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Dan Aykroyd

Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers (with John Belushi) and...
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Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is a 1984 science-fiction comedy film written by co-stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost exterminators. The film was released in the...

Initial release date:

  • 1984

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 47 min

Estimated budget:

  • 30,000,000 (US$)

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical/comedy film and sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Directed by John Landis, the film featured Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman, with cameos by many musicians. Blues Brothers 2000 picks up 18 years after The...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 6, 1998

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 3 min

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II is a 1989 sci-fi comedy film and sequel to Ghostbusters. Produced and directed by Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters II follows the further adventures of a group of parapsychologists and their organization which combats paranormal activities...

Initial release date:

  • 1989

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 42 min

Produced by:

Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us is the name of a 1985 comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, and Donna Dixon. The movie presents the comic adventures of two novice intelligence agents sent to the Soviet Union. The...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 6, 1985

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 42 min

Estimated budget:

  • 22,000,000 (US$)

Coneheads

Coneheads is the title of a 1993 movie based on the Saturday Night Live sketches about the Coneheads. The film was directed by Steve Barron and produced by Lorne Michaels. As was the case with the previous SNL skit-inspired film The Blues Brothers,...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 23, 1993

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 28 min

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Dragnet

Dragnet is a 1987 film starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, and Alexandra Paul, directed by Tom Mankiewicz. The screenplay is written by Dan Aykroyd, Alan Zweibel, and Tom Mankiewicz. The original music...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 26, 1987

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 46 min

Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble is a horror comedy released in 1991. Dan Aykroyd directed and starred in the film and also wrote the screenplay with his brother Peter. Chevy Chase, John Candy, and Demi Moore round out the main cast, while Taylor Negron, Raymond...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 15, 1991

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 34 min

Estimated budget:

  • 40,000,000 (US$)

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. It features...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 20, 1980

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 13 min
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