Everyone loved him. Few knew him.
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.
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Earnest, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- John BelushiSelf (archive footage)
- Judith Belushi-PisanoSelf (archive footage)
- Harold RamisSelf (archive footage)
- Dan AykroydSelf (archive footage)
- Chevy ChaseSelf (archive footage)
- John LandisSelf (archive footage)
- Penny MarshallSelf (archive footage)
- Lorne MichaelsSelf (archive footage)
- Jim BelushiSelf (archive footage)
- Ivan ReitmanSelf (archive footage)
Crew
- R.J. CutlerDirector
- R.J. CutlerWriter
- Joe BeshenkovskyEditor
- Māris BērziņšEditor
- John BattsekProducer
- R.J. CutlerProducer
- Diane BeckerProducer
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