Jake and Elwood page 10

Jake and Elwood page 10 by ric gustafson

John burst into Landis's room at the Drake. He started making demands about the script and his character. John did not like Hollywood types. Belushi complained about the scant time on film and the dialogue. Landis explained that John's character Bluto would not be in every scene. John's manager Bernie Brillstein negotiated a contract so John could be in the film. Landis knew John had no film experience. At the same time, John signed on for a film called ' Goin South'. His contract was for five weeks.

The new season premiered on Sept 24 1977. The name of the show changed to ' Saturday Night Live'. Dan and host Steve Martin introduced a new sketch about two wild and crazy Czech immigrants. Dan started doing ' Weekend Update' with Jane Curtin.

Landis decided to shoot ' Animal House' at the University of Oregon. Cast and crew assembled in Eugene Oregon in October 1977. John would work on ' Animal House' Monday through Wed. Then John would fly back to New York to do ' Saturday Night Live'. 

Eventually, John got tired of all the traveling back and forth. He was doing three things at the same time. He was doing ' Saturday Night Live'. He was flying down to Durango Mexico to film ' Goin South'. He had also started working on ' Animal House'.

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