Posted on 04/08/2012 4:50:27 AM PDT by jimbo123
Each of the major networks tried to cash in on the movie. ABC has the one directly based on it, Delta House. There was also Co-Ed Fever and Brothers and Sisters. Josh Mostel, son of Zero, played “Blotto” Blutarsky, Bluto’s brother, in Delta House
Holy crap. I never picked that up. I'm a blues fan who went to college in the mid-70s and I am also a fraternity brother who had some experiences so similar to those in the film that I'm not entirely certain the statute of limitations has yet run...
Ah—more:
http://www.acmewebpages.com/animal/trivia.htm
>>The Knights’ on-screen bass player is none other than Grammy®-winning bluesman Robert Cray! Cray was also instrumental in getting the other musicians together that appeared as the band: Robert Bailey, Sonny King, Tommy Smith, and Ron Steen. It was during the filming of Animal House that John Belushi got turned on to the blues, listening to Curtis Salgado, lead singer for Robert Cray’s Nighthawks, at the Eugene Hotel on Monday nights. Belushi’s Jake Blues was modeled directly from Curtis Salgado’s act — he didn’t steal from Salgado, he took lessons from him! Check the credits for the Blues Brothers’ album Briefcase Full of Blues, and youll see that it was dedicated to Salgado. At least Belushi gave credit where credit was due.
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