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Bruce McGill:
In the script, John's character had much more dialogue than he does in the movie. I took most of his lines away because this idea of Bluto as kind of -- you know, I told him to channel Harpo Marx and the Cookie Monster. It's just appetite. And what Belushi had that was so great.. you actually can watch his thought process. You know. You can see the ideas seeping through his skull. But what both the Cookie Monster and Harpo have, despite their destructive tendencies, is they're both very, very sweet. And that's the strength of John's performance
In the script, John's character had much more dialogue than he does in the movie. I took most of his lines away because this idea of Bluto as kind of -- you know, I told him to channel Harpo Marx and the Cookie Monster. It's just appetite. And what Belushi had that was so great.. you actually can watch his thought process. You know. You can see the ideas seeping through his skull. But what both the Cookie Monster and Harpo have, despite their destructive tendencies, is they're both very, very sweet. And that's the strength of John's performance
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Landis In the script
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John's character had much more dialogue
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than he does in the movie
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I took most of his lines away
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because this idea of Bluto as kind of
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you know I told him to channel
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Harpo Marx and the Cookie Monster
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It's just appetite
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Don't know much biology
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Landis And what Belushi had that was so great
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you actually can watch his thought process
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chuckles You know
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you can see the ideas seeping through his skull
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slurps
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Landis But what both the Cookie Monster and Harpo have
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despite their destructive tendencies
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is they're both very very sweet
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and that's the strength of John's performance
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Movie Summary
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audi...
