John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, & John Landis "The Blues Brothers" 1980 - Bobbie Wygant Archive

[@RobertvanderBroek]

The Blues Brothers were so awesome. That movie rocked, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were geniuses

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Belushi was certainly not vain. Humble and thoughtful. It is clear that Dan loves him like a brother.

[@PsychMedia1990]

he was a diva according to people who actually knew him

[@classicalcats6hydrocephalu363]

John had so much Charisma and Dan was so smart and knew how to work with John than get in his way. That's why they worked so well together.

[@maggiesouza7]

I feel so bad for John. He was so sweet and a funny guy. I hate that some people judge him for it and it shows they’ve never known someone with substance abuse issues. :((

[@anmirurimaure]

Also he was beautiful.

[@donjohn2695]

Trouble was John was hanging around with the wrong people

[@chrispellicci6587]

He had his demon 😈 's

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

There's not many Belushi interviews on camera. Thanks for posting this

[@andykaufmansgirl1974]

I’ll always love Dan & John They really worked well together You can definitely see that they were best friends & brothers even though they had different parents Dan really did his best to protect John & keep him safe just like a brother would & John was a really sweet & sensitive man who really cared about everyone & would always go above & beyond for his family, friends & fans.

[@joni5405]

hmmm

[@mgraves9484]

Too bad John was such a dismal loser. A TRUE loser. Move on.

[@andykaufmansgirl1974]

@M Graves John Belushi was never a loser because I know he was a good man, sensitive, kind, gentle & caring. I know his heart & he would never want me to just move on. Don’t you know addiction is a disease that’s starts from depression & anxiety & people use substances like drugs & or alcohol to fill the void that’s within them? John Belushi really loved people it’s just too bad he didn’t love himself as much as he loved his family, friends & fans. John Belushi was & still is the greatest man of my lifetime & that in my book isn’t the definition of a loser.

[@jedijones]

@@andykaufmansgirl1974 Jen, if you look at Dan Aykroyd's interview for Ghostbusters on this same KZbin channel, he is asked about Bob Woodward's Wired book. You can see how much Dan cared about John by the way he defends John while being honest about everything. They were a great comedic team and I'm glad they had a great friendship. Addiction is just a trap that anyone can fall into no matter how good a person they are. We sadly saw it recently again with another beloved Blues Brothers alum Carrie Fisher. It is still so important that Dan and John did this movie because it is a timeless classic (just entered into the Library of Congress Film Registry last year) that will keep the memory of their comedic partnership alive forever. The movie will never be dated because it perfectly captures a moment in time and space that people will always want to visit again. SNL skits tend to get dated because they comment on current events so much but this movie exists as its own self-contained world. Incidentally, one of the top 5 most viewed SNL skits from the first 20 years of the show appears to be one of their Blues Brothers musical numbers.

[@illinoisjones8003]

Thanks for sharing. He seemed like he did not like fame at all, maybe less than anybody? He seems genuine. My film crew co-workers loved when John spontaneously joined them for a beer while they were painting a Bluesmobile after hours. Saw Neighbors again, and despite what all sides said about it, it's so professional. No bad takes. Still very fun.

[@classicalcats6hydrocephalu363]

I saw this movie when I was 4 in the theater. It changed my life!

[@mgraves9484]

Apparently not with spelling and grammar did you change your life ....

[@xo4812]

It's a classic.

[@hellion7514]

@@mgraves9484 Dude, your attempts at trolling are pathetic 😂

[@yourdailyautism]

@@mgraves9484 Unecessary.

[@joshgellis3292]

Bullshit! You DID NOT SEE THAT MOVIE WHEN YOU WERE “4”. Stop drunk commenting, Biden.

[@creatinotionchannel2680]

Cool interview. And my folks took me at age 9 to see this and I loved it so much. One of my alltime favorite films.

[@potato32salad]

Dan Aykroyd has always been well spoken

[@wangson]

Agreed

[@Robster-1970]

I think it's the Canadian in him. John Candy was like that. Jim Carrey is like that. Martin Short. The list goes on.

