John Belushi was found crashed on stranger’s sofa after vanishing from Blues Brothers set, Dan Aykroyd says

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Belushi once disappeared from the set of The Blues Brothers looking for food, his co-star Dan Aykroyd has recalled. He came in about an hour ago, raided my fridge and crashed on my couch.’” Director John Landis added that Belushi “almost died” while filming The Blues Brothers, having become addicted to cocaine in the wake of their previous collaboration: the college comedy Animal House. “In The Blues Brothers at the best moments he’s there 75% – but he’s great, so most people don’t notice.” Belushi fatally overdosed less than two years after the release of the film, after ingesting a mixture of cocaine and heroin while staying at the famous Chateau Marmont in Hollywood.