John Belushi: The Final 24 (Full Documentary) The Story of His Final 24 Hours

[@Venice666]

I was in the hospital 30 times from over dose in Los Angeles California. In 1991-2000. My mom took me back to the Navajo reservation and healed me. I’m sober 23 years. Always praying 🙏

[@ftollan]

30 ods - wtf...

[@kevinbautsch]

God Bless you and your efforts to be clean. I mean that for real.

[@Evangelistdavidflewelling]

Jesus Christ saved you

[@lisagillis09lg]

🙏

[@justinwalker4475]

with respect this is not about you ..seems a thing on the internet for everyone to tell there problems.

[@nekkedwelder6980]

After my divorce I was a Fentanyl junkie for 3 years. $200 a day habit. I wouldn’t get outta bed every morning unless I had it. I had to get high to work, but I had to work to get high. I wasn’t living, I was simply existing. I thank God every day for helping me put the dope down.

[@jeanmyers1787]

So touched by your story. Hope you are OK now?

[@banjiegirl2001]

Congratulations 👏

[@brendafiliault6259]

Nekked Welder congratulations! Keep on keeping on

[@Hamigal]

What a wonderful thing God did to help you to get straight. Bless you always. Without God it is impossible.

[@lisaschuster9187]

But that describes life, in a way. Substitute food or water or shelter and you’re in the same bind.

[@kizunadragon9]

Dan Akroyd made a promise to John that if anything ever happened to him he'd take care of Judy and the family , and to this day Dan has kept his promise, now thats a friend.

[@DoJ79]

Oh yeah. He learned what NOT to do. Geez, the brain works soo much better when it's not frying on dope!

[@SJSummers01]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@faithcastillo9597]

It's heartbreaking to watch this because it's plain how much John was loved by Judy and Dan, and how much they still miss him.

[@mistamycall]

Why would somebody want to INJECT COCAINE???? And then mix that with Heroin. That's suicide, nothing more, nothing less.

[@MrGrace]

@@mistamycall you don't know how it feels so you shouldn't judge others about it. Just be grateful that you don't have that type of habit

[@joeyjohnson4826]

@@mistamycall speedball, is very dangerous... killed Chris Farley too...

[@mistamycall]

@@joeyjohnson4826 And River Phoenix too.

[@drewalton1322]

Yea but he spit in there faces

[@russellfrancis6294]

“You get a sense that we do meet those who’ve gone before and we meet them in the form that we knew them and they meet us in the form that they knew us, and just for awhile - not forever- not for eternity , there is a reunion there. And it's going to be one rocking night.” Dan Akroyd. What a beautiful sentiment!

[@WilliamNordeste]

If we do not get things right with our Creator before we die, There will be no party for us in the New Earth.

[@TheGreatEnzoMolinari]

❤

[@aloneness3506]

Why cause other people and yourself more pain by saying such nonsense

[@albertbarese4170]

@@aloneness3506Nonsense to YOU, and you only.

[@brandoncox3316]

There are things known and unknown in between are The Doors of perception..... William Blake. In time we will All Break On Through to the other side✨💫🌄

[@jenniferwilkins3825]

My family grew up neighbors with the Belushi family. I was 2 years behind him in school 2 years ahead of Jim. Played baseball in the field behind my house..and I knew them as just regular people. Good hard working family. John passed away on my birthday which has since marked that day as a remembrance of John. It's a bittersweet day now. A very sad loss of an amazing person

[@KRLE2582]

@cinefan geo probly 68 or 72

[@buddywilliams5650]

March 5, 1951- March 5, 1982 -30 years old.

[@buddywilliams5650]

31 years old. And that would make you 69 going on 70.

[@hahajones]

That makes you about, oh, 69 going on completely full of shit...

[@jonp3890]

@@hahajones Right, because celebrities never know any ordinary people. They’re all born and live only knowing other celebrities. 🙄 Give it a rest, nobody cares how incredulous you are.

[@NeptuneRising70]

Akroyd seems like a real one. The manager too, you can tell even all these years later, he still feels responsible.

[@billblaski9523]

He was gonna put Belushi in Ghostbusters just cus thats his boy! Cool ass friend!

[@blastofo]

Belushi would have been perfect as Peter Venkman.

[@sha11235]

Brillstein has long since joined John in the hereafter.

[@dtcdtc8328]

Idk about the manager, have you ever done blow or been around someone whos been on it for 3 days straight? No way he didn't know how high he was or what he wanted that money for . IDC who you are, after 3 days or even 24hrs of doing that you have alllllll kinds of odd & weird asf body and facial mannerism that are going on and nobody can stop them from happening. Stein... knew and was just appeasing his cash cow.

[@elizabethclothier3267]

His wife seems like a lovely woman, and Dan really was a good friend. Whether you get addicted because "everyone in Hollywood is doing it", or your trying to bury trauma, or you're self medicating for whatever reason, the end result is always the same. Being an addict seems like it is the loneliest, most secretive, and self destructive place to be, and it's heartbreaking to know your fellow human's are suffering.

[@lisaschuster9187]

I became addicted to alcohol, which was really scary, but one morning I woke up revolted by the thought of drinking, and I quit. No cravings, no higher power experience, no relapses. I believe some form of shock therapy will be the cure one day. I was in the hospital for minor surgery when this happened, and I‘d given up another habit following a hospital stay 15 years earlier (having a baby). Being in a hospital bed is a shock to the system for me.

[@GunnyKeith]

Nicely said.

[@556spartan]

I love you you’re the best

[@patriciacoffey6089]

@@lisaschuster9187 Stay Strong and give me strength to give up hydrocodone! Even in my 60's, for a little bit of aches and pains! I only take 3 a day, but it doesn't matter! The withdrawals are diabolical seriously, it messes with your head and body same time! When I run out, I start kicking myself! Thanks God Bless!☮️

[@juggmkj]

@@patriciacoffey6089 I'm watching documentaries now to try n take my mind off my fentanyl withdrawal. I hope you have had success and if not I wish you the best of luck

[@cliffcurtistruth]

I remember hearing "John Belushi died", and thinking "noooooo, no, no, no . . . ". Anyone could stand up and tell jokes to make people laugh but Belushi could naturally make you laugh just by his antics and facial expressions. No other comedian would ever compare and we had lost a way to laugh forever. A truly great loss.

