
John Lafia
- Born
- April 2, 1957
- Died
- April 29, 2020 (63 years old)
- Place of birth
- USA
Biography
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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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2006Firestorm: Last Stand at YellowstoneFilm · Director

- 200610.5: ApocalypseSeries · Director, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Creator★ 5.8

- 200410.5Series · Director, Writer★ 6.5

- 2003Code 11-14Film · Story, Executive Producer

- 2002The RatsFilm · Director★ 5.4

- 2002The Dead ZoneSeries · Director★ 7.3

- 2000Chameleon 3: Dark AngelFilm · Director

- 1999Monster!Film · Director

- 1994Babylon 5Series · Director★ 8.0

- 1993Man's Best FriendFilm · Writer, Director★ 5.9

- 1990Child's Play 2Film · Director★ 6.4

- 1988Child's PlayFilm · Screenplay★ 6.8

- 1988MonstersSeries · Director★ 6.9

- 1988Freddy's NightmaresSeries · Director★ 7.2

- 1988The Blue IguanaFilm · Writer, Director

- 1984Repo ManFilm · Leadman★ 6.6
