Movie Roles for John Belushi

I am researching my next alternate biography story and I am doing it on John Belushi. I know that he was slated for roles in Ghostbusters and Spies Like Us prior to his death. If Belushi had lived what other movie roles do you think he could have starred in. Your help is greatly appreciated in helping me flesh out his alternate biography.
 
He was also supposed to be in "A Confederacy of Dunces". That film is cursed as every time they hire an overweight actor to star in it (belushi's not really overweight, but thats neither here nor there), said actor passes away. It happened with Sam Kinison, John Candy, and Chris Farley, all who were going to be in that film, but in TTL, Belushi does star in it.
 
Although Belushi was schedded to play Ned Nederlander in The Three Amigoes, I think he could have played a great El Guapo, reprising his killer bee persona.
 
Although Belushi was schedded to play Ned Nederlander in The Three Amigoes, I think he could have played a great El Guapo, reprising his killer bee persona.

How about a movie based on one or more of his SNL characters. Could that happen in your opinion?
 
How about a movie based on one or more of his SNL characters. Could that happen in your opinion?

If you're talking about something like Coneheads, the movie, I don't really think so, but Belushi could do Don Corleone better than Brando, and Joe Cocker better than JC. Cheeburger Cheep, and Samurai drycleaner the movie would be a waste of talent. Extending the Dickensian Miles Cowperthwaite sketch as a movie with Belushi as a sea captain mighta been sumpin. I think he would have made a good pirate.
 
If you're talking about something like Coneheads, the movie, I don't really think so, but Belushi could do Don Corleone better than Brando, and Joe Cocker better than JC. Cheeburger Cheep, and Samurai drycleaner the movie would be a waste of talent. Extending the Dickensian Miles Cowperthwaite sketch as a movie with Belushi as a sea captain mighta been sumpin. I think he would have made a good pirate.

You are right, he really did not have any SNL characters that could be built into a good movie. Really I do not see him doing much outside of comedy at least until he gets older. I wonder if him living would help or hurt his bother, I always thought that Jim was a good actor.
 
I am researching my next alternate biography story and I am doing it on John Belushi. I know that he was slated for roles in Ghostbusters and Spies Like Us prior to his death. If Belushi had lived what other movie roles do you think he could have starred in. Your help is greatly appreciated in helping me flesh out his alternate biography.


He would have been interesting in Chevy Chase's role in the 1980s movie "Funny Farm"
 
It's worth mentioning that with Belushi, Ghostbusters is possibly moved up a year. It's also worth mentioning the film would be different. The original idea was Akroyd, Belushi and Eddie Murphy. You can probably find film drafts on the internet somewhere, and project where this alternate Ghostbusters screenplay and franchise would have gone from there.
 
It's worth mentioning that with Belushi, Ghostbusters is possibly moved up a year. It's also worth mentioning the film would be different. The original idea was Akroyd, Belushi and Eddie Murphy. You can probably find film drafts on the internet somewhere, and project where this alternate Ghostbusters screenplay and franchise would have gone from there.

Thanks for the information. That would have been an even better movie with Belushi and Eddie Murphy.
 

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He was supposed to be in the James Woods role for Once Upon a Time in America; he'd even agreed to lose 40 pounds for the part in time for filming. This was something that was actually going to happen... had he not died.
 
He was supposed to be in the James Woods role for Once Upon a Time in America; he'd even agreed to lose 40 pounds for the part in time for filming. This was something that was actually going to happen... had he not died.

That could be a good POD for him to clean up, stop doing drugs, get in shape and live a longer life. I am just not sure how well he would be received by the public in a non-comedic role.
 
I would also like to thank those who have provided input. I will have the biography done and posted by the end of the week. However, keep posting your comments and ideas, thank you.
 
That could be a good POD for him to clean up, stop doing drugs, get in shape and live a longer life. I am just not sure how well he would be received by the public in a non-comedic role.

Belushi already did have that POD when, I think after his grandmother's death, he worked on being clean and was clean. He relapsed afterward. Just have that continue.
 
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