[@billblaski9523]

And it's eerie 15 years later, another beloved SNL cast member who had a few hit movies but was addicted to drugs, passed away at the same age and same way

[@viennagarnett2368]

Chris Farley as well, followed the same fate 💔😭

[@pamelaernstine9751]

No one could have helped him. He had to want help, he had to want to stop. It's ALL ON HIM. No one was to blame but John. Rest in peace.

[@sha11235]

That's the thing: It's up to the addict to hit bottom so they'll want to get help. Unfortunately, John's bottom was his death. But out of his death there have been many people who stopped taking drugs and have lived longer lives than they would've and those ones who since have passed on and reunited with John are thanking him.

[@catladyoftroyn.y.8713]

No kidding

[@ShotgunNShacK]

Number one, most people are narccisitic. Number two, did you know him personally? Didn't think so Michael not Michael. Dismissed.

[@MrOctober44]

​​@Hal Colombo Oh please. He was 33 years old. No one should have talk to you about being clean. Stop blaming others for his weakness. He was self destructive and it eventually got the best of him. Writing in all capital letters doesn't make you right, it just makes you look childish

[@lisakaz35]

I can't fathom why Smith injected him again after he threw up twice and was unconscious. That move tells me she deserved her jail sentence.

[@debstein8811]

Dan was impacted...you can really tell from this interview, and how much he loved John and most likely misses him still.

[@dannythomas417]

Dan misses him, Judy misses him, even Jimmy misses him!

[@lisaschuster9187]

He begged his body guard to stay, but the man saw how well John was doing and said, “You don’t need me any more.” But Belushi was doing well BECAUSE HIS BODY GUARD WAS THERE.

[@erichaynes7502]

Yep, it's easy to see in hindsight but back then it almost certainly looked like Belushi had kicked the habit. Addiction is a mf'er.

[@lisaschuster9187]

@B luv Sims, The human condition.

[@stevestever8907]

Yep Im an addict myself, if you can afford it, hiring a bodyguard to make sure you dont do drugs is a great way to stay sober temporarily BUT He’s an addict, he’s only clean cuz the bodyguard is there to make sure he is The second he’s left to his own devices, just like any other addict, he’ll get high again

[@atownish1488hh]

@@stevestever8907 yep yes sir no person, switching locations etc will keep you clean unless you get dropped off at the moon

[@redacted2275]

The bodyguard was hired specifically to take care of John's addiction and he knew that for what I can understand from the way he talks about it. Leaving John alone was wrong and against his job description.

[@magentapyramid]

I'll never, ever forget that weekend. I was involved in a ski accident at Whistler Mountain, B.C. and blew out my right knee. My ex-fiance (who was my fiancé at the time) left me injured there which forced me to get down the mountain on my own. (Not the easiest of accomplishments!) He had skied off with his "new girlfriend". I got back to the city, alone and heard the tragic news of John's passing. At the time it felt like everyone had taken leave of their senses. I experienced a lot of pain, for a long time afterwards - and it wasn't just the knee, and the breakup. We had truly lost an icon that day. RIP John Belushi - You taught me how to laugh, even in adversity! And I will never forget you.

[@johnnydhollywood1587]

very sad story

[@JasonFlorida]

As a former addict Dan Ackroyd sure seems like a good guy, very upfront and honest. What a good friend. I like how he said we were able to meter the dose. Classic! I am so glad I escaped from jail and with my life. I used to speedball frequently and almost died, I was on the hospital for 3 months and came out a changed man. I don't fault Belushi, drugs really transform your entire mindset and your want's and needs are very skewed. If you are struggling please get help, there is hope! Methadone was my answer and I have been tapering off after 3 years of being clean. There is hope! Don't give up!

[@ShotgunNShacK]

Thats great congrats. You're not out of the woods yet though. Tapering off methadone is a good idea..don't let your guard down.

[@bp2352]

Keep going man your doing great

[@adzgee7]

Good luck tapering off methadone its really hard and much harder than tapering off the drug you were hooked on. Im 5 month off methadone and its withdrawls are still lingering on me, the worst it over after 2 weeks but PAWS kicks in and it can be just as bad on n off on n off. Not very nice. Good luck.

[@cuckertarlson3329]

Good job man keep it up. It gets easier and easier and then it’s like it never even happened. Focus on living life. That’s something to be proud of what you did.

[@heatherwanamaker8000]

Congrats on staying clean!

[@nathanforester5993]

I've been looking all over for this. You can tell that it hurt Dan to lose someone he considered not only as a pal but also a 'brother'.

[@Lexilove2016]

John and Dan were so close. I'm pretty sure the relationship between Jake and Elwood Blues is almost the same as John and Danny.

[@patricianealfarley7150]

Like they said, you can’t go back & understand that time... John was my neighbor. He had a brownstone across the street from second city tv. I was at those parties back then before they said he actually started using in 79... He was bodacious & magnanimous. A very giving person. It was an honor. Peace my friend.

[@withgoddess1119]

Brownstones in Toronto?

[@user-bx9dd7bd2t]

Chicago

[@jpetes9046]

Any relation to Dave Farley?

[@kittykitty636]

I love the descriptive language you used here!! Wow.

[@questionmark1152]

Dan Aykroyd makes everything sound so noble and carefree.

[@arricammarques1955]

Plenty of enablers around Jim. Victim of circumstances lack of intervention.

[@elgintv]

@@arricammarques1955 ?? Who's Jim?

[@nickycotton6137]

He's aged well too! Legend..

[@davidhumphries1146]

I like him

[@Trollificusv2]

@@arricammarques1955 "enablers" my ass. If you mean "people who were unable to derail that self-destructive freight train", sure. If you mean to imply it was in any way their fault, f off.

[@walterhernandez9867]

The actor portraying Belushi nails him 100%.

[@GreeeWayne]

Really nails him

[@kenbaker-ps6ej]

The guy playing Dan did a great job, too. Oh. Wait…

[@dtcdtc8328]

Its his brother, right?

[@RM-lk1so]

Whata a real loss. I still miss him. I grew up in the 80s. My late teens and 20s. Loved those days. And yes, the snow was flowing. It was a time to be aware of. Good and bad. Thanks John for all those you touched.

[@not.supermario]

The actor playing John Belushi is awesome. The few times he speaks, he sounds like him and he has a pretty good resemblance to him. Rest in peace to John.

