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They invited him to
join the main stage cast. It's first time ever anybody
was put on the main stage who hadn't been in
the touring company. My biggest recollection was his amazing
magnetism with the audience. He changed Second City, 'cause all they used to
talk about was philosophy and intellectual concepts. And John would come in there and play this
hippie off the street who's lost his memory
from smoking too much pot, and the audience would go nuts. He became our strongman. And instead of
stealing every scene, he knew how to save any scene. Literally, he'd walk onstage,
and people would laugh. Mr. Truman Capote
join the main stage cast. It's first time ever anybody
was put on the main stage who hadn't been in
the touring company. My biggest recollection was his amazing
magnetism with the audience. He changed Second City, 'cause all they used to
talk about was philosophy and intellectual concepts. And John would come in there and play this
hippie off the street who's lost his memory
from smoking too much pot, and the audience would go nuts. He became our strongman. And instead of
stealing every scene, he knew how to save any scene. Literally, he'd walk onstage,
and people would laugh. Mr. Truman Capote
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They invited him to
join the main stage cast.
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It's first time ever anybody
was put on the main stage
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who hadn't been in
the touring company.
00:00:09.307 --> 00:00:11.257
My biggest recollection
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was his amazing
magnetism with the audience.
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He changed Second City,
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'cause all they used to
talk about was philosophy
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and intellectual concepts.
00:00:21.353 --> 00:00:22.092
And John would come in there
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and play this
hippie off the street
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who's lost his memory
from smoking too much pot,
00:00:27.793 --> 00:00:30.327
and the audience would go nuts.
00:00:30.362 --> 00:00:32.879
He became our strongman.
00:00:32.913 --> 00:00:34.943
And instead of
stealing every scene,
00:00:34.967 --> 00:00:37.000
he knew how to save any scene.
00:00:37.001 --> 00:00:39.485
Literally, he'd walk onstage,
and people would laugh.
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Mr. Truman Capote.
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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...
