Art

J. Todd Anderson

Born January 1, 1959 · Springfield, Ohio, USA

Died October 1, 2026 · aged 67

John Todd Anderson (1958/1959 — October 1, 2026) was a storyboard artist who has worked with a number of filmmakers, including the Coen brothers. He also, along with film archivist and friend George Willeman and WYSO D.J. Niki Dakota, produces Filmically Perfect. He made his directorial debut in 1998 with the film The Naked Man. A few years later, he served as second unit director on the Coen bro…

Known For

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski · 1998

The Big Lebowski

MovieComedyCrime

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Men in Black

Men in Black · 1997

MovieActionAdventure

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

The Dictator

The Dictator · 2012

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys · 2016

MovieComedyCrime

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.

The Addams Family

The Addams Family · 1991

The Addams Family

MovieComedyFantasy

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

The Predator

The Predator · 2018

MovieScience FictionAction

When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

Fargo

MovieCrimeDrama

Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.

Warcraft

Warcraft · 2016

MovieActionAdventure

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

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The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski · 1998

The Big Lebowski

MovieComedyCrime

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Storyboard Artist

Men in Black

Men in Black · 1997

MovieActionAdventure

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

Storyboard Artist

The Dictator

The Dictator · 2012

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

Storyboard Artist

The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys · 2016

MovieComedyCrime

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.

Storyboard Artist

The Addams Family

The Addams Family · 1991

The Addams Family

MovieComedyFantasy

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

Storyboard Artist

The Predator

The Predator · 2018

MovieScience FictionAction

When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

Storyboard Artist

Fargo

MovieCrimeDrama

Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.

Storyboard Artist

Warcraft

Warcraft · 2016

MovieActionAdventure

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

Storyboard Artist

Honey Don't!

Honey Don't! · 2025

MovieComedyCrime

Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

Storyboard Artist

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar! · 2016

MovieComedyMystery

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

Storyboard Artist

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? · 2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

MovieAdventureComedy

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Storyboard Artist

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives · 2004

The Stepford Wives

MovieComedyScience Fiction

What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.

Storyboard Artist

The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies · 2002

The Mothman Prophecies

MovieDramaHorror

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

Storyboard Artist

The Peanut Butter Falcon

The Peanut Butter Falcon · 2019

The Peanut Butter Falcon

MovieAdventureComedy

A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

Storyboard Artist

Paul

MovieAdventureComedy

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.

Comic Store Clerk

Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona · 1987

Raising Arizona

MovieComedyCrime

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.

Storyboard Artist

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy · 1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

MovieComedyDrama

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

Storyboard Artist

The Old Man & the Gun

The Old Man & the Gun · 2018

The Old Man & the Gun

MovieComedyCrime

The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

Storyboard Artist

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind · 2002

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

MovieComedyCrime

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

Stud Bachelor

American Violence

American Violence · 2017

American Violence

MovieCrimeDrama

A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

Michael

Twister

Twister · 1989

MovieDramaComedy

An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.

Storyboard Artist

The Naked Man

The Naked Man · 1998

MovieDramaComedy

A man takes matters into his own hands when a pharmaceutical kingpin moves into his town to cause some real trouble.

Director

My Mummy

My Mummy · 2008

While shopping at Earl’s All American Exquisite Antique-O-Rama, Brad and Cat decide to buy a mummy. But what begins as a joke quickly unravels in this crazy horror spoof starring J. Todd Anderson, Adam Rihacek and Natasha Randall. The visually striking comedy marks the sophomore feature of writer-director Anderson, the longtime storyboard artist and visual consultant for the Coen brothers

Director