[@stephenm8725]

well, he's brillant and endlessly talented

[@chadmears136]

Belushi n Aykroyd were awesome together. Loved the Blues Brothers. RIP John Belushi aka Jake Blues

[@xo4812]

Bobbie Wygant was a boss. She held her own against those three maniacs! Awesome interview.

[@danielacatelli6741]

knowing from Judith's books what John Belushi was passing through I find extremely painful to watch him in these last interviews. Gone too soon, such an amazing man and talent ♥

[@mgraves9484]

'Amazing' because ... his fat body could handle so much cocaine? LOL .... you need an education, Pollyanna.

[@Js2557ty]

@@mgraves9484 Way to dehumanize someone

[@dfangirl72]

Is Judith the one that killed him ?

[@danielacatelli6741]

@@dfangirl72 no, she was his wife of a lifetime

[@donjohn2695]

John was in the midst of a serious drug addiction which he couldn't get past

[@StephenLuke]

RIP John Belushi (1949-1982)

[@hectorlopez1069]

Great comedian

[@patmcstuff671]

They had a number 1 rated show, top movie and top album at same time

[@GiantRock62]

They both are multi talented geniuses..

[@betterdays4964]

Would have loved to had the chance to see Belushi in more movies, especially with Aykroyd. They complimented each other perfectly. RIP John! 🙏

[@JorgeTorres17-2]

4:58 Perfect answer! 1941 is great. Definitely underrated.

[@xelphinx]

wow . Very grateful to witneSs such a Recorded group, thankyou 💫 Johndavid 7.17'23 NM/FL ☮️

[@maximusprime3459]

Their friendship reminds me of me and my best friends. Anyone who has a friend that close to you, hold on to that. True friendship and comeraderie is a beautiful thing.

[@Mary-po4ti]

MISS YOU , JOHN. UNIQUE..❤❤❤

[@russellfrancis6294]

John Belushi died when I was two , shame I missed his presence throughout the popular culture landscape, what could’ve been? Life is precious.

[@penguinista]

Thank you for sharing that clip.

[@chrisgodlaproductions3106]

1st question to Belushi: "are you weird??? Very inappropriate but John handled it very well. Great clip!

[@andydixon2980]

It was no doubt made as an innocent question. I'm sure Belsuhi played up to the public image he created. The interviewer had no idea of the seriousness of his drug addictions. Sad to see anyone in this state of dependance.

[@nathanforester5993]

You'd think Dan gets that question a lot given his own interest in the paranormal.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I love that movie! Great interview!

[@johnbarroll1120]

Stardom is fleeting. And these humble guys knew it.

[@IKCS1]

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were great together in The Blues Brothers I also loved the classic Neighbors they did as well. John Belushi was so great!

[@d-mo733]

John, John Candy, C.Farley and River Phoenix! My Favorite dead actors! All 4 had abilities outta this world!

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

John Belushi and Chris Farley died at the same age and had the same cause of death.

[@jamesheath7601]

RIP John Belushi long live Dan and John Landis

[@fastfordman1965]

John was high af here. He kept cutting the others off. What patience it had to be to work with John like this. RIP John. A soul taken to soon.

[@MelchizedekKohen]

he was signed to play Peter Venkman in ghostbusters along with Eddie Murphy imagine the movie with John in it 😳

[@brettsmith5903]

That's a weird thing to say about one of the funniest movies ever made. Bill Murray instead of Belushi? I dont know. Their both greats

[@MovieFactsVideos]

He wasn't signed on at all. The original screenplay was being written by Dan Aykroyd, and he wanted Belushi to play him.

[@mgraves9484]

Yes. What a BOMB it would have been.

[@thedon2875]

It would’ve been unimaginably better

[@jedijones]

Murray was the best thing in the movie so it's hard to imagine it without him. Murray was a more verbal comedian and made the movie famous for its dialogue. Belushi probably would have been funnier with physical comedy in some of the ghostbusting scenes. But the movie also used Rick Moranis to provide physical comedy since the Ghostbusters themselves weren't doing much physically.

