller " ( 1983 ) and " Black or White " ( 1991 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Trading Places [ SEP ] Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis , starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy . It tells the story of an upper - class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet . Ralph Bellamy , Don Ameche , Denholm Elliott , and Jamie Lee Curtis also star . The storyline is often called a modern take on Mark Twain 's classic 19th - century novel " The Prince and the Pauper " .
What director of "National Lampoon's Animal House" directed a 1983 comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy?
What director of " National Lampoon 's Animal House " directed a 1983 comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy ?
John Landis
John Landis