[@vickielawson3114]

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m impressed that the guy they got to play Belushi actually looks remarkably like him. It was good casting for sure.

[@sha11235]

Yeah, good lookalikes.

[@billblaski9523]

Dan Akroyd was gonna put Belushi in Ghostbusters just cus thats his boy, Akroyd's a good dude!

[@dustinalbers8160]

Hell yeah. Frfr.

[@jamesclark7752]

Hell yeah I salute dan for that frfr r.i.p jb

[@shhh_iamthenight6933]

It's funny, Akroyd was that one comic-actor during that late 70s-early 90s era that got along w/ ALL, Chevy vs Bellushi & B.Murray SNL...Akroyd pals w/ ALL 3...✌🏻

[@shhh_iamthenight6933]

Dan in real life though partied like the rest of his peers during that era, but had enough smarts to pump the brakes. FUN FACT:Dan in real life a supernatural-extraterrestrial-spiritual guru, he screen wrote GB-1&2 cuz he ❤'d the Ghosts&Ghouls!!!

[@jamesclark7752]

We've been loosing sum good actors and actresses for real and it always seems to be from drug od especially the ones dat are just pure excellent talent ig they be pushing them so hard to put out good movies and etc sum feel like they have to have it to keep going and make hit after hit film

[@ericad8616]

I was a teenager when Belushi died. I really liked him and I was shocked and I cried when I heard the news. It hard to believe it's been over 40 years since he passed away and that he's been dead longer than he was alive.

[@sha11235]

My cousin knew him and Dan and Judy. He wasn't bosom buddies with them, but an acquaintance.

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

my friend walked up to me after school and said, "your hero died"... two hours later another friend came to my house, "I can't believe it"

[@lifecloud2]

It's amazing what the human body can deal with until it gives up. Someone said to me once, 'The job of the body is to survive." Pushing it to the limit and beyond ends that urge to suvive.

[@WOLFDADDY-O]

John still touches peoples lives and inspires people to this day and I feel safe to say beyond tomorrow. Thanks for all the laughter, it is so needed. RIP

[@johncoe6304]

Thank you popcorn for sharing this. I was 20 when he died, and have never seen such a informative reenactment. His wife seems so cool. Man, what a shame. And what a loss for the world.

[@AGirlHasNoName1.618]

He died on my 25th birthday. Watching reminded me of the old days...good and bad...and yes, I could see his wife's pain..even after all of these years.

[@johncoe6304]

@BC Bob his talent..

[@Sweettoothforsuccess]

44:23 wow it genuinely made me sad that he blames himself for not getting to John in time. It’s not his fault. Regardless if he had been there that night, the outcome probably would have been the same. I hope one day he learns to forgive himself and let that guilt go.

[@bird20040]

It's just horrible

[@bird20040]

It saddens me

[@Victorgutierrez-bl5yl]

all this actor ruined our lives now doctors sont prescibe nothing but aspirin

[@bigimskiweisenheimer8325]

He's thinking John would have gone back with him that night, well that clearly would not have happened. John was shooting without Dan's knowledge for a long time. He was heavily addicted at that point and would have needed the drugs to go anywhere without going through god awful withdraw.

[@MrBoss-re6lp]

No, I don’t think that he blames himself. I think it is just that he doesn’t understand why he couldn’t be there in time. It is just the belief that everything has to happen for a reason, but most of the time, it just is. I think it’s more of a curiosity than a guilt that he has to live with, because it’s hard when we don’t understand everything that is going on in someone else’s life

[@awesomemexican8996]

You can tell his wife loved him very much

[@Zachw2007]

Do you think they did Speedballs at the wedding?

[@MrGrace]

Very much. She seemed like a genuine good woman.

[@redacted2275]

@@Zachw2007 Your comment sounds like a joke but probably, yeah.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

I cried when he died, I can rem hearing it on TV The first Sat night live show I think I watched was him in the diner. Couldn't stop laughing. In the early 80s, I was allowed to stay up and watch the show but sometimes I would get in trouble and be made to go to bed. I willed myself to stay awake and would sneak out to sit close in front of the set and watch the show.! I was 17 when he died. NEVER watched this because it was too painful for me. He was a true Italian & he is missed to this day. It could be said that it's not what you do, it's how you do it.

[@RobertJamesChinneryH]

remarried?

[@chainshishd9127]

I thank father god every day for a judge in az. Judge moon, he gave me a chance to get off heroine. I have 15 year's off heroine now because judge moon let me go to rehab. R.I.P John

[@ashleyhumbyrd7274]

I wish there were more stories like this. So many drug addicts who need help are wasting away I’m jail just to get right back out there and do it again. Addicts are sick and need help, not jail time.

[@beautybyhammerllc]

I had a Judge save my life . That same judge later ,lost her job . alcoholic . Glad your with us Chains

[@SenorZorrozzz]

God bless you ❤️

[@mckenzieevans8511]

Congratulations!! That’s amazing!! Good to see your still here with us Chains.

[@diaryofarealmom3264]

Yeah, jail doesn’t work. I almost died in jail and get back out and use again. They need programs.

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

Can’t believe they left out a few details about John Belushi’s final days. Belushi partied with a young Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams and Robert De Niro stopped by at Belushi’s apartment but left after feeling uncomfortable around Cathy Smith.

[@carsoncobb9325]

all this wasn't known til a few years ago. Considering the quality and the graphics, I would say this documentary was made anywhere from 2005-2010, before the information was known publicly.

[@starcharx9139]

i was thinking the same thing my dad is a big De Niro fan and told me how De Niro took cocaine with Belushi

[@joannethurston4080]

I know I don't no y they Left that out

[@veef.moraless9263]

@@starcharx9139 😳😳😳

[@pewsterbaby]

@@starcharx9139 "took" cocaine, huh? They took it to an undisclosed location then did the cocaine? lol.

[@ConnShonnery]

I was a teen in L.A. in the 80's and cocaine was at every party, we never touched heroin. My friend did get badly addicted to coke, ruined his life. Jail, guns, rage, lost his friends. Was eventually shot dead by police during a standoff.

[@nicoleharrington9086]

This is so sad

[@G4RY1159]

That's brutal What a real shame

[@jpetes9046]

Holy shit man... I was at a lot of those same parties, but the ending to your story is absolutely shocking, besides being very sad! Yeow!