[@slipnorris5882]

You can tell Aykroyd and Landis were trying to cover for Belushi, being in the state that he was in.

[@colewatkins971]

Idk about that he was ok here he's not a junky

[@kleeamd8274]

​@@colewatkins971he's not? lol

[@kleeamd8274]

​@@colewatkins971 He's not? IoI

[@gmann6269]

6:48 First time I've seen Bobbie drop the smile.

[@Lexilove2016]

"I don't think R will keep kids out anymore" Man was John correct about that.

[@jaimonjohn2516]

Wow!! This is new

[@iangrant3615]

The more interviews I watch of Bobbie's the more I realise that she is a class act with how she handles them. Not easy to coax interesting things out of talented artists in a few minutes when they're very aware they're on TV cameras with a crew around them and are there as part of a promotional campaign for their latest project. I've tried it myself and it is a tough gig. Also to be a woman in 1980 doing this kind of interview with men with fairly sizeable egos too must have been even harder.

[@iangrant3615]

@Colleen Crawford in what way?

[@mogg34y]

He was high here and you can see Dan Aykroyds frustration in some looks !

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

Yes and Jane Curtin said it changed it for the worse. Ended up killing him. That's the thing about drugs. They take away your soul.

[@danielfisch389]

Seen quite a bunch of John Belushi interviews, but never seen him so out of it. According to Dan, he cleaned up around 1981 for one year, but then the old demons came back with a vengeance. What a loss.

[@mogg34y]

@@danielfisch389 yep in 80 his cocaine use was on the rise. But when he filmed contential divide in late 80 early 81 he was clean. Then mid 81 he filmed neighbours. Now the director john avlidson was a drama director rocky and karate kid. Belushi didn't like him he didn't know comedy. About 2 or 3 weeks into production he was back on the cocaine. After that movie wrapped he really never recovered. And by early 82 he went on a binge !

[@slipnorris5882]

You can hear him breathing heavily , he was in bad shape here, during and after the blue brothers movie

[@JimmyDaGent796]

Yes about the cocaine....but no one mentions the heroin...I dont think he was as occasional a heroin user as people say...

[@lizarosa156]

I loved them in The Blues Bros John seems like a sweet guy. Sometimes money and power sometimes destroys the person. Maybe somebody should of had an intervention. feel bad for John that addictions drugs demons enslaved him. Dan Ackroyd has real staying power. So thankful he survived. Dan Ackroyd is like a gifted genius .

[@waynebrady7163]

I'll sat this: Belushi was so unique.

[@kurtb8474]

I didn't get to see the movie until it was on TV the second night of my honeymoon. My new wife had already gone to sleep and I was trying not to laugh out loud and wake her up. :D

[@301rs]

John Belushi is high as a kite during this interview.

[@wojtekrogowski3912]

All of them ...

[@lucaswilliams4476]

His vibe just screams discomfort

[@tony_anello]

He’s so gone in this interview. Leaning, breathing heavy, repeating himself, rubbing his fingers. Anyone who’s been anxious and high in a public setting can tell you. What a shame

[@xo4812]

No shame.

[@gmann6269]

This comment really explains a lot, I might not have noticed at first because I didn't know what signs to look for.

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

Totally. He's nodding out and stuff. He doesn't even care what he's saying or how he comes across

[@dfangirl72]

Probably so he doesn't have to remember stupid ridiculous rude interviews like this .

[@maxxt3916]

Yes, and it seems like Aykroyd was trying his best to keep this interview from falling apart.

[@joesimon2018]

1941 was a great movie. Check it out sometime.

[@אלִיהו-ז8ס]

Genious John Landis

[@dannywhite9975]

Danny n' John (God bless his soul ) will always be awesome. I mean those buddies were not only a gr8 couple of comedians they're also true friends perhaps this contributes 2 d unparalleled magic of Blues Brothers. John Landis made a fantastic job directing what is 2 me dbest comedy picture of all time 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@richfaulkner1527]

Ripped out of there minds!!!

