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Los Angeles MagazineMy L.A. to Z: John Landis
Interviewed by Shayna Rose Arnold
The director of films including The Blues Brothers, Animal House, and Trading Spaces appreciates cultural staying power (speaking of, his 1986 hit ¡Three Amigos! is now out on Blu-Ray). Here he reveals his favorite classic L.A. spots.
Norton Simon Museum
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
In the eighties my wife for my birthday bought a gorilla for the LA Zoo, and I named him Jim. He is now I think in Denver, Colorado because they traded him. I was furious. But unless you put in the deed of gift… We used to be philanthropic when I had money.
Lawry's The Prime Rib
That’s where we went for my birthday growing up. I still get nostalgic there. I’ll be there at least once a year and it’s a totally different clientele now. It’s probably the least hip restaurant in town, but the waitresses still wear their uniforms and they still have the carts. You can’t go there a lot—it’s too much food.
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