[@Iconhulk]

Sadder part is there was a young man idolizing(looking up-to) Belushi. That young man would soon be known as.... Chris Farley

[@a.a.1245]

And Chris took the exactly same route. Its like he was copying his idol

[@SoundsByKudo]

@@a.a.1245 They passed at the same age too

[@christinethuo6840]

They also said almost the same exact words when they drew their last breaths

[@stereoheaven11]

unfortunately this country is full of people that praise doing the wrong things in life and mock doing the right things in life. you dig your own graves.

[@Gblack2014]

He followed him to a T, right down to dying from the same type of drugs, at the same age, in the same scenario, he even had the same last words. Eerie

[@dava73]

That was so sad but so good. Loved John, was gutted when he passed away. Dan Ackroyd is a living legend.

[@jamesmurtaugh4910]

A thought I'll share with Belushi fans, something I've never heard anyone speak about. When SNL blew into our world, you weren't about to miss it if you were a hs student. For some reason, I began taping the shows with a cassette player. The gift John had, you only skimmed the surface while seeing a skit play out. Just listening to it, over and over on cassette, you caught different elements of the pure genius each and every time you listened to it.

[@jayceew.rabbit9358]

Mrs Belushi, I'm so sorry for your loss, and just know how much his talents made us happy, with him and Danny together, they made a great mark in the world as the blues brothers, and more. My condolences to Mr. Belushi's family and friends, and all of us, his fans.

[@markwoods4439]

Tragically Chris Farley went pretty much the same way.

[@mommabear5935]

I'm pretty sure Chris farley knew that he would go like Belushi because that's what he wanted. But Belushi was an idol to so many, his brother an Dan are doing great things in the marijuana industry though.

[@rw501]

Yeah it’s messed up how that happened. I was a kid when tommy boy came out and that fat guy in a little coat bit still makes me die laughing when I think about it.

[@mommabear5935]

@@rw501 lol my one year old loves the fat guy in a little coat song 💙

[@Lild220978]

“They either run out of money or they die”. Makes me think how close I came 15yrs ago

[@ErickMuzone]

Damn never thought about how parallel their lives were, tragic...

[@arajoaina]

This guy playing belushi really looks like him

[@corycg1956]

Exactly like him

[@turyb.goodiii7356]

I was just thinking the same thing... even the gut looks legit.

[@cindyoteri1895]

It was Belushi

[@cindyoteri1895]

It was Belushi

[@tessthemess4614]

Totally

[@mariawelsh3190]

I was about 13 when John died. This was a great documentary I think not only because of John but also because of Dan who was a big part of my childhood with Saturday night live and Ghostbusters. He was a good friend. Great documentary 💜

[@Jay-n262]

Belushi had the #1 movie, show, and album. He was a Megastar, 3 years later he was borrowing money from his manager to score. The amount he must've been doing on his binges is crazy to think about.

[@kingmopey7937]

Every drug addict I've tried to help has turned on me like a wild animal. Not worth the hassle. Dan Aykroyd must have an absolute heart of gold

[@margueritehudsell4454]

I cannot imagine the pressure. Obvious Insecurities thrown into great wealth, celebrity, the longing for attention, working unbelievable hours, surrounded by those who don't have your best interest at heart. I can see how it happens. We've seen it happen so many times before. Rest in Peace.

[@RJFPme]

I’m watching again just to remind myself what we’ve lost in the tragic deaths of genius comedy artists like him. R.I.P. John B.

[@bentolleson8582]

It must have broke Robin William's heart to know he hung out with him the night of his death.

[@Madmen604]

He should have taken the hint .

[@dianewilkins6269]

And look what happen to him. Sad

[@bentolleson8582]

@@dianewilkins6269 I agree. I dont care if someone is famous or not. It breaks my heart when a person feels so despondent they feel suicide is their only option.

[@bentolleson8582]

@Jay I believe it was Robin William's, Robert Deniro, and Belushi's lady friend that shot him up with cocaine and heroin. I cant remember the ladies name. She admitted to injecting him with a speedball, and spent a few years in prison.

[@nos_scod]

So was that pun intended?

[@LNSLateNightSaturday]

Bless Dan Aykroyd. What a guy... What a friend...

[@hectorlopez1069]

He lost John belushi and John candy. Two greatest actors he worked with.

[@ke-i-9842]

This was better than I thought it would be... super compassionate to the addict, while still holing accountability for the fucc ups RIP John Belushi, how could we ever forget u

[@incidentalist]

Took me 20 years, but it's been 6 years now. Really is a waste. Destroyed A LOT of things in my life, squandered opportunities, waking up with tubes in me in a hospital, etc.... Don't miss it. I DO KNOW how it can COMPLETELY take control of a life though. Destroyed MANY lives, rich and poor. Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Take care of yourselves, life is short! RIP JOHN, you won't ever be forgotten. One of the funnier people during my childhood 🤩 MAJOR props to Smokey!

[@KillswitchEngage2010]

~Yeahzzz,. It Does "NOT" Discriminate...

[@brits72]

Hey,well done for getting off it all,and realising how special life can be with your family and yourself 👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧💎

[@KillswitchEngage2010]

@@brits72 ~Schweeet,.. // KOSS !!

[@brits72]

@@KillswitchEngage2010 what does Koss mean? sorry not heard of that before 🤔

[@KillswitchEngage2010]

@@brits72 Hm, : ) ~KOSS = Of Course!

[@ATRTAP]

His assistant finds him unconscious and not breathing so he calls his agent. How Hollywood is that lol?

[@buddywilliams5650]

Bill Wallace was a kickboxing champion. So, that makes complete sense.

[@christophercarlson5624]

John Belushi didn't give a shit if it was Hollywood or not...he couldn't care less

[@RSTI191]

Was thinking the exact same thing- 911? What's that?

[@knowtheunknown2.0og60]

Same thing with heath ledger smh

[@buddywilliams5650]

John died probably around 10-11AM EPT. So, no matter what happened. John was a corpse. When they took his brain 🧠 out it was 300mm swollen.