[@nathanforester5993]

Aykroyd's heterochromia is one of many factors that make him unique next to his webbed toes, he himself has said he considers him to be a genetic mutant.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

It's interesting hearing them talk about the R and PG ratings since this was before they invented the PG-13 rating.

[@maximusprime3459]

Yeah, I never understood why it was rated R to this day. Even the harsh language was pretty tame. I dont even recall any f-bombs being dropped.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

John Belushi (Chicago, Illinois, 24 de enero de 1949-Los Ángeles, California, 5 de marzo de 1982)

[@Adam-qv2bd]

Love how they're smoking.

[@kentgoodall3254]

Why don't they put this great footage on DVD or blu ray extras

[@jwalker7277]

Exactly✨🎥

[@maximusprime3459]

It either wasnt found until a certain point or copywrite protected.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Daniel Edward Aykroyd (Ottawa, Canadá, 1 de julio de 1952), más conocido como Dan Aykroyd, es un escritor, actor, cómico, cantante y guionista de cine canadiense. Conocido por sus actuaciones en el dúo musical The Blues Brothers (Los hermanos del Blues), junto al comediante estadounidense John Belushi.

[@MrGittz]

Oh man. John is so high here. God damn. Sad to see.

[@GenerationX1967]

Watching this clip, I get the sense of frustration Belushi must have felt when being interviewed....

[@ChriTur]

It looks like he hated every second of it. Ackroyd and Landis seem to be covering for him.

[@slipnorris5882]

It looks like he is sedated in this interview. I wonder what drugs he were taking. He was much more vibrant on snl.

[@MelchizedekKohen]

@James Williams you're forgetting the heroin

[@eazyjj9564]

John’s problem was he got to comfortable taking drugs when everyone else could notice and that’s what finished him..

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

In less than two years, Belushi's life will be over and Landis' life will become a nightmare when he becomes involved in the death of acto Vic Morrow & two little children. As for Danny, sadly he gets to watch it all unfold.

[@massapower]

Smoking . Ya BaBy!!!😁👍🏻

[@jjryan1352]

Steven in the Assessors office was referring to Spielberg of course

[@jordanlacombe4318]

John appears to be on Quaaludes.

[@RobertvanderBroek]

Nope. Check out any interview, he's always like that

[@jimmythehatt7315]

Poor fella. If you’ve been there…you know

[@brianblackwood3120]

You can hear him breathing. High blood pressure probably high. The man is not well

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Dan latter said that he had an enlarged heart.

[@Lexilove2016]

Seems rather obvious he's on something.

[@garbeal2397]

He was 31 years old here he looks 15 years older.

[@jedijones]

Common for that era of stars. Aykroyd is 27 here. Landis is 29. Bill Murray was in his late 20s during his SNL days, certainly looked 5-10 years older. His brother Brian Doyle-Murray also looked older than he was. Back then though, there was not the obsession with youth we have now. So most men especially wanted to look older than they were.

[@UCKABAH]

@@jedijones I think it also had to do with how everyone was raised. If you look at the standard American diet in the 1950s when these men all would have been growing up, it was generally not healthy. People's diets were generally not good, a lot of deli meats or processed meats, and fruits and veggies to whatever extent they were eaten usually came out of a can. Hard drinking, often with every meal, was common and the boys would start young to "put hair on their chests". Chain smoking from the age of 12 and no concept of how to manage stress since emotion was "weakness". All of that adds up to a faster aging process.

[@donjohn2695]

Years of heavy drug use

[@TaurusLaughGuru]

There is a parallel universe where John Belushi is still alive and Spies Like Us, The Three Amegos, Ghostbusters, Dragnet and countless other pictures from that era featured John Belushi in the cast instead of guys like Chevy Chase and Bill Murray, I’d like to visit that universe just to see how the scripts change.

[@sbrechegno]

1941 caused some bittersweet feelings in them yet they liked to do it and they would do it again if they could...

