A short film from the team that