[@bluetickfreddy101]

I met John while i was working as diver living on my uncles boat at Castaways marina A1A an 163rd about a month before he died. We had a conversation: Im sitting on my boats stern he walked up on dock ( he’d been renting out a neighbors boat/ crew fishing etc...) he didn’t look good. We talked about where i was from. I said I’m from calif he said “I’m from california too” More small talk. Last thing i said to him was: “Did anybody ever tell you look like John Belushi?” I don’t think he liked that.

[@boils2]

Wow.....

[@JimmyDaGent796]

Yeah well hes isn't from California so your story is a lie.

[@eugeniorodriguez4445]

@@JimmyDaGent796 got em coach 😂😂😂😂

[@Redmenace96]

Dan Ackroyd is being very, very honest. Compare that to so many celebrities and powerful people who can only obfuscate and deny. He deserves a lot or respect. I think he is being honest because he wants to help others. Mad respect.

[@Mark-lj1dj]

He seems like a great guy tbh. Really enjoyed his contribution to this

[@sydneyboyd615]

So sad that these stories take over so many creative artists - the art is pushed aside by all the pressure and the pent up pain and frustration that the art used to alleviate. Thankful for the art he did contribute. It’s important to focus on the present and the support systems we do have. He had a wonderful system of people

[@bettyb1313]

Imagine how Much greater Ghostbusters would've been if he was in it!

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Um no. It was a great movie. If you changed it, it would have been worse

I'm ok with Bill Murray though

[@RudegalMeme]

Right!! So sad we never got to see it.

[@animechic420]

You mean how much “different” Ghostbusters would’ve been if was in it.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

The character of the green slime ghost was based on John Belushi. So he almost has a part in the movie

[@MrAug80]

It’s a terrible pity he’s gone. He was a great talent singing with the Blues Brothers. All confident and full of beans on stage.

[@LollieVox]

These productions are amazing! I just watched Janis Joplin & Jim Morrison, they really get the perfect people to play them in the reenactments.

[@margadam6358]

Same here

[@donaldvonglitchenberger4108]

Marvin Gayes was wild.

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

@@margadam6358they are sad and put many in a bad place🔮🕊️🕊️🫶

[@MegaOldies480]

My wife once told me her drug addiction would never go away and that until the day she died she would be an addict. Unfortunately that eventually proved true. She lost children, her husband and her life

[@ukmary1968]

So sorry for your loss

[@Mark-lj1dj]

Very sad to hear 😢

[@rebeccashuman6199]

Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi made a badass dynamic duo in Blues Brothers

[@panicqueen4295]

I just feel so bad for him. I can't imagine the amount of pressure he must've been under. RIP John.

[@chateaupig826]

What pressure ? Like Dan said , just don't take those crappy roles -it was the drugs that had a grip on his mind .

[@panicqueen4295]

@@chateaupig826 In Hollywood it's all about staying on top. Taking a role or not can dictate whether your career goes under or not. The industry chews you up and spits you out. That's a lot of pressure.

[@chateaupig826]

@@panicqueen4295 plenty of up , coming good actors with integrity have turned down plum roles or roles they didnt feel suited to -Johns star was rising , he should have had good intuition about where his career was headed but he was on the goey as testified by him asking for money for a "guitar" at the meeting -It wasnt pressure , it was skewed judgement

[@tylertilwick6852]

One of the interesting details left out of this documentary is that Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams and Robert De Niro were the last three famous people to see John Belushi alive. Eddie Murphy hung out with John at the nightclub where Cathy Smith injected him with the speedball, Robin Williams stopped over at John’s apartment along with Robert De Niro but De Niro immediately left because he felt uncomfortable around Cathy Smith.

[@matatroy]

robert was prolly to high

[@Miss-Redbull]

Robert de Niro being there in the early morning doing coke together and the next day John is dead. Something’s sketchy… dont trust Hollyweird

[@mikeh5431]

What a really decent fellow Ackroyd is

[@watershedbarbie9685]

Danny is a sweet, kind hearted, grounded, decent person.

[@bosmond195]

Yep....he sure is representing all Canadians out there.

[@mikeh5431]

@@bosmond195 oh he’s Canadian is he! That’s why he’s deceny

[@mikeh5431]

Decent

[@bosmond195]

@@mikeh5431 Nah...not what I mean. I guess I mean he is representing what I wish all people were like. Caring and compassionate through and through.

[@jameslanclos568]

Not only was he a massive talent but in the video someone says in describing him that he wasn't very handsome. But I beg to differ....he was extremely attractive. His eyes were hypnotic and mesmerizing.

[@stxrstrxckmxteo515]

yeah like he wasn’t the Hollywood stereotype but he wasn’t ugly at all or unactractive

[@jameslanclos568]

@@stxrstrxckmxteo515 He was also very charming and obviously very witty.

[@henrybird26]

After you watch this and realize that there is no medical trading for doctors in addiction. That addiction is a major problem in this country. The good and talented people we have lost to addiction it hurts!

[@alexandros8361]

Yes. It's mainly about really getting a feel for what stage the client is at, with each drug group. How much of a hold each drug has. Cause the person has already found the solution to their problems. The drug. Not me. And also being able to accept and handle Borderline Personality Disorders. Non judgementally. (One rather cruel description being 'people who want to feel better, but don't want to get better') And some of John's genius energy also came from cocaine. (Watch his back leaping on stage.) Paradoxically for the treatment model, so much of the creative genius we love in music has originated, or been enhanced by drugs. So what to say? And Johns satire /music has always given me so much laughter. Thank you John forever.

[@redcoat4ever323]

Judy is such a stable, kind hearted, solid person

[@bethgerz7757]

Dan Aykroyd sure looks good! He's taking care of himself!

[@Missditabomb]

Yes, he looks good here, (and still does), but this docu is 14 years old. Dan is 68 years old now.

[@bethgerz7757]

Sometimes t's hard to tell when films are made on KZbin.

[@Missditabomb]

@@bethgerz7757 Yes. It is written in the description for this one.

[@donkeyballs3307]

He still looks good now , I rode harleys with him on a dinosaur museum ride few years back

[@snoozeking7497]

His daughter calls herself Vera Sola. She dislikes her real name (Danielle Aykroyd) so much she’s tempted to legally change it.

[@petergrandahl2386]

It's sad to see that people are more into Belushi's death than the way he lived his life. Belushi was a genius! One of the funniest people to ever live. He was also an amazing singer, amazing musician, amazing actor, and an amazing human being. Whether Belushi died because of a stupid mistake or he was offed for some other reason doesn't change the fact he had more talent in his little finger then most celebs have in their whole bodies!

