52 Storytime with John Landis

Maltin on Movies

Leonard Maltin

Comedy, Jessie, Leonard, On, Tv & Film, Maltin, Movies

4.2 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2015

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The man who directed National Lampoon’s Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is also one of Hollywood’s most avid and knowledgeable film buffs. John Landis joins Leonard and Baron this week to talk about a wide variety of subjects, from Don Rickles to Fred Astaire. He also reveals one of his favorite unsung horror movies of the 1930s.

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0:00.0	Hello, one and all, this is Leonard Malton, and you're listening to Malton on movies
0:08.6	with Baron Vaughn. And I'm the other guy. Baron Vaughan. That's right. See, I prefer it when you say it
0:14.0	because then people believe I actually exist. And you do. I can verify it. I don't know.
0:18.6	I could be a giant white rabbit. No, no, no, no.
0:21.6	I don't think so.
0:22.7	Listen, folks, we have a special guest today.
0:25.9	We have a gentleman who is not only a prolific filmmaker, but one of the most avid and knowledgeable film buffs I've ever met.
0:37.0	I'm speaking of the Emmy-winning director of Mr. Warmth, the Don Rickles Project,
0:43.6	John Landis.
0:45.2	Hello, John Landis.
0:47.6	You know, I'm rarely introduced as the Emmy-winning director.
0:51.2	Well, that's why I thought it would be interesting.
0:53.4	I mean, anybody could say you're the director of the Blues Brothers and, you know,
0:57.2	thriller video with Michael Jackson or National Ampoons, Animal House, or trading places,
1:02.1	or any of those things.
1:02.8	Do you know, an Emmy?
1:03.5	How often are you introduced like this, right?
1:06.3	An Emmy and $8 will get you a grande latte at Starbucks. Oh, I thought you were going to say they actually charge you $8 will get you a Grande Latte at Starbucks.
1:12.3	Oh, I thought you were going to say they actually charge you $8 for the Emmy.
1:15.2	No, no, they're free.
1:17.4	And by the way, though, of course, people do know your many, many movies.
1:21.4	If you haven't seen the Don Rickles documentary that John did, it is terrific.
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