| LANDIS | John, director of 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers (6) |
| MARTINSCORSESE | "Raging Bull" director of 1980 |
| WATERS | John, director of the films Pink Flamingos and Serial Mom (6) |
| SAYLES | John, director of the 1996 film Lone Star (6) |
| HUGHES | John -, director of films The Breakfast Club and Weird Science (6) |
| BADHAM | John, director of the film Saturday Night Fever (6) |
| POPEYE | 1980 comedy-musical film starring Robin Williams in the title role (6) |
| STURGES | John, director of the films The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven (7) |
| DAHL | John, director of the films The Last Seduction and Red Rock West (4) |
| WOO | John, director of the films Face/Off and Windtalkers (3) |
| MCTIERNAN | John, director of the films Last Action Hero and Predator (9) |
| BOORMAN | John --, director of the 1972 film 'Deliverance' (7) |
| SCHLESINGER | John --, director of the 1969 film 'Midnight Cowboy' (11) |
| RUDGE | John ..... , Director of Football at Stoke from 1999-2013 (5) |
| BLUES | "The ___ Brothers" (1980 comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) |
| LILYTOMLIN | One of three stars in a 1980 comedy hit; the film's title is revealed in the circled letters |
| BIRT | John -, Director-General of the BBC from 1992-2000 (4) |
| GODS | "The __ Must Be Crazy": 1980 comedy film |
| KRASINKI | John -, director and co-star of 2018 horror film A Quiet Place (8) |
| KRASINSKI | John - - - - - - - - -, director and star of A Quiet Place (9) |