[@gardensofthegods]

But that is why people remember his untimely death .

[@loudpack8319]

Glorified career coke head drug addict.

[@christytaylor5554]

@@loudpack8319 and yet you're still here continuing to make him famous..

[@sarahholland2600]

@@loudpack8319 Addiction is a coping strategy people turn to , to numb & avoid emotional pain. Usually from grief, trauma, abuse, PTSD, fear, shame or guilt.

[@byHexted]

That’s nonsense like 95% of this is about his work and life, none of these people are just talking about how he died did you even watch the documentary?

[@adap4551]

So many comments about people who beat their addictions. Amen. I will pray everyday for you to stay strong. You don’t see me, you don’t hear me, you don’t know me but I’m here.

[@wildbill5670]

I've had many friends like that over the years. Just pushed it and pushed despite overdosing several times. They are all dead. They were all a few years older than me. I just turned 69. I'm still here thank God. I stopped pushing my limits many years ago. Now I just have a couple of beers now and then a on a few occasions I might smoke a little weed that is it. I know my limits and I don't exceed them. All of my friends died between 48 and 63 years of age after many years of abusing their bodies.

[@BuffaloveBills]

I love what Dan Aykroyd said at the end about meeting him again.

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

I have some home movie footage of Belushi when he was in Martha's Vineyard around 1981. No sound. I will post it when I can

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

@Mark Magoo I have to transfer it first

[@isabellind1292]

That's where his widow Judy (now remarried) resides and runs a gallery. They must have loved it there.

[@vivelaresistance3239]

In a dysfunctional, possibly alcoholic family, it sounds like John Belushi had the role of the family mascot, defusing situations by performing. We know more about addiction now than we did then and his death forced society to treat the disease with more compassion and less moralising. He was so young.

[@spreadthelove77]

So absolutely true 😔

[@JosedeJezeus]

Just another dysfunctional human family. When will humanity learn that marriage doesn't work. Human beings evolved to live in tribes, not marriages. Marriage is the worst thing that ever happened to human family. And the cause of most of our problems on Earth, because when family is wrong, nothing is right!!

[@christytaylor5554]

@@JosedeJezeus oh no sweetie marriage isn't how you spell religion. I'm sorry that you were in a bad marriage but not everybody's marriage is bad, and not everybody feel the same way you do

[@aslanasoobz]

@@JosedeJezeus are u an alien? lmao humans 💀💀💀💀

[@JosedeJezeus]

@@aslanasoobz haha. you are so triggered by my critique on marriage, that you turn to ridiculing me. Face it, marriage is a FAILED experiment. Marriage was only invented a few thousand years ago, but humans have existed for at least 200,000 years on Earth! Open your eyes.

[@kaitywarner9083]

dr. Drew’s description of how drug abuse becomes drug addiction is the simplest explanation to a complicated process

[@stevenprado1082]

Belushi should’ve had Smokey with him on the set of “Neighbors.” That could’ve prevented Belushi from relapsing. Also, here’s some fun facts: Belushi also remained clean and sober during production of “Continental Divide” which he filmed a year before Neighbors. In the dawn hours of 3/5/1982, Belushi was also visited by friends Robert DeNiro & fellow comedian Robin Williams but neither of them participated in the drug use. Williams was in fact creeped out by Cathy Smith, and even deemed her a low life. Bernie Belushi (Belushi’s manager) would later manage Chris Farley, who idolized Belushi and ironically died of a drug overdose at age 33, same age that Belushi died.

[@sha11235]

Also, Farley, who worshipped John, died on Dec. 18, 1997. Neighbors, John's last film, premiered on Dec. 18, 1981.

[@matatroy]

you really think they didn’t do drugs 😂

[@allicianpeters3595]

"He put life in the hands of a junkie"... YES HE DID... HE WAS THE JUNKIE!!!!!

[@kai326]

cathy wasn't too clean her damn self

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

he became a junkie in the last few days. BUT He was far from that in real life you fool. You know nothing about addiction! I have been there, came close to death from it, came back from the very edge to regain my life so be careful how you insult people because it will come back to bite your sorry ass!

[@joeyjohnson4826]

@@BrianCarnevaleB26 he was a junky... 🤷‍♂️

[@robdykejr]

@@joeyjohnson4826 : I wish it was Dan Hemorrhoid that was the junkie.

[@rael1999]

@@BrianCarnevaleB26 ....You clearly didn't watch the documentary and the conclusions at the end of it.

[@thepanel2935]

Is it just me, or does Dan Ackroyd absolutely *_make_* this documentary with his sage words? *_Especially_* his parting words at 51:20. A friend had a long-term residence at the _Chateau Marmont_ in L.A. at the same time John Belushi was living there and died.

[@Lexilove2016]

Dan loved John like a brother.

[@markmartin3152]

The documentary didn’t say anything about Robert Denero and Robin Williams hanging out with them that night in the room at the Chateau Marmount.

[@markmartin3152]

@Julia Mimi neither one has ever really talked about it. I find it relevant, and both of them would have wanted to minimalize the time they were there, could have been more than 2 minutes, but I believe they had nothing to do with what went south in that hotel room. I just find the omission interesting.

[@mikemonchuk7087]

Robert Deniros code word for cocaine when on the phone and on the hunt for the dreadful drug would be FIREWOOD. Hey John it's Bob, I was just wondering, is there any firewood around. I was looking to build a fire? I need 3 bundles.....

[@Jolenesmart1980]

@Mark Magoo a rick??

[@jeanmyers1787]

Well only one of them is still alive & I don’t think it would enhance his career.

[@UziSuicide1989]

They both took lines with them 100%

[@Buddycoop1]

I read about about hard drugs when he died and stuck with weed and beer. When devils candy was at high school parties, I stayed away. Lots of people who cleaned up tell me they wish they didn't blindly go into Satan's candy without realizing how it destroys almost every user.

[@ukmary1968]

I'm grateful that I never used drugs. Lived thru the cocaine of the 80s asks 90s heroin resurgence. I've lost so many along the way.

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

I was a wild chick back in the 1980s I’ve no right to judge! But never a needle go into any part of me unless I’d a blood test!😊

[@TheVTDuprey]

I've been around this stuff for a while and going that way is actually kinda rare. Usually someone ODs. I can't imagine how hard he went for how long. RIP man. I myself am very lucky I am not 6 feet from it. Its a beast.

