Say Belushi doesn't die

Say Belushi doesn't die Nov 28, 2020 4:32:48 GMT via mobile vegalyra likes this

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Post by millar70 on Nov 28, 2020 4:32:48 GMT

Nov 28, 2020 4:23:34 GMT hi224 said:

Nov 28, 2020 4:03:38 GMT millar70 said:

It would have been hard for him to top what he had already accomplished.

I believe at one point in 1978, he had the #1 song, he was in the #1 movie, and appearing on the #1 late night television show. And when you consider he did all this while doing enough cocaine to get a small nation high as kites, that's pretty friggin impressive.

I feel like he would've experimented with more auteurs. He would've definite;y kept pushing perhaps to work in more serious fare.

I think he was heading towards more dramatic roles. I thought he was really good in Continental Divide, a low-key romantic comedy he did after The Blues Brothers. He pulled that role off quite nicely and naturally.

It's also interesting that for his last film, Neighbors, he insisted that Dan Ackroyd play the goofy character and he played more of the straight guy. The role reversal didn't really work, that film was a total dud.

I think Belushi had the tools to do all kinds of rolls, but let's face it, he would have had to have a serious lifestyle change to have made those things happen.