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John Lafia

John Lafia

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 02, 1957
Died Apr 29, 2020 (63)
Birthplace USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated May 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 scree ... ned 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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Code 11-14

Code 11-14

2003

Story

Man's Best Friend

Man's Best Friend

1993

Writer

Child's Play

Child's Play

1988

Screenplay

The Blue Iguana

The Blue Iguana

1988

Writer

Repo Man

Repo Man

1984

Leadman

The Rats

The Rats

2002

Director

Chameleon 3: Dark Angel

Chameleon 3: Dark Angel

2000

Director

Man's Best Friend

Man's Best Friend

1993

Director

Child's Play 2

Child's Play 2

1990

Director

The Blue Iguana

The Blue Iguana

1988

Director

Code 11-14

Code 11-14

2003

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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