The Blues Brothers' first screen appearance + peak '70s SNL chaos in 42 wild minutes.
This episodic comedy features the original cast of Saturday Night Live as they present individual skits that describe their summer vacations. Among the highlights is a concert segment featuring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as the Blues Brothers.
Acting
Raw, unpolished Belushi-Aykroyd chemistry before Hollywood smoothed them out.
Direction
Gary Weis captures live-wire sketch energy that feels barely contained.
Director
Gary Weis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV special aired between SNL seasons 3 and 4, capturing the original cast at their most exhausted and creatively unhinged.
The 'I'm a king' Belushi segment became proto-meme material decades before the term existed, riffing on his own tabloid persona.
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