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Dan Aykroyd

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Saturday Night Live (TV Series)Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (SNL) (1975-1976) Recommended
Feat. Richard Pryor, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
The legendary, long–running NBC variety show, responsible for incubating the careers of every major American comedian since 1975. Original cast…
19411941 (1979)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Toshiro Mifune
The dir.’s only real commercial failure, this loose slapstick comedy, set in a Californian seaside town visited by a Japanese submarine in 1941,…
Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoMr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) Recommended
Dir. Michael O'Donoghue
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
Notorious spoof of the Italian schockumentaries is the brain child of Saturday Night Live's oddball genius Michael O'Donoghue. Originally…
Blues Brothers, TheBlues Brothers, The (1980) Recommended
Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
NeighborsNeighbors (Neighbours) (1981)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Cathy Moriarty
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi bicker over the back–fence in this suburban comedy.
Trading PlacesTrading Places (1983) Recommended
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche
A sturdy comic conceit – for a bet, two interfering millionaires swap the lives of a rich man (Dan Aykroyd) and a poor man (Eddie Murphy) – makes…
Twilight Zone - The MovieTwilight Zone - The Movie (1983)
Dir. John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante
Feat. John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks
Big–screen homage to the classic 60s TV–series, features four segments of varying (though often effective) creepiness, helmed by…
Doctor Detroit Doctor Detroit (1983)
Dir. Michael Pressman
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon
Under–the–radar 80's comedy sees Aykroyd play a mild–mannered professor of literature who accidentally gets involved with four high…
GhostbustersGhostbusters (1984) Recommended
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
Blockbuster supernatural comedy follows the lives of three flaky paranormal investigators who find themselves in countless gooey situations. The…
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Roshan Seth
The second in the Indiana Jones trilogy follows further outlandish exploits of the intrepid archeologist.
Spies Like UsSpies Like Us (1985)
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd
Sending up the spy–caper genre, this piece of Chevy Chase–Dan Aykroyd fluff is amusing enough. Filled with numerous cameos by film…
Into the NightInto the Night (1985)
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Dan Aykroyd
Good–natured chase flick with Pfeiffer as a mysterious woman pursued by hired assassins and secret police. Film buffs will delight in a…
DragnetDragnet (1987)
Dir. Tom Mankiewicz
Feat. Tom Hanks, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Plummer
Amiably silly buddy–cop comedy that both parodies and pays homage to television crime drama of the 1950s and 60s. Dan Aykroyd plays the "old…
Couch Trip, TheCouch Trip, The (1988)
Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon
Aykroyd plays a mental patient on the loose in Los Angeles masquerading as a renowned psychiatrist. Agreeably sends up Hollywood's therapy obsessions…
Great Outdoors, TheGreat Outdoors, The (1988)
Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Annette Bening
Dan Akroyd and John Candy are brothers–in–law who ruin each other's family vacation in this John Hughes production which exemplifies…
Driving Miss DaisyDriving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd
Oscar–winning adaptation of Albert Uhry's stage play charting the 25–year relationship between a crotchety Southern woman and her black…
Ghostbusters 2Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
A cash–in for sure, but as much fun as the original, with the paranormal pests here thriving on all the "bad vibes" of grumpy Manhattanites.…
Loose CannonsLoose Cannons (1990)
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman, Dom DeLuise
Clunky buddy cop comedy has Gene Hackman and Dan Aykroyd teaming up to fight crime, only one of them suffers from split personality disorder.
