John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd interview with Gene Shalit Dec 10th 1981

[@margacat]

Oh dear, when Dan says "I'll be working with this guy in ten years. If we're both alive" 😭 (John died 4 months after this interview)

[@jerrysoh619]

I also found this interview so eerie -- because of what would happen a few months later...

[@jerrysoh619]

"...Sometimes I dont have a reason to get up in the morning..." - John Beluschi

[@Vampire-666.]

Less than 3 actually

[@MCO18]

Dan jokes about directing John in 10 years. Ironically, it was 10 years later that Dan directed “Nothing But Trouble”, his only director credit to date

[@1997calvert]

@@MCO18 You know I think, after Nothing But Trouble, Dan Aykrpyd should have directed some more movies from the 1990s to the 2000s. So here is my list of movies that should have been directed: 1 The Purple Polecat (in 1992) 2 Jingle Bell Crime (in 1994) 3 The Undersea World of Fifi (commercial segments in 1995) 4 Citizen Candy (in 1996) 5 After the Fox Remake (in 1999) 6 Dr Watts Place Remake (Based on Carry on Screaming in 2001) 7 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman's Whistle Down the Wind (in 2003) 8 Blues Jam (in 2005) Which alternate movie would you love to see if it was made? Please reply back pretty please. ♥♥♥

[@nathanforester5993]

I was looking all over for this, this is a Christmas miracle.

[@jerrysoh619]

Me too -- I finally found it -- I had to share it.

[@jmoon364]

@@jerrysoh619 Thanks

[@otisroseboro5613]

Thank you

[@hkolli5812]

R.I.P John Adam Belushi 1949-1982

[@hectorlopez1069]

Greatest comedian

[@bcvetkov8534]

Thanks for uploading this. John was a fantastic comedian and a great actor. The fact he died so young is so fucking tragic. Don't do speedball (heroin and cocaine) in a bungalow kids. RIP John Belushi. 🙏

[@Johndoe345-k2d]

Watch your language

[@gterrymed]

I LOVE THESE GUYS ❤ ; I saw this when it was new and my dad took my brother and I to see NEIGHBORS opening weekend. Thanks for posting this

[@goldcanyon340.]

So I just checked it out. Gene Shalit is still alive & well as of 6-27-24. He is 98 years old. God Bless him!

[@mdaddy775]

Nice ❤

[@kmac1766]

John was a brilliant actor. Well on his way to becoming one of the greats.

[@susanb2015]

He Was one of the greats.

[@mdaddy775]

Dan really seems to care about John... it's sweet.

[@MCO18]

Most definitely. You can tell that Dan knows that John doesn’t really want to be there. They’re there to promote Neighbors, which was a very troubled production, especially for John, who often butted heads with the director. In this interview, Dan has the lion’s share of the dialogue with the interviewer. However, he knows exactly when to jump in when John isn’t quite in the mood but also knows when to lay back a bit when John wants to speak.

[@richardsiciliano7117]

By 1981, Belushi was burned out on blues music, and totally into hardcore punk. John and Dan still worked together, but the Blues Brothers were done.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Rip to a great Comdiean & Actor John Belushi, we still miss you

[@1997calvert]

@OtisRoseBoro It's a shame John died too early because I have a Top 10 list of movies that he and Dan Aykroyd should have starred in if he didn't die too early in 1982: 1 Curse of the Pink Panther (in 1983) 2 Trading Places (in the same year) 3 Ghostbusters (in 1984) 4 Spies Like Us (in 1985) 5 Dragnet (in 1987) 6 The Great Outdoors (in 1988) 7 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (in the same year) 8 Ghostbusters 2 (in 1989) 9 Nothing But Trouble (in 1991) 10 Blues Brothers 2000 (in 1998) Which movie would you like to see John and dan in if John didn't die in 1982? Please tell me ♥♥♥Please reply back.

[@jerrysoh619]

@@1997calvert Yeah -- imagination can only know...

[@Johndoe345-k2d]

I don't

[@otisroseboro5613]

​@@1997calvertSpies Like Us, Forsure

[@otisroseboro5613]

I have this interview on DVD, Saturday night live, The Best of John Belushi

[@Mary-po4ti]

MISS YOU FOREVER JOHN. ❤

[@digitalsoldier3894]

He had less than three months to live. Tomorrow will be John's 40th Anniversary

[@erickirkley71]

John Belushi in Spies like Us would have been great.. I loved Chevy Chase in it, but Belushi would have been something to see.

