John Lafia

John Lafia

Deceased · Born: Apr 2, 1957 · Died: Apr 29, 2020

Personal Details

Born Apr 2, 1957 USA

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: Apocalypse. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Lafia, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2008
Evil Comes in Small Packages
2003
Code 11-14
Code 11-14 as Story
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1988
Child's Play
Child's Play as Screenplay
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2006
Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
2002
The Rats
The Rats as Director
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2000
Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
Chameleon 3: Dark Angel as Director
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1993
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend as Director, Writer
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1990
Child's Play 2
Child's Play 2 as Director
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1988
The Blue Iguana
The Blue Iguana as Director, Writer
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2006
10.5: Apocalypse
10.5: Apocalypse as Creator
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