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Writers:
Dan Aykroyd (writer)
Anne Beatts (writer)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Compilation of SNL sketches including Samurai Deli, Star Trek - The Final Mission, The Luck of the Irish and Don Vito Corleone in group therapy. | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)
John Belushi ... Himself / Joliet Jake Blues / Various Characters (archive footage)

Dan Aykroyd ... Himself / Elwood Blues / Various Characters (archive footage)

Chevy Chase ... Himself / Various Characters (archive footage)

Jane Curtin ... Herself / Various Characters (archive footage)

Elliott Gould ... Himself / Various Characters (archive footage)
Buck Henry ... Himself (archive footage)
Robert Klein ... Himself (archive footage)
Garrett Morris ... Himself / Various Characters (archive footage)

Bill Murray ... Himself / Various Characters (archive footage)

Laraine Newman ... Herself / Various Characters (archive footage)

Gilda Radner ... Herself / Various Characters (archive footage)

Rob Reiner ... Himself (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Cropper ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Donald Dunn ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Steve Jordan ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Tom Malone ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Lou Marini ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Matt Murphy ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Alan Rubin ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Tom Scott ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Paul Shaffer ... Himself (Blues Brothers) (archive footage)
Don Novello ... Mike Dionasopolis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael O'Donoghue ... Man in therapy group (uncredited) (archive footage)
Doris Powell ... Lt. Uhura (archive footage) (uncredited)
Akira Yoshimura ... Mr. Sulu (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dave Wilson 
Tom Schiller (segment "Don't Look Back In Anger")
James Signorelli (director: Little Chocolate Donuts)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Dan Aykroyd  writer
Anne Beatts  writer
John Belushi  writer
Chevy Chase  writer
Tom Davis  writer
James Downey  writer
Brian Doyle-Murray  writer
Al Franken  writer
Neil Levy  writer
Brian McConnachie  writer
Lorne Michaels  writer
Marilyn Suzanne Miller  writer
Don Novello  writer
Michael O'Donoghue  writer
Herbert Sargent  writer (as Herb Sargent)
Tom Schiller  writer
Rosie Shuster  writer
Walter Williams  writer
Alan Zweibel  writer

Produced by
Judith Belushi-Pisano .... producer (as Judith Jacklin Belushi)
Audrey Peart Dickman .... associate producer
Jean Doumanian .... associate producer
Joe Forristal .... associate producer
Barbara Gallagher .... associate producer
Craig Kellem .... associate producer
Lorne Michaels .... executive producer
Lorne Michaels .... producer
Nils Nichols .... supervising producer
Patricia O'Keefe .... associate producer
 
Production Design by
Eugene Lee 
Franne Lee 
 
Art Direction by
Akira Yoshimura 
 
Makeup Department
Alan Demkowicz .... hair stylist
Frances A. Kolar .... makeup artist
Ted Long .... hair stylist
Werner Sherer .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Lisbeth Anderson .... unit manager
Sandra Carnegie .... unit manager
Jim Fox .... unit manager
Kenneth Lupano .... unit manager
Stewart Macgregory .... unit manager
Iris March .... executive in charge of production
Judith Murray .... unit manager
Nick O'Gorman .... unit manager
Tom Rutledge .... unit manager
Jack Sheehan .... unit manager
 
Art Department
Bill Groom .... associate scenic designer
Lee Maymen .... associate scenic designer
Tripp Ulrich .... property master
 
Sound Department
Kurt Heydle .... post-production sound
Robert Liftin .... sound (as Bob Lifton)
Scott Schachter .... sound
Jennie Ng Zletz .... sound effects (as Jennie Ng)
 
Visual Effects by
Frank Aloise .... graphics
Ed Bail .... graphics
Nicholas Bruno .... video
Authur Dahm .... video
Tony Nelle .... video
Bob Pook .... graphics
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Hyms .... lighting technician
Gene Martin .... lighting technician
Howard Strawbridge .... lighting technician
Cheryl Thacker .... assistant lighting director
Maury Verschoore .... lighting technician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Roston .... associate costume designer
 
Editorial Department
John Fortenberry .... editor: video tape
Will Lashley .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Janine Dreyer Nichols .... music coordinator
Paul Shaffer .... musical stylist
Howard Shore .... musical director
 
Other crew
Larraine Bennett .... production staff
Robin Blankman .... production staff
Barbara Burns .... talent coordinator
Joe Dicso .... stage manager
Peter 'Pete' Fatovich .... associate director
Cherie Fortis .... production staff
Julia Fraser .... production staff
Jan Gosar .... production staff
John Head .... talent scout
Eileen Walsh McCollum .... production staff
Kathy Minkowsky .... production staff
Hazel Morley .... production staff
Nils Nichols .... researcher (as Nils Eric Nichols III)
Doris Powell .... production staff
Ed Prendergast .... stage manager
Heino Ripp .... technical director
Eileen Roaman .... production coordinator
Robert Van Ry .... stage manager (as Bob Van Ry)
Liz Welch .... production staff
Laurie Zaks .... production staff
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Certification:
Iceland:L
Company:
Above Average Productions Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Original air dates/live performances: - "Soul man": 18 November 1978 - Samurai Delicatessen: 17 January 1976 - Beethoven part I: 22 November 1975 - Bill Murray's Celebrity Corner: 11 November 1978 - "I'm a King Bee": 17 January 1976 - The Godfather group therapy: 10 January 1976 - Beethoven part II: 22 November 1975 - Little Chocolat donuts: 19 November 1977 - "B Movie Boxcar Blues": 18 November 1978 - Olympia Restaurant: 28 January 1978 - The Thing that wouldn't leave: 25 March 1978 - Weekend Update rant: 19 March 1977 - Beethoven part III: 22 November 1975 - "With a little help from my friends": 25 October 1975 - The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise: 29 May 1976 - Shiller's reel: Don't look back in anger: 11 March 1978 more
Movie Connections:
Edited from "Saturday Night Live: Michael Palin/Eugene Record (#3.16)" (1978) more
Soundtrack:
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
SNL's first "best-of" video is still one of the best, 10 January 2002
10/10
Author: Kris Earle from Boston, MA

Belushi was a true original and is sorely missed. This is a video that every comedy fan needs to have in their collection. His comedic talent was astounding and it is great to see him in his heyday in the sketches like the Blues Brothers, the Little Chocolate Donuts Commercial, the Samurai, the Hulk, the rants on the News, etc. If I could pick the 10 best players in an "ultimate 1975-2001 SNL lineup" they would include Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey (the top 3 I think), Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Will Farrell, Adam Sandler, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Billy Crystal. Also included would be pre-1984 Steve Martin as the host and Dennis Miller, Norm MacDonald, Tina Fey and Chevy Chase as quadruple-anchors for the news (ok that's 15). There are so many talents that spawned from the show, but Belushi's star shone brightly -- it's a shame he didn't stick around with us longer. Note: this was SNl's first "best-of" videos - I recall it being priced at a modest 19.95 for the Xmas season in 1985! Also, check out the Eddie Murphy one, another 10/10 video!

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