#john belushi

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The Blues Brothers (1980) // Dir. John Landis

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Jake & Elwood

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I got recommended a YouTube video entitled “John Belushi’s Mormon Family Guy-why” and I woke up out of fear.

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Carrie Fisher & John Belushi

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Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman)

10/04/2024

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Tommy Chong Visiting Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi on the set of The Blues Brothers.

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the original cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) with Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, and Dan Aykroyd

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(T-B) Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty, Brian Doyle Murray, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner for the 1974 Off-Broadway production of "National Lampoon's Lemmings."

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Rolling Stone

Gilda Radner and John Belushi SNL (1976).

Photo - Edie Baskin

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*Sitting in my corner, waiting for The Blues Brothers/Blues Brothers 2000 to get rediscovered*

The series has:

Neurodivergent representation (Dan Akroyd is Autistic IRL, and arguably his character Elwood Blues).

Platforming minority artists, many of whom had fallen out of the limelight during the time of the first film.

Explicit condemnation of Nazis, white supremacy, and cops.

Musical numbers across a variety of generas, often by some of the best artists in the business.

Multiple car chases.

Support for found families.

A little light on female representation, but when there are women they typically kick ass. Including but not limited to Carrie Fisher, Nia Peeples, and Aretha Franklin.

Now, are either of these movies perfect? No. There are a few oofs. Fewer than you'd expect, though. And they're definitely overdue to be rediscovered.

Then we can all chuckle at the conservatives tearing their hair out about the films being 'woke' to boot.

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The prompt was just made for them and no one can convince me otherwise (cause of arrestation : mental illinois)

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John Belushi, January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982.