The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986)

The Festrunk Brothers; Bass-O-Matic; Bad Ballet - Leonard Pinth-Garnell; Consumer Probe - Irwin Mainway; The Corrida; Fred Garvin-Male Prostitute; Looks at Books-Mauled; The Decibet; E. ... See full summary »

Directors:

James Signorelli, Gary Weis

Writers:

Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi

Stars:

Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase

Cast

Credited cast:
Dan Aykroyd	...	Self / Highlighted Characters (archive footage)
John Belushi	...	Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Chevy Chase	...	Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Jane Curtin	...	Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Shelley Duvall	...	Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage)
Madeline Kahn	...	Pat Nixon (archive footage)
Margot Kidder	...	Miss Potter (archive footage)
Garrett Morris	...	Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Bill Murray	...	Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Laraine Newman	...	Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Gilda Radner	...	Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Cropper	...	Self - Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Donald Dunn	...	Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Steve Jordan	...	Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Tom Malone	...	Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)

Storyline

The Festrunk Brothers; Bass-O-Matic; Bad Ballet - Leonard Pinth-Garnell; Consumer Probe - Irwin Mainway; The Corrida; Fred Garvin-Male Prostitute; Looks at Books-Mauled; The Decibet; E. Buzz Miller's Animal Kingdom; The Final Days - Nixon; Crazy Ernie; The Coneheads' Halloween; Pocket Pal; Julia Child; Closing Montage

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Plot Keywords:

actor name in title | five word title | variety show | archive footage | social satire | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Original air dates/Live performances: - Wild and Crazy guys: 22 April 1978 - Super Bass-o matic '76: 17 April 1976 - Bad Ballet: 14 May 1977 - Consumer Probe: 29 October 1977 - Corrida: 14 February 1976 - Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute: 17 March 1979 - Looks at books: 4 November 1978 - The Decabet: 24 April 1976 - E. Buzz Miller's Animal kingdom: 25 February 1978 - Nixon, The Final Years: 8 May 1976 - Crazy Ernie/Crazy Frank: 22 January 1977 - The Coneheads at Halloween: 29 October 1977 - Pocket Pal: 8 October 1977 - The French Chef: 9 December 1978

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Connections

Edited from Saturday Night Live: Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group (1976)

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Soundtracks

Takin' it
Courtesy of Gambi Music

User Reviews

I'll repeat--where is the DVD?

I said it for The Best of John Belushi and I'll say it again here. Warners needs to release the DVD! Dan Aykroyd, for my money, was funnier than Belushi on SNL (and even in some movies--The Blues Brothers and Neighbors--where he played deadpan and loon, respectively, against Belushi). His impersonations were dead-on (the only thing missing from this compilation is his Tom Snyder impression). Like The Best of John Belushi, I could do without some skits (I never cared much for the Coneheads, but I realize I'm in the minority). Also the "Wild and Crazy Guys" skit has lost some impact, maybe due to its legend and Steve Martin's career. But then you've got his take on Julia Child (the "goriest" skit in SNL history, maybe?), his "Deca-Bet" skit, Fred Garvin--Male Prostitute (the forerunner to Deuce Bigalow, and ten times funnier), E Buzz Miller's Wild Kingdom--the list goes on. Timeless humor. And worthy of a DVD. I will say this until I'm blue in the face.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1994 (Netherlands)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Applied Action, Broadway Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color