A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
USA
Born:
April 2, 1957
Died:
April 29, 2020
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: Apocalypse. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Lafia, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Director:
1988 The Blue Iguana
1990 Child's Play 2
1993 Man's Best Friend
1999 Monster!
2000 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
2002 The Rats
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Executive Producer:
1988 The Blue Iguana
1990 Child's Play 2
1993 Man's Best Friend
1999 Monster!
2000 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
2002 The Rats
2003 Code 11-14
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Leadman:
1984 Repo Man
1988 The Blue Iguana
1990 Child's Play 2
1993 Man's Best Friend
1999 Monster!
2000 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
2002 The Rats
2003 Code 11-14
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Screenplay:
1984 Repo Man
1988 Child's Play
1988 The Blue Iguana
1990 Child's Play 2
1993 Man's Best Friend
1999 Monster!
2000 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
2002 The Rats
2003 Code 11-14
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Story:
1984 Repo Man
1988 Child's Play
1988 The Blue Iguana
1990 Child's Play 2
1993 Man's Best Friend
1999 Monster!
2000 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
2002 The Rats
2003 Code 11-14
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Writer:
1984 Repo Man
1988 Child's Play
1988 The Blue Iguana
1990 Child's Play 2
1993 Man's Best Friend
1999 Monster!
2000 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
2002 The Rats
2003 Code 11-14
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Co-Executive Producer:
2006 10.5: Apocalypse
Creator:
2006 10.5: Apocalypse
Director:
1988 Freddy's Nightmares
1994 Babylon 5
2002 The Dead Zone
2004 10.5
2006 10.5: Apocalypse
Writer:
1988 Freddy's Nightmares
1994 Babylon 5
2002 The Dead Zone
2004 10.5
2006 10.5: Apocalypse
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