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​   Jeffrey Roger Kanew (born December 16, 1944) is an American film director, writer and editor who early in his career made trailers for many films of the '70s and is probably best known for directing the film Revenge of the Nerds (1984). Kanew directed Tough Guys (1986), the final film pairing actors Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. He also directed Douglas in 1983's Eddie Macon's Run and both the stage and film productions of Douglas' autobiographical one-man show Before I Forget (2009). Kanew also directed the documentary Black Rodeo (1972) capturing the events surrounding the first ever performance of an all black rodeo in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City. Jeff Kanew's son, Justin Kanew, is a reality show contestant from season 15 and season 18 of "The Amazing Race".

Most Popular Jeff Kanew Trailers

Total trailers found: 17

Counting for Thunder Trailer (2015)

21 December 2015

Counting for Thunder is inspired by the three years when Phillip Irwin Cooper, unlucky in work, money and love, went home to the Gulf Coast of Alabama to help out with a family crisis.

Yippee: A Journey to Jewish Joy Trailer (2007)

05 June 2007

Paul Mazursky journeys to a small town in the Ukriane, to witness and participate in a three day celebration by over 25,000 singing, dancing, praying, and emotionally elevated Chassidic Jews.

Revenge of the Nerds Trailer (1984)

20 July 1984

At Adams College, the jocks rule from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus.

Black Rodeo Trailer (1972)

01 May 1972

Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem.

Gotcha! Trailer (1985)

03 May 1985

A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.

V.I. Warshawski Trailer (1991)

26 July 1991

Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered.

Ordinary People Trailer (1980)

19 September 1980

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt.

Troop Beverly Hills Trailer (1989)

24 March 1989

A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget Trailer (2009)

24 November 2009

Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights.

Eddie Macon's Run Trailer (1983)

23 March 1983

Eddie Macon is running from a nightmare... running to a dream... running for his life and his time is running out.

Tough Guys Trailer (1986)

03 October 1986

Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years.

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Trailer (2011)

05 August 2011

A clueless Trojan general must meet an unbeatable Greek warrior on the battlefield.

Nadine in Dateland Trailer (2005)

26 June 2005

Nadine is a contradiction in terms; she runs a dating service despite being incredibly unlucky in love.

Adam and Eve Trailer (2005)

04 November 2005

Adam is a typical college-aged guy... which is to say he wants sex 24 hours a day. But when he meets - and falls for - Eve, a scorchingly hot coed who's still very attached to her virginity, the waiting game is on! While his college buddies score left and right, and campus hotties make tempting passes, Adam ponders an explosive question: Will Eve say "It's the right time".

Natural Enemies Trailer (1979)

01 November 1979

Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, considers his life to be an empty failure. Awake one morning after a sleepless night, he comes to a decision: this evening he will take a rifle and shoot and kill his wife, their three children and then himself.

Babiy Yar Trailer (2003)

03 July 2003

Autumn 1941. The Soviet army flees Kyiv, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed.

The Wicked Die Slow Trailer (1968)

08 October 1968

“The Kid,” a notorious gunfighter, and his Mexican sidekick Armadillo ride through the post-Civil War West looking for four Indians who raped the Kid’s girl friend.