[@jerrysoh619]

Agreed: I also had the same thought, it would have been a very interesting role for Belushi.

[@giuffre714]

"if we're both alive"

[@soulheaven1964]

@mikedavis8008yikes

[@randolphveale9198]

The film Aykroyd mentioned was Spies Like Us would have made bank if Belushi was alive, that part was played by Chevy Chase.

[@llama40204]

This one just breaks my heart. Especially Aykroyd's statement near the end.

[@colinwilliams553]

Why don't you find a 1985 interview with DAN AYKROYD on the today show with Gene shalot and they both talk about John and how much they miss him.

[@otisroseboro5613]

I love this interview classic

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

There's way too much interruption going on in this interview. It's kinda hard to listen to

[@timothygibbs8037]

Kinda wanted to hear John talk without being interrupted, wtf.

[@analogueandy8x10]

Wow Gene just turned 96!

[@otisroseboro5613]

God bless him

[@tonym-bo8qh]

97

[@MCO18]

Belushi’s last meal was actually lentil soup. Robin Williams and Robert Di Nero were among the last people to see him alive.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Sad and depressing interview. Dan knew to keep it moving. John looks very down here.😢

[@paulcarpenter999]

His career was really in the doldrums at this point, which was also affecting his personal life and addiction struggle. He probably knew Neighbors was not going to change things.

[@yournamehere6002]

@@paulcarpenter999 His next movie was going to be JOY OF SEX, written by John Hughes

[@bradrainwater8056]

Right now Neighbors is free to watch on KZbin so go check this “Gem” out!!! It’s one of my favorites movies!!! Of course check out the Blues Brothers and 1941 which is extremely a classic movie! 🍿 I live for this stuff! I remember when John passed I was highly upset! These two guys are legends and they still carry the flame 🔥! R.I.P. Sweet and funny John Belushi! 🙏🩷🎬🎥✌️

[@Heylo12345]

The fact he said “trying to straighten him out” shows how much of an open secret it was that he was struggling

[@hectorlopez1069]

I wish he did lots of movies with his younger brother james belushi. I wanted to see a movie of the belushi brothers.

[@doncicci9608]

Shalit asks Belushi "Don't you have a reason to get up in the morning?" Belushi "Sometimes I don't. " 😂 What a team A&B were!

[@MG-ei7pt]

It’s sad that John Belushi doesn’t make movies anymore. His career kind of tanked a few months after this interview. Wish he would try for a comeback.

[@chrisskalski7292]

I find it strange and annoying how dan ackryod repeatedly cuts off john belushi in this interview. Gene shalit asks belushi a direct question and ackroyd butts in and answers it for him.

[@jerrysoh619]

I think Dan already knew he was back on Speedballs and was trying to shield him a bit.

[@chrisskalski7292]

@@jerrysoh619 That could be the case. However, after going through a number of interviews with friends such as Chevy Chase and Don Novello, I got the impression that John Belushi wasn`t the type of person that would get high intravenously and was afraid of needles.

[@jerrysoh619]

@@chrisskalski7292 Yeah, but I think Belushi died of a Speedball overdose -- a smokable cocaine/heroin cocktail.

[@AckZap]

@@chrisskalski7292 he was shielding him. Belushi hated interviews and was heavily back on drugs again

[@wuffalo]

@@AckZap theres another interview with john, dan and john landis where they dan and landis have to practically answer questions for john because he's so out of it

[@jrsdsu1986]

John sadly died just three months later.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Very 😢

[@yournamehere6002]

I always found it interesting that Aykroyd said Belushi was creative, breaking matches and toothpicks....when really, he was destructive.

[@yournamehere6002]

Aykroyd was talking about he and Belushi doing SPIES LIKE US

[@JimmyLoose]

6:48 "If we're both alive." Ouch....

[@jaw-knee-5]

So I wanna say this was his last televised/public appearance?

[@jerrysoh619]

I researched and couldnt find if there was another

[@jaw-knee-5]

@@jerrysoh619 Yeah. Pretty sure it is. He did die only 3 months after this and there is a “final photo” of him looking back at the camera while in front of the door to the bungalow he passed away in. He had basically the exact same look as he did in this interview with the sports coat and shorter combed hair. The exact same outfit, really…

[@jerrysoh619]

Wholy cow! I didnt know that! You're right -- he looks the same as he did 3 months later in LA.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

John Belushi (Chicago, Illinois, 24 de enero de 1949-Los Ángeles, California, 5 de marzo de 1982) fue un actor, comediante y músico estadounidense, conocido por sus actuaciones en el dúo musical The Blues Brothers (Los hermanos del Blues), junto al comediante canadiense Dan Aykroyd, y por su famosa parodia de la película, en la que él había participado, titulada Animal House en el programa televisivo estadounidense Saturday Night Live.

