The best John Belushi’s movies

John Belushi

John Belushi

24/01/1949- 05/03/1982
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best John Belushi’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about John Belushi.
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The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers
7.9/10
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Animal House

Animal House
7.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/07/1978
  • Character: John "Bluto" Blutarski
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

1941

1941
5.8/10
  • Genre: ActionComedyWar
  • Release: 14/12/1979
  • Character: Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Goin' South

Goin' South
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyWestern
  • Release: 06/10/1978
  • Character: Deputy Hector
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
7.3/10
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.

Continental Divide

Continental Divide
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 18/09/1981
  • Character: Ernie Souchak
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Neighbors

Neighbors
5.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 18/12/1981
  • Character: Earl Keese
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.

Shame of the Jungle

Shame of the Jungle
5/10
Shame, the ape man of the jungle, is aghast when his woman, June, is kidnapped by a gang of giant penises. They take her to their queen, Bazunga, a bald woman with fourteen breasts. After tangling with a gang of great white hunters, a marauding lion and the Molar Men, Shame sets off to rescue her with only his faithful friend Flicka at his side. He heads for that darkest of areas

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
7.2/10
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.

Studio 54

Studio 54
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/06/2018
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.

Belushi

Belushi
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 14/10/2020
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
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.

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
6.9/10
  • Release: 24/09/1989
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 08/09/1998
  • Character: Himself
The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every participant from the film. Star and co-writer Dan Aykroyd explains how a joke that he and best friend John Belushi shared with friends evolved from a Saturday Night Live skit to a best-selling album and then to a film. Director John Landis covers the difficult production, from the outrageous stunts to Belushi's disappearances from the set.

Old Boyfriends

Old Boyfriends
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 22/03/1979
  • Character: Eric Katz
When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 06/09/2005
  • Character: Various Characters
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.

Animal House: The Inside Story

Animal House: The Inside Story
7.9/10
Documentary about the making of Animal House

The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour

The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
7.7/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 22/11/1976
  • Character: Cop #2
Originally aired as an television special, this concert film includes interview segments, comedy sketches, and concert footage from Brian Wilson's 1976 return to the concert stage.

The Things We Did Last Summer

The Things We Did Last Summer
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 28/10/1978
  • Character: Himself
This episodic comedy features the original cast of Saturday Night Live as they present individual skits that describe their summer vacations. Among the highlights is a concert segment featuring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as the Blues Brothers.

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 20/02/2005
  • Character: Self
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.

Lemmings

Lemmings
6.3/10
Woodstock with a death wish.

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