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John Lafia

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born April 2, 1957Died April 29, 2020 (63 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Dead Zone
  • Freddy's Nightmares
  • Monsters
  • Ghost Stories (1997)

Known For

  • Child's Play
  • Child's Play 2
  • Child's Play
  • Man's Best Friend
  • 10.5
  • 10.5: Apocalypse
  • The Rats
  • Babylon 5
  • The Blue Iguana
  • Freddy's Nightmares
  • Code 11-14
  • The Dead Zone
  • The Adventures of Sinbad
  • Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
  • Chameleon 3: Dark Angel
  • Monsters
  • Dark Justice

John Lafia Filmography

2006
10.5: Apocalypse (TV Series)
2004
10.5 (TV Series)
1996
1993
1988
Child's Play · as Screenplay
1988

2006
2004
10.5 (TV Series) · as Irate Man

2003
Code 11-14 · as Executive Producer

2019
Child's Play · as Based On "child's Play" Screenplay By
2006
10.5: Apocalypse (TV Series) · as Co-Executive Producer
2003
Code 11-14 · as Story
1997
Ghost Stories (1997) (TV Series) · as Written By

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