[@blacamethyst6934]

He died March 5th 1982, my brother passed March 5th 1985, my sons father passed March 5th 1999, and a close family friend passed March 5th 2005, its a sad day for me 😢

[@christinethuo6840]

Sorry

[@kimwestwood8840]

So sad to see this and Dan Akroyd saying he will live with it all his life. It was Belushi's fault, nobody else...Too much fame and money, too fast....

[@sentaschulze4135]

Nearly all of those Rock - and popstars are disturbed and mental ill persons often by their upbringingn. Therefore they ar unstable and get drug edicted or cannot handle their carriere.. Sad but true. Therefore I never would be famous on this way. Think in this case you live fast but short.

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

Yeah, but Dan Aykroyd was using drugs. And he didn't stop using it after John died

[@mandycolley5852]

Yes he made that choice if somebody really WANTS TO DO SOMETHING THELL FIND A WAY. TO DO IT GOD BLESS. LOVE FROM TENNESSEE 🙏💪👍🎃🐈🐆🌹💞💓❤

[@loukonopka5086]

john belushi. damn but he amazed me. he was so funny and i am so flattered to be identified to him by my friends

[@ydcee3123]

@@sentaschulze4135 That is a very old, ignorant stance. A person can have the best upbringing and still get addicted. Doesn't make their parents bad. You raise them too strict and you can get a drug addicted or disturbed kid. There are NO guarantees.

[@jamiethompson1008]

I'm 47 years old and I was 8 years old and in the 2nd grade when this happened. Heroin is the devil.

[@Meton12765]

Nah. Letting a woman of illrepute mix your eight-balls. That's where he went awry. I mean, people who prostitute to feed their own habits, aren't there for you. They're there for the next hit. And the faster you are out cold and they can get those half a kilogram bags of the good stuff and whatever your hollywood actors wallet holds in cash, the better for them. And they won't even feel sorry for what they did, necessarily. And, yes. Belushi was known to show up to parties, small or large, with several hundred grams of both coke and heroin.

[@sheltertwo7957]

Omg the part where Judy starts talking about John wanting to make his mom happy 🥺

[@HoseynVosouq]

Much respect for Judy & Dan. Condolences

[@johnnyblade4351]

He who burns twice as Bright burns half as long .........R.I.P. JB XX

[@johnfaustus1]

We should all be so fortunate as to have a friend like Akroyd. Even with him and a loving wife, this addict couldn't handle it.

[@matatroy]

he was human not an addict

[@MarcPlaysDrums]

I've been there. The only way to describe cocaine psychosis is lucid insanity. You are insane at the moment but you are fully aware of your mental state. It's scary. I've experienced it maybe 3 times and it scared the day lights out of me. It magnifies what you already are to a ridiculously insane level. If you're sociable(like I am) then you become geeked, and insanely sociable...talking to yourself incoherently and all...running around babbling to yourself. If you think everyone is out to get you then you become insanely paranoid and grinding your jaw. If your insecure you also become insanely paranoid. If your mean spirited then your become insanely murderous. If your very sexual then you wanna screw everything and everyone. But again, the entire time you are completely lucid and self-aware. I've been down the speed ball road too. It wreaks havoc on your central nervous system and the one thing you SHOULD NOT do is what this chick did to John...do another speed ball. Heroin is dangerous and the high comes in waves. It's why you see users nod off for a period then come out of it...then start nodding again. The danger is that after enough waves the intensity of each wave weakens, then after so many waves you think the high is gone so you make the mistake of taking another hit and you go into a wave that is magnified by the waves of the last dose and you can't ride out the intensity of the newer, compounded wave. I've been there and I had to smoke crack to keep me up because I knew it was over if I didn't. Your body goes into chills because it's trying to process toxic levels of chemicals in your body. You go through shivers some people have seizures. Thankfully I've been sober for almost 27 years by the grace of God. Addiction sucks. And once the hook is in you, I don't care how strong you are you can't get it out without help. Some guys cold turkey it but they end up with the "dry drunk" syndrome. Or they replace it with something else and eventually they make the jump back to their drug of choice. You have to learn how to live sober and it takes time...just like it took time for you to learn how to become and addict. I really miss John. He really was a genius.

[@johncoe6304]

Ah man. That was very interesting, intriguing what you said. I can tell you lived it. But I'm glad you came out on the other side. I would think that some people have more of an insatiable appetite for it, maybe a bigger person can take more. And people with very addictive personalities. Anyway, thanks for sharing brother.

[@annatarassow-niechcial6094]

I will give you more drugs!!!

[@seanyboyseanyboy5806]

ive been there ,its hard to be a functional drug addict ,26 years i was a pin cushion,its not realy over now its always on my mind,its a deep dark world ,i focused back on work and racing motorcycles ,respect to you man ,i have so much to say but you know how it works ,take care

[@caliden3785]

I was addicted to cocaine in the 80s like many and also abused alcohol for many years.......Have you ever had a brain scan?Some friends of mine did it who are both recovering addicts because one was sober for 10 years then relasped with pills which is so common now....he found out he had a traumatic brain injury which can effect your impules obviously...it's very interesting....I still deal with depression issues and it's been a struggle to find out what works for me to help so I am thinking about doing it myself....I always thought drug addiction was genetic or just numbing pain from your past which is part of it of course...just wanted to pass this along because it was really an eye opener for my friend....

[@jrpjunior6684]

Lost my sanity as well .

[@bobbysenterprises3220]

Well done. Heartbreaking and such a loss for so many but this well and respectfully done.

[@robindew9072]

John Belushi was a genius. He's still missed today. John Belushi and Dan Akroid were absolutely amazing together.

[@tinahachey454]

He was loved but addiction can be awful thank you so much for sharing his story 👼🏻🌹❤️

[@chateaupig826]

Yep , all consuming -turning them into zombies

[@JahBreed]

John Belushi was the sxxt when I was 4. I'm 2 years into a proper recovery from Clinical Depression. Its crazy how we come back into eachothers lives, even in death.

[@465marko]

The reenactment actor actually looks vaguely close

[@tanjakivimaki5631]

spitting image...gosh...

