Belushi

2020

1 hr. 48 min.

Documentary

Biography

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91%

66 Reviews

Tomatometer

82%

50+ Ratings

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Jim Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and others discuss the extraordinary life and career of beloved actor and comedian John Belushi.

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Critics Consensus

Affectionately chronicling John Belushi's outsized talent and personal foibles, this exhaustively-researched documentary captures both the joy and tragedy of the comedic titan's legacy.

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 01 hour: and 48 minutes based on the late John Belushi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/23

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R B

Sad and interesting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/26/23

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Audience Member

I dont like most documentaries, especially about individuals, especially about individuals who died young. But Belushi is a fantastic effort to show a mans entire life, good and bad. They are completely honest and dont pull any punches about his troubles and failures and interpersonal issues. I liked the honesty. I loved all the previously unseen photos and vids about his career and private life. It was a wonderful experience not to mention eye opening. highly recommended to both fans and people who dont really know much about the guy at all.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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This came off as an impressive work on what made up the figure named John Belushi, a legendary entertainer who couldn't keep himself together but left behind a remarkable litany of largely comedic work while losing out on the chance to do so much more quality work. The film uses his early family history, video, journal entries and first-person discussions as the framework to reconstruct a life upon, and it adds a great deal of emotional heft. In what may become the definitive study, audiences are invited into his world which is illuminated by friends and loved ones through frank unencumbered conversation. Ackroyd, Carrie Fisher and especially Judy Belushi provide the most affecting, honest, and insightful commentary here. Well done. 3.8 stars

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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- [ ] Now I know what you're thinking. 2 stars for a legend aka John Belushi. I like John Belushi but man this so called documentary did him no justice. I can tell that theirs not a lot of footage of him to use because of his privacy he needed of course. It just sucks what happened to him. Fame can go to peoples heads and it can ruin someone. That's just how it is. Theirs nothing really that the maker of this documentary could've done differently. So I give them some respect but it doesn't make for an interesting film. I was bored out of my mind and wanted some real insight into the mind of John Belushi but we got none. Gosh dang it but they tried their absolute best.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

- [ ] Now I know what you’re thinking. 2 stars for a legend aka John Belushi. I like John Belushi but man this so called documentary did him no justice. I can tell that theirs not a lot of footage of him to use because of his privacy he needed of course. It just sucks what happened to him. Fame can go to peoples heads and it can ruin someone. That’s just how it is. Theirs nothing really that the maker of this documentary could’ve done differently. So I give them some respect but it doesn’t make for an interesting film. I was bored out of my mind and wanted some real insight into the mind of John Belushi but we got none. Gosh dang it but they tried their absolute best.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/21

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R.J. Cutler

Director

John Landis

Self

Lorne Michaels

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Jim Belushi

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Ivan Reitman

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Chevy Chase

Self

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

The barrier that looms over so many posthumous artist biographies isn't broken through here, but Cutler's documentary does get you close up so you can feel the texture and sense the breadth of that wall.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 5, 2021

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Josh Flanders

Chicago Reader

Even though Cutler takes creative license, occasionally using animation and intertitles to insert unnecessary commentary for dramatic effect, the impact of the never-heard-before audio is astounding.

Dec 30, 2020

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

It is terribly sad and one more reminder that fame on a mass level can be a curse. Why the best ones rarely feel they deserve it remains a mystery this movie doesn't try to solve.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 30, 2020

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Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

What I couldn’t get enough of, and there’s a lot of it, is the animation.

Oct 11, 2022

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

If you, like me, only know Belushi for his work, R.J. Cutler’s Showtime Documentary “Belushi” will give you a much deeper perspective of the man – not just the performer.

Rated: 6/10

May 20, 2022

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

Compiled for an oral history that came out a few years back, this film uses those first-person discussions as the framework to reconstruct a life upon, and it adds a great deal of emotional heft.

Sep 9, 2021

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Synopsis

Jim Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and others discuss the extraordinary life and career of beloved actor and comedian John Belushi.

Director: R.J. Cutler
Executive Producer: Bill Couturié, Sean Daniel, Vinnie Malhotra, Andrew Ruhemann
Screenwriter: R.J. Cutler
Production Co: This Machine, Passion Pictures, Sky Atlantic, Showtime Networks
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2020

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