Given the impossibility of his assignment, Michael Chiklis doesn't do half badly as Belushi -- he`s clearly a better actor, though not necessarily a better comic, than the original -- but otherwise Wired can claim only camp value.
Wired
For John Belushi, every night was Saturday night.
1989 · 1h 52m · R
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Larry Peerce
Overview
The ghost of John Belushi looks back on his troubled life and career.
Director and cast
- Larry Peerce Director
- Michael Chiklis as John Belushi
- Ray Sharkey as Angel Velasquez
- J. T. Walsh as Bob Woodward
- Patti D'Arbanville as Cathy Smith
- Lucinda Jenney as Judy Belushi
- Alex Rocco as Arnie Fromson
- Gary Groomes as Dan Aykroyd
- Jere Burns as Lou Connors
- Clyde Kusatsu as Coroner Thomas Noguchi
- Tom Bower as Detective
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The result is a film that hedges its bets but still manages to portray the destructive power of drugs.
What you're left with is a vague portrait of the artist as the victim of too much, too soon.
You leave this movie unenlightened about who John Belushi really was, or why he abused himself so badly.
The crippling flaw in the film lies in its mix of surface daring and inner funk. Inside, it keeps flinching.
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