James Belushi
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Salvador (1986)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. James Woods, James Belushi
- A potent dramatisation of a journalist's experiences in El Salvador, with Woods in his usual dynamic form. Never one for fence–sitting, the…
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia…
- Excellent film version of the off–Broadway musical based on the 1960 horror/comedy of the same name. The story of the man–eating plant is…
- About Last Night (1986)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, James Belushi…
- Hollywood adaptation of David Mamet's play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".
- Red Heat (1988)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle…
- Director reworks his 48HRS for Arnie and Belushi as mismatched cops on a mission in Moscow.
- Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
- Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. John Candy, Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones…
- Comedy–mystery vehicle for John Candy, who plays an often incompetent, sometimes genius, private investigator in search of a kidnapping victim.
- K-9 (1989)
- Dir. Rod Daniel
Feat. James Belushi, Mel Harris, Ed O'Neill
- Buddy cop action–comedy starring James Belushi as a bad–tempered San Diego police detective who becomes targeted by an international drug…
- Only the Lonely (1991)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy…
- John Candy's nice guy 38–year–old cop has his romantic life hampered by his outspoken mother. Maureen O'Hara's first screen role in 20…
- Curly Sue (1991)
- Dir. John Hughes
Feat. James Belushi, Alisan Porter, Kelly Lynch…
- James Belushi and nine–year old adopted daughter Alisan Porter are luckless scam–artists who finally get lucky in Chicago, conning/wooing…
- Wild Palms (TV Series) (1992)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt, Kathryn Bigelow, Keith Gordon
Feat. James Belushi, Dana Delany, Angie Dickinson…
- Grandly stylised mini–series heavily inspired by TWIN PEAKS yet almost as worthy in spite of big lug James Belushi in the lead role. After…
- Destiny Turns On the Radio (1995)
- Dir. Jack Baran
Feat. Dylan McDermott, Quentin Tarantino, Nancy Travis…
- Fantasy adventure in which an escaped convict (Dylan McDermott) returns to Vegas to collect his stashed loot and reconcile with his girlfriend.…
- Canadian Bacon (1995)
- Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Alan Alda, John Candy, Rhea Perlman…
- Great premise sees badly–rating US President Alan Alda declaring war on Canada. Its potential is never quite reached, with ROGER AND ME's…
- Return to Me (2000)
- Dir. Bonnie Hunt
Feat. David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Robert Loggia…
- Daffy togetherness for David Duchovny and Minnie Driver, who meet by chance in a New York eatery, and are eased into romance by well–wishing…
- Hoodwinked! (2005)
- Dir. Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, James Belushi…
- Postmodern childrens' animation loosely based on the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' follows the SHREK–model of rewiring fairytales with smug…
- Wild, The (2006)
- Dir. Steve 'Spaz' Williams
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard…
- Lively if ultimately average Disney animation about a young zoo–born lion who is accidentally shipped back to Africa, prompting to his…
- Farce of the Penguins (2006)
- Dir. Bob Saget
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Applegate, Bob Saget…
- Two potty–mouthed penguin bros tire of cheap sex and traverse Antarctica for true love in this mockumentary answer to 2005's earnest,…
- Underdog (2007)
- Dir. Frederik Du Chau
Feat. Jason Lee, Peter Dinklage, James Belushi…
- An average dog is endowed with super powers, prompting his boy owner to join in the canine's crusade against crime, mad scientists, and world…
- Legends 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…
- Show Me a Hero (TV Mini-Series) (2015)
- Dir. Paul Haggis
Feat. Oscar Isaac, Peter Riegert, Alfred Molina…
- Extraordinary true story of the political fight to build public housing in white middle–class neighbourhoods in 1980's New York. From the…
- Whole Truth, The (2016)
- Feat. Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger, Gugu Mbatha-Raw…
- Keanu Reeves plays an attorney who works on a tough case to defend a 17–year–old suspected of murdering his wealthy father in this…
- Twin Peaks (TV Series) (Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, Twin Peaks: The Return) (2017)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Catherine E. Coulson, Madchen Amick…
- Revival of the cult TV series with most of the same cast (plus many, many more), which rivals and occasionally surpasses the terrifying brilliance of…
- Wonder Wheel (2017)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Kate Winslet, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake…
- Woody Allen's 50th film(!) is yet another nostalgia–tinged drama, this time set on Coney Island in the 1950s, where a lifeguard tells the story…