Portrait of Jeff Kanew

Directing

Jeff Kanew

Career

Active from 1968 to 2011, busiest in 1985 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Black Rodeo
Black Rodeo
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jeff Kanew Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Fish-Out-Of-Water 2
  • Crude Humor 2
  • Pop Culture References 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 33
Counting for Thunder
Counting for Thunder (2015)

Editor

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

Director, Editor

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 48
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (2009)

Director, Producer

Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy
Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy (2007)

Editor, Co-Producer

Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer, Director

Nadine in Dateland
Nadine in Dateland (2005)

Editor

Babiy Yar
Babiy Yar (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

Editor, Director

1990s

1 title ยท average score 32
V.I. Warshawski
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 55
Troop Beverly Hills
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Tough Guys
Tough Guys (1986)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Gotcha!
Gotcha! (1985)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Eddie Macon's Run
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Screenplay

Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

Editor

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 70
Natural Enemies
Natural Enemies (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

Black Rodeo
Black Rodeo (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Editor

1960s

1 title
The Wicked Die Slow
The Wicked Die Slow (1968)

as Armadillo