[@eddyramirez5854]

Beefy

[@douglasjohn1803]

Exactly man. He even sounds like him. This must be so painful for his brother Jim to watch (if he saw it)

[@debhawthorne1691]

I thought he looked like him more than just vaguely.

[@465marko]

@@debhawthorne1691 Honestly, I think I only used that word because I was pre-empting a bunch of comments saying how different they look, how I must be blind etc. But for general tv standards, it's a very close match, I think.

[@Wilson7092-u4n]

I watched The Blues Brothers earlier this week and it still blows me away. To me that film is John Belushi's masterpiece

[@danielhartin7680]

For those not aware, Cathy Smith passed away on August 18, 2020, at the age of 73.

[@ukmary1968]

She was a lost and confused addict too who was taking advantage of by musicians at a young age

[@mcooper4239]

What a tragedy. He knew what he was doing but, like a lot of young people, never thought anything would happen to him. . God bless him and his family 🙏🏻😞

[@scratchy1704]

Yep they all think they are invincible.

[@nicoletrandel2966]

Yep I agree with you young people think they're invincible and nothing will ever happen to them because of their age. Young people die all the time from drug overdoses or drinking and driving or other things. Just because you're young doesn't mean you're going to live to be old especially if you're doing dangerous things like John Belushi was it was bound to catch up with him.

[@the_road__warrior6185]

The same as Elvis. John didn’t have anyone to tell him “No.” with the exception of Dan, I’m sure John was surrounded by people that wanted his money.

[@marigold7250]

I was wondering what to think of the manager guy who gave him money to go buy a guitar..he could tell he wasnt acting right.but he handed the money over

[@the_road__warrior6185]

R Marigold That’s kinda whatta mean. The manager, imo shoulda had some inkling about what the money was going to be spent on.

[@rubenroque9211]

Speaking of Elvis, Cathy Smith the drug dealer that Injected belushi die the same date as Elvis August 16th.

[@goneburnforher]

Or His surrounding

[@DiorBaby-y]

Ace Frehley said 2 weeks before his death, they were both on a coke drug binge R.I.P Belushi

[@margueritehudsell4454]

I see no point is desecrating the dead. He was a comedic genius. I miss him very much. Sadly, he lived in the fast lane as Many in the entertainment industry have done. Cutthroat. I can't imagine the pressure he must have been under. So sad.

[@pattih7]

John had a wonderful wife! Solid and they loved each other. He got in so deep too soon in game. He didn’t know how to slow it down, and turned to drugs to save him. The woman feeding him those deadly doses, then leaving him there, alone! Should have gotten way more time!

[@sha11235]

At least she is dead now.

[@sandyRndisco1]

I agree what's with that woman "Kathy Smith" keep shooting him up with speedballs when it was obvious John had enough of that "crap!" Like to smack her! Then leaves him alone & doesn't watch over him. Then to only get 15 months for killing him? Utter BS! Reminds of Conrad Murray who killed Michael Jackson feeding him with Propofol knowing it should only be given in a hospital setting then leaves him alone. He only got 4-years. Smh...

[@austriagiancarlo9433]

Can't believe Belushi came into the Comedy Store late that night on Mar 4th '82. I was onstage with Sandra Bernhardt and Belushi, DeNiro and Robin Williams were partying hard that night. Everyone was. I met John backstage at the Roxy club on Sunset in Jan. 1980. He'd jumped onstage at Muddy Waters show, Muddy dressed him down but good, about rudely snatching a band member's mike without first asking to sit in. John sulked for an hour in the powder room. When he came out, he was wild eyed, smelly and sweating buckets, with a well known blonde groupie in tow. I'd see him at various events around town, the poor soul was coming undone. Unfortunately, there was nothing to do but wait until his inevitable demise. After a hard 2 plus years worth of self destruction, he finally gave up the ghost. When he was of sound mind he was a comic genius, and a generous man. Rumor has it the coke was 75 percent pure. Which was a suicide rap. RIP John Belushi. :~(

[@austinknowlton1783]

I have a tendency to believe what you are saying because I'm a musician and a huge Muddy Waters fan. I've read somewhere about Muddy dressing John down, in a story that wasn't related to hos death.

[@christytaylor5554]

Similar to Janis and her OD. His coke was hella pure; while her heroin was 40-50%; while average street heroin then was around 3-5% pure.

[@lorabetht9206]

This story starts on my exact birthday- March 4,1982... I’m saddened that his overdose was announced the day after my journey in this life started, but I guess that’s the circle of life. Ive also dealt with addiction. After I had 12 surgeries in 2 1/2 yrs I was completely addicted to pain pills. I couldn’t function without them, luckily I never turned to street drugs. I went to rehab twice and can finally say I’m doing well. Anyone can become an addict- I had never even smoked pot before, and was a mother of 3 small kids whose family practically lived at church. Prayers to anyone struggling with addiction ❤️

[@promo130]

Prescribtion drugs are just as bad

[@gingersnaptrack9337]

As an adult, I wouldn't want the person that supplied my last dose to be punished by the courts.

[@gantin100]

Think it said she served like 18 months in jail. Apparently the woman lived in her 70s before dying this year

[@Lexilove2016]

I couldn't imagine living with the guilt of ruining so many peoples lives, and killing others.

[@timmcneil906]

John and I were both from the same hometown of Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated from Wheaton Central High School the year before I started my freshman year there. I knew his brother James well. James (Jim) graduated in 1972, the year after I did. Their mother worked behind the cash register at G&G Pharmacy for years, my friends and I would ride our bikes the one mile there from our neighborhood for penny candy. The Belushi brothers were larger than life back in the late sixties, early seventies. John’s boyish antics touched the hearts of millions worldwide. His life was like a bottle rocket, here and gone in a flash. His best friend, Dan Aykroyd said it best in John’s eulogy… “He was a good man, but a bad boy.”

[@jabbermocky4520]

I was at a party when Anne Beatts and Dan Ackroyd were also in attendance. The party was actually Judy Belushi's wedding reception after she and Victor Pisano were married on Martha's Vineyard in the late 80s. It's true, by then the whole drug scene had been shunned by true and sincere creative people. John's death rattled a lot of brilliant people. Some got straight and some didn't but the parties were never the same. RIP John

[@sha11235]

That's one good thing that came out of John's death. The drugs stopped for many people who knew him.

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

Miss. John RIP