Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Schlock | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie | Yes | No | No | |
| 1978 | Animal House | Yes | No | No | a.k.a. National Lampoon's Animal House |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with Dan Aykroyd |
| 1981 | An American Werewolf in London | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1982 | Coming Soon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Yes | No | No | |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Segments "Prologue" and "Time Out" | |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Yes | No | No | plus actor, as one of the Iranian henchmen |
| Spies Like Us | Yes | No | No | ||
| Clue | No | Story | Executive | Co-story with Jonathan Lynn | |
| 1986 | ¡Three Amigos! | Yes | No | No | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Yes | No | Executive | Segments "Mondo Condo", "Hospital", "Blacks Without Soul" and "Video Date" |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Yes | No | No | |
| 1991 | Oscar | Yes | No | No | |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood | Yes | No | No | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Yes | No | No | |
| 1996 | The Stupids | Yes | No | No | |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Susan's Plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Burke and Hare | Yes | No | No |