John Lafia

John Lafia

Known for

Directing

Born

April 2, 1957

Birthplace

USA

Died

April 29, 2020 (aged 63)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

John Lafia (April 2, 1957 - April 29, 2020) was an American film and television writer, director, and producer. He attended UCLA, where he received his Bachelors in Film. Lafia's first film was The Blue Iguana, which he wrote and directed. It was also screened out of competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. He later went on to co-write the screenplay for 1988's Child's Play and direct Child's Play 2 (1990), as well as both writing and directing 1993's Man's Best Friend. In recent years he has transitioned to television, first directing a number of Babylon 5 episodes. He has also written and directed the NBC miniseries 10.5 and its sequel 10.5:...

Best known work

Child's Play
Child's Play
1988
Child's Play 2
Child's Play 2
1990
Repo Man
Repo Man
1984
Babylon 5
Babylon 5
1994
Freddy's Nightmares
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
2002
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1993
10.5: Apocalypse
10.5: Apocalypse
2006
The Rats
The Rats
2002
10.5
10.5
2004

Filmography

  1. 2006

    Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone

    as Irate Man #2, Director

  2. 2006

    10.5: ApocalypseTV

    Director, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Creator

  3. 2004

    10.5TV

    Director, Writer

  4. 2003

    Code 11-14

    Story, Executive Producer

  5. 2002

    The Rats

    Director

  6. 2002

    The Dead ZoneTV

    Director

  7. 2000

  8. 1999

    Monster!

    Director

  9. 1994

    Babylon 5TV

    Director

  10. 1993

    Man's Best Friend

    Director, Writer

  11. 1990

  12. 1988

    Child's Play

    Screenplay

  13. 1988

    MonstersTV

    Director

  14. 1988

  15. 1988

    The Blue Iguana

    Writer, Director

  16. 1984

    Repo Man

    Leadman

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