[@labos7250]

John out his face here. Such a shame the drugs got a hold of him. If he followed his fathers footsteps in the restaurant business he might still be here today. Nobody Would know who he was but he’d probably still be breathing

[@Noone9227]

“Are you really as weird as people say?……………” - WTF? What kind of question is that?

[@hellion7514]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@Frawls78]

Wow! This is the only time I’ve actually seen Belushi struggling during an interview because he was so high. He’s either drunk or almost nodding out on heroin. Yikes!

[@doubledollaBILL]

6:04 1o 2o 3o 4o 5o 6o 007 8o 💯 speedometer and altimeter gadgets is cool on the dash, very nice 😎

[@sametozkan9175]

John Belushi would have played as Venkman and met Weaver.

[@HardKore5250]

John landis rocked the beard forever like Leonard.

[@josephlawson9950]

John died too soon

[@knownpleasures]

Judging by his lifestyle it was probably just about the right time

[@HardKore5250]

John said what present

[@Zbot665]

No audio?

[@uncletony6210]

it's true - snl was/is notorious for running jokes into the ground.

[@sabinehandl9914]

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[@peteradaniel]

The reason why John Belushi is wearing glasses is because he’s stoned.

[@nocturbulousrecords]

yes heroin is a sad stuff

[@TheoMutumbo]

No way!

[@richardsiciliano7117]

High as a fucking kite.

[@TheoMutumbo]

Dan never lets John talk in interviews. Very annoying because we have almost no John interviews on camera

[@huhuhuheheehehhe3702]

Eshte shqiptar i nderuar

[@peterbooth1525]

I'm not fat I'm just big boned.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

Chris Farley was even bigger boned

[@alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114]

Jake and Elwood!

[@sheddski2942]

when they talk about why the movie was Rated R i think it might be the Sene in the Fancy Restaurant when they try to convince there old player to join back in the band and John Ask the Guy How Much For the Little Girl i think that might be Why it was Rated R

[@HardKore5250]

The first drawbridge jump.

[@hotwheel6663]

What is John on as it not blow, he sounds like he is on downers?

[@rickvice90]

Probably heroin.

[@barryselfon9023]

Belushi is high as a kite

[@durimxhameta3665]

❤️🇦🇱

[@stevemarco8631]

Dan why did you hang up this act? To play Winthorpe??

[@RobertvanderBroek]

Winthorpe was hilarious!

[@ST-xg3gy]

Dan is so genuinely funny and smart. Great guy. And...who is this woman??🤷🙄

[@PhilosopherNewport]

That's Belushi's heavy breathing. Quite rapid. Anxious.

[@doubledollaBILL]

5:03 Charlie come in! BIDWELL!

[@SpaceCowboy-u7j]

1941 is one of the best World War II films ever made. 🎥 🎞️ *also, I have webbed toes.

[@patrickburch3723]

In this vid, JB sounds like he had already started putting smack in the spoon.

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

Woah, John got kinda dark towards the end

[@feministnewsnetwork3742]

He is NOT WIERD! WHAT IS Weird is Her hairdo***** John Is A Master Comic & Actor***

[@jjryan1352]

He was wired

[@cricketcredits]

Such a shame that John Belushi never got the chance to meet Michael Jackson.

[@davidfrederick1971]

The point of an R rating they discussed. The film having no nudity, sex BUT does have foul language. Ironically as Dan aid you'll hear kids speak foul language in a school yard. NO., the irony is someone 17 and under are going to hear their "parents" speak FOUL language at home 10 times more than any written script or improv.

[@sahej6939]

Elwood and Jake Blues

[@Heylo12345]

The 70s and early 80s was so awkward. I cant explain it but everyone always seemed a bit awkward in interviews

[@daydreamproductions2617]

This is gotta be who Jiminy Glick is based on.

[@markgigiel2722]

Don't forget, no children under 17 can watch. Now with the internet, the kids know more than we do about all the "Adult" stuff.

[@Bgtrfvcde]

1941 was a great movie.

[@rickyrydell]

John was into cocaine and heroin. I'm getting more of a heroin vibe here.