[@a.z.b.1916]

I wonder what Belushi was doing with his pocket all the time?

[@jerrysoh619]

There was a rumor that he was sniffing cocaine right? But you cant really tell...

[@donjohn2695]

Searching for something possibly drugs

[@sirdjorgostarcopper8735]

You can feel hes angst.

[@JoeBuck207]

Dan must be insecure he keeps interrupting John.

[@jerrysoh619]

I think Dan knew John was back on speedball cocktails, and he was trying to shield him.

[@dfangirl72]

@@jerrysoh619 can you imagine not being able to help someone that's like your brother , I loved John's movie continental divide but people wanted him " fat " and funny .the movie is on KZbin somewhere was looking for because actor Michael chicklis was being interviewed about playing John Belushi .I was involved with someone who was addicted he lost his whole family because he chose alcohol .

[@JKElemenopi]

I think it's partly due to the fact that Dan is on the Autism spectrum.

[@frankrossi6972]

In hindsight, I’m actually glad John’s final film was the subdued “Neighbors,” instead of a BIG, loud film with less time to stop and smell the roses (I’m not counting the final explosive scene, as I’m convinced that the studio suits demanded that such a scene be added, fearing that the film was too quiet, as the scene was totally out of character with the rest of the script). It wasn’t laugh-out-loud funny, but instead amusing and quirky, and when I watch it today, it gets better with age, as you can really see that John has range, beyond his beloved outsized characters, e.g., “Animal House,” “1941,” and “Blues Brothers.” Also great to see John and Dan’s final on-screen interactions. The scene when they argue over where the Italian joint was located on the highway still cracks me up, as it’s the kind of mundane discussion my family would have growing up in the ‘70s----in Calumet City, no less.

[@JohnnyBeane]

Fun guys!

[@stevep4574]

Can they do anything on their own, always together😏

[@giuffre714]

Animal House

[@gigigrendeli6089]

Great Duo. Good friends

[@LextheRobot]

@@giuffre714 If I recall correctly, Aykroyd was supposed to play D-Day in Animal House, but some conflict prevented him from doing it.

[@giuffre714]

@@LextheRobot You are correct 😀

[@johnrotten3268]

Belushi looks so aged here... Could honestly pass for mid 40s not 32

[@slendergolem4783]

😯

[@aaronz7056]

Compare this with Belushi during his SNL years and he looks like a tired wreck here.

[@slink1964]

Belushi always digging in his pockets

[@maxthedoglover]

3:08

[@kungfew1396]

Damnit John all the other drugs you would have lived but heroine is either a slow agonizing death or a fast one.

[@Vampire-666.]

Then John Belushi died 3 months later

[@Dustyfingers]

Shalit is too much that’s why John was like wtf get me outta here

[@yournamehere6002]

Not true, they liked Shalit, he worked in Rockefeller Center along with the SNL cast

[@abcdefg-h6e]

Gene Shalit talks too much and interrupts too much.

[@danielberg7644]

I blame the mustache.

[@grumberfwarcraft7282]

john is on a mission from god now

[@donjohn2695]

John looks so miserable and depressed in this clip drugs had really took a hold of his life

[@chriskroell6956]

Dan was just weird

[@jhgfdsertuiokjhg]

5:33; belushi freezes

[@parkergauthier5238]

Very interesting. What do you make of it? I take it as him being very high on cocaine. After the moment you pinpointed, Belushi then leans onto his his left hand and he looks down then looks up and outwards towards the camera. Almost paranoia/processing the moment

[@Pez779]

More fifa scripting please

[@Me-qp8vz]

John was extremely arrogant for person only starred on SNL and had a few hit movies.

[@bretwein3793]

Ackroyd must be sperger because he’s got an annoying fascination with topics no one gives a damn about Blues 🙄

[@PlaysWithChildren]

@bretwein3793 Are you saying no one gives a damn about the blues? Get the f*ck out of here..

[@Palestina.non.grata86]

Interesting that his last meal was actually lentil soup instead. You never know until you get there.