My GirlMy Girl (1991)
Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin
In the summer of '72, pint–sized Macauley Culkin meets the girl of his innocent dreams, who comes to learn the hard facts about love and death.…
SneakersSneakers (1992) Aro Favourite
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier
This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
Saturday Night Live - 15th Anniversary SpecialSaturday Night Live - 15th Anniversary Special (1992)
Feat. Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks
Compilation of some of the best sketches from the first fifteen years of the US TV–show 'Saturday Night Live'. This programme was a training…
ConeheadsConeheads (1993)
Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin
Slightly strained attempt at stretching a five–minute sketch idea with its one–note 'alien' novelty. Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise…
Exit to EdenExit to Eden (1994)
Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Dana Delany, Paul Mercurio, Rosie O'Donnell
Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell are cops assigned to an undercover mission on a sex–fantasy island. Based on a lewd Anne Rice novel, its…
My Girl 2My Girl 2 (1994)
Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky
Reasonable sequel runs the gamut of problems that the onset of womanhood brings to Anna Chlumsky and her folks. Tailored to please those caught in…
Tommy BoyTommy Boy (1995)
Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy
The apex of stout American comic Farley's short career, as a small town saviour struggling to keep to an auto–parts factory open. Padded out…
Feeling MinnesotaFeeling Minnesota (1996)
Dir. Steve Baigelman
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Vincent D'Onofrio
Another in a line of sorry tales of violence, aimlessness and broken dreams, this represents everything that was bad about independent (American)…
My Fellow AmericansMy Fellow Americans (1996)
Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd
Fanciful political comedy supposes two foul–mouthed, grumpy old ex–Presidents (Jack Lemmon, James Garner) framed and on the run from…
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman
Comedy with Steve Martin as a Sergeant in charge of the motor pool of an army base, who exploits his position by carrying out various scams. Adapted…
Grosse Pointe BlankGrosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Dir. George Armitage
Feat. John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd
Sporting a sideways sense of humour, this sardonic comedy has likeable, babbling hitman John Cusack shyly fronting up to his 10–year highschool…
Blues Brothers 2000Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, Evan Bonifant
Belated, extraneous sequel to the 1980 cult 'classic' with John Goodman filling in the XXL trousers of the very late John Belushi. (Alas, the…
EvolutionEvolution (2001)
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore
An attempt to replicate the jokey sci–fi formula of MEN IN BLACK by the same producers, has alien bacteria riding a meteor and crashing on…
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, TheCurse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd
Woody comfortably ambles through this genial spoof of a 40s detective film, playing a renowned insurance investigator who falls prey to a…
On the NoseOn the Nose (2002)
Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Brenda Blethyn, Robbie Coltrane
Middling Irish comedy (partly shot in Vancouver) from the dir. of DIVORCING JACK that offers a familiarly cute version of Dublin folk squabbling over…
CrossroadsCrossroads (2002)
Dir. Tamra Davis
Feat. Britney Spears, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning
Britney Spears hits the screen and the road as a teen searching for her long–lost mother. A couple of pals with their own ‘issues’…
Unconditional LoveUnconditional Love (2002)
Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Lynn Redgrave
A neatly amusing comedy concerning the fan of a recently deceased pop crooner, who teams up with the singer's gay lover to investigate the death (or…
Bright Young ThingsBright Young Things (2003)
Dir. Stephen Fry
Feat. Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Aykroyd
Set among the aspirant youth of 1930s Britain, this fresh satirical comedy marks a promising debut for dir. Fry, even if the drama is sliced a little…
50 First Dates50 First Dates (2004)
Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider
A curious Hawaiian–set romcom with marine biologist Sandler wooing Barrymore – trouble is she has short–term amnesia (because of an…
Christmas with the KranksChristmas with the Kranks (2004)
Dir. Joe Roth
Feat. Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd
A yuletide chucklefest, with Allen and Curtis playing a suburban couple, the Kranks, who decide to opt out of Christmas celebrations when their…
Shortcut to HappinessShortcut to Happiness (Devil and Daniel Webster, The) (2004)
Dir. Alec Baldwin
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Alec Baldwin's sole directorial outing is something of a misfire, with Baldwin as a struggling author who's Faustian bargaining is his…
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel
Broad 'dude' comedy effort from Adam Sandler (and co.) in which a very het. New York City fireman marries his best buddy to benefit from benefit…
War, Inc.War, Inc. (War Inc.) (2008)
Dir. Joshua Seftel
Feat. John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei
Hit–and–miss satire with Cusack as a weary hitman sent to assassinate an oil minister in a Middle Eastern country occupied by an American…
Campaign, TheCampaign, The (2012)
Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis
A naive political lackey is handpicked to run against a bumbling North Carolina congressman in this demented satire of the American electoral process.
Behind the CandelabraBehind the Candelabra (2013) Recommended
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Scott Bakula
Steven Soderbergh directs this classy HBO–produced biopic of flamboyant pianist Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his rocky relationship with…
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnLegends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013)
Dir. Will Finn
Feat. Lea Michele, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi
A lightweight animated 'sequel' to the original Wizard of Oz film finds Dorothy returning to help her old friends Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man to…
Get On UpGet On Up (2014) Recommended
Dir. Tate Taylor
Feat. Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd
Chadwick Boseman is mesmerizing in this formatted yet dynamic chronicle of pioneering music frontman James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to his…
TammyTammy (2014)
Dir. Ben Falcone
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates
After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard–drinking grandmother.
PixelsPixels (2015)
Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan
Adam Sandler and pals must use their old–school gaming skills to save the world after aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games…
Ghostbusters AfterlifeGhostbusters Afterlife (2021)
Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace
The fourth Ghostbusters movie with much of the original cast reappearing alongside fresh young faces, directed and co–written by Jason Reitman…

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