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Belushi (Hardcover)

~ Judy Belushi Pisano (Author), (Author)
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From Publishers Weekly

Through brief sound bites from friends, family members, fellow comedians and entertainment industry big-shots, this surprisingly touching oral history of one of the best-loved American comics portrays John Belushi as a rags-to-riches hero who became a larger-than-life star before overdosing on heroin and cocaine at the Chateau Marmont in 1982. Pisano, Belushi's teenage sweetheart turned wife, compiled the book from a series of interviews conducted shortly after her 33-year-old husband's death, and charts the Belushi myth, as told by Dan Aykroyd, Carrie fisher and Al Franken, among many others, from John's Chicago childhood through after his death. Highlights include Belushi's role as the Blue Fairy in a High School pageant, in which he was characterized as "a man who did not resemble a woman;" the evolution of The Blues Brothers from Saturday Night Live skit to major label band; and the harrowing accounts of Belushi's final weeks. Readers will be entertained and moved by this deeply personal account of a talented and complicated man. Family snapshots as well as behind-the-scenes photos complement the story.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From Booklist

Pisano's second book on the Saturday Night Live star (remember then-Judith Jacklin Belushi's Samurai Widow, 1991?) drags in an accomplice to collect quotes from eyewitnesses to John Belushi's life and career, combine them with dozens of photos (including family and college shots), and present a sort of oral history of the comedian's riotous professional rise and abrupt, mortal fall. It's a humorous, nostalgic show-biz-trivia goldmine. The thoughts of such collaborators and costars as Chevy Chase, Tony Hendra, and Robin Williams are mixed with those of pre-SNLfriends and college acquaintances. Lorne Michaels, Dick Ebersol, and Michael O'Donoghue describe working with Belushi on SNL and National Lampoon radio projects. John Landis and Tim Matheson contribute movie memories (Belushi "did the entire [Animal House] cafeteria line scene in one take"). Dan Aykroyd comments on it all. Al Franken's here, as is his oft-forgotten SNL collaborator, Tom Davis. Mostly testimonial stuff, to be sure, but also the collected reactions to Belushi's drug-overdose death--an often-bitter, hugely disappointed set of remarks about his final days. Mike Tribby
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Rugged Land (November 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590710487
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590710487
  • Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #220,698 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "See if you can guess what I am now.", November 8, 2005
John Belushi has been, I think, one of the most misunderstood late celebrities in recent memory. This was due in large part to a certain book by a certain reporter, whose name I won't speak here. Judy Belushi Pisano went a long way towards setting the record straight in "Samurai Widow," letting the public into her grieving process and the aftermath of John's death in 1982.

Now we've come full circle with this wonderful biography of the man himself, told by those who knew him best. John was many things to many people, and all facets of his life and personality are talked about in this book, often with amazing candor.

I also have to comment on the wealth of photos included in the book, many from the private collections of Judith and the Belushi family. They're a real treat to see (John was a very cute little boy) and add to the sense that this is a very personal biography.

Fans of John will love this book. It reveals the funny, kind, infuriating, generous person that we as his fans, who could only know and love him through his work, always knew he really was.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, lets you really get to know John the person, November 3, 2005
This book is full of wonderful photographs, it amazes me how
many of them make you instantly smile. Each chapter of the
book takes you through a chapter of John's life told by those
who knew him, loved him, and worked with him.

Reading this book gave me the opportunity to listen in on all
of John's friends and family sharing all of their experiences.
Hearing so many different ways to describe the events in
John's life, through so many different eyes, allows us to finally
begin to understand what kind of person he really was.

I knew all sorts of facts about John Belushi. But, now after
this book, I feel as I though I actually know the man. It is
this connection that inspires me to work even harder to keep
the memory of John Belushi alive.

Matt
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars finally, the TRUE story about John Belushi !!, December 3, 2005
By Fright Factory (northern Indiana) - See all my reviews
Beautifully done...and now I really know, right from the start, how wonderfully talented John was. If you lived his fast paced life with tremendous pressures and being the best he could possibly be, you'd probably be hitting some drugs, too. Lets focus on who the man really was and about all of his close friends who really loved him. Judy Belushi Pisano does an excellent job putting this book together. What a talent she is a fantastic achievement. I couldn't put this book down and I have the rings on my ass to prove it !!! Now John would have appreciated that comment !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Belushi
I Was born later(that same year) so I didn't grow up literally or figuratively speaking On John Belushi, But I heard about him growing up and saw re-runs and classic scenes of his... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Belushi Bio!
I first noticed John Belushi when I was about 15 years old. I was watching Saturday Night Live and the Star Trek parody with John as Captain Kirk came on, and Belushi nailed the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jym Cherry

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book about a comic genius who died before his time.
I admit, I'm a big John Belushi fan, and an even bigger Blues Brothers fan. I first heard "Briefcase full of Blues" in my best friend's bedroom on an old "Reader's Digest" record... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Frederick H. King

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome.
I am a HUGE Belushi fan and was not let down by this book. The blurbs from friends and co workers are funny and offer a closer look at the man that made us all laugh with the lift... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lucky Luciano

5.0 out of 5 stars Tanner Colby's Belushi
This book is very well written and beautiful to flip through. I recommend this book for yourself or a gift as well as Tanner Colby's more recent CHRIS FARLEY biography!
Published 17 months ago by Emily Lepore

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Judy!
For writing this beautiful book. I've been a fan of Johns work pretty much as far back as i can remember. Read more
Published 20 months ago by L. Granato

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Enlightening Experience
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approval and cheers, John Belushi was an entirely respectable man and deserved to be remembered as a man of... Read more
Published on July 7, 2006

4.0 out of 5 stars A rare and vulnerable spark
Most if not all of the facts of this book will not be new to John's fans. Especially those who have read the eight-or-so books already written about or by him and his friends and... Read more
Published on January 13, 2006 by B. A Varkentine

5.0 out of 5 stars Biography Of A Decade
I was in the library a week before surgery looking for light fiction to tide me over a week of recuperation, when I saw "Belushi" sitting on a new non-fiction shelf and picked it... Read more
Published on December 29, 2005 by LJ Sklenar

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essential John
I grew up on "Saturday Night Live" and my favorite comedy is NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE. I remember the day John Belushi died and I've read WIRED at least three times. Read more
Published on November 19, 2005 by The JuRK

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