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R.J. Cutler On How “Treasure Trove” Of Audiotapes Transformed Showtime’s ‘Belushi’ – Contenders Documentary

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Director R.J. Cutler was in the early stages of working on his Showtime documentary Belushi, about the late comedian John Belushi, when he experienced a breakthrough.

It came courtesy of Judy Belushi-Pisano, John’s widow, who kept an archive of material at her home on Martha’s Vineyard.“It was there we found these remarkable letters that John had written throughout his life…And we found these boxes in which were kept audiotapes and videotapes that comprised an oral history that Judy had put together,” Cutler says during Deadline’s Contenders Documentary event. “From that treasure trove…I realized we have the foundations of a film.”The tapes contained interviews with Belushi’s closest friends and co-workers, recorded in the 1980s to counter

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