Episode 282 - Spies Like Us
About this episode
The episode discusses the 1985 comedy film Spies Like Us and its background, including its connection to Aykroyd and Belushi, and its significance in Landis's career.
In this episode of the show we are continuing our June trip through John Landis comedies of the 1980s with the 1985 effort titled Spies Like Us . Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how, much like many Aykroyd-written comedies, this one also originated as a potential vehicle for Aykroyd and John Belushi, how it was morphed into something fit for Chevy Chase and how the two SNL alumni struggled to find the right frequency to work together. We also talk about Spies Like Us working as a prototype of Elaine May's Ishtar , Aykroyd's signature comedy of minutiae, the movie working as a lifeline for Landis who was in the midst of a highly publicized and infamous trial and much more! Tune in and enjoy! Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Featuring: Tony Larder Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more! Follow us on Twitter (…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows
Guest: Tony Larder
Topics covered
- John Landis comedies
- 1980s film
- comedy analysis
- SNL alumni
- film history
- Aykroyd comedies
Keywords
- Spies Like Us
- John Landis
- Dan Aykroyd
- Chevy Chase
- 1980s comedy
- film review
- SNL
- Ishtar
- comedy history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Spies Like Us, Ishtar
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