Happy birthday, Jim Belushi: Do you know your Litgo from your Ridzik?
Jim Belushi was a god in the '80s. Great roles, great laughs, one good movie after another ... well, up until 1989 when he cranked out K-9 and Homer & Eddie. (All is forgiven though after Salvador and About Last Night.)
But you know the best part about Belushi, who turns 55 years old today? His character names. Leave it to saps like Keanu Reeves to have lame characters named "Johnny Utah." Belushi's names come straight out of the phone book in Chicago, where he grew up. (For crying out loud, he was Dr. Rock in one flick!)
See if you can match the character names with the movie. All these are from movies between 1986 and 1991:
CHARACTERS:
1. Art Ridzik
2. Bill Dancer
3. Patrick Martin
4. Rick Latimer
5. Nick Pirandello
6. Doctor Rock
7. Bernie Litgo
8. Jimmy Dworski
9. Larry Joseph Burrows
10. Salvatore Buonarte
MOVIES:
a. Salvador
b. About Last Night
c. Taking Care of Business
d. Red Heat
e. The Principal
f. Real Men
g. Only the Lonely
h. Mr. Destiny
i. Little Shop of Horrors
j. Curly Sue
(Click the comments area below to see the answers)
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I loved him as Captain Kangaroo on the "Jackie Rogers, Jr. $100,000 Jackpot Wad" sketch on Saturday Night Live, circa 1984. (Martin Short is a god.)
Of course, like any good '80s fan, I have pretty much loathed SNL since '86 or so.
Posted by: Blaine | June 16, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Okay, so this was a little too tough:
Curly Sue: Bill Dancer
Only the Lonely: Salvatore Buonarte
Mr. Destiny: Larry Joseph Burrows
Taking Care of Business: Jimmy Dworski
Red Heat: Art Ridzik
Real Men: Nick Pirandello
The Principal: Rick Latimer
Little Shop of Horrors: Patrick Martin
About Last Night: Bernie Litgo
Salvador: Doctor Rock
Posted by: Spears | June 15, 2009 at 02:07 PM
Without the Internet Movie Database I wouldn't have a chance with this one.
Posted by: Dr. Dim | June 15, 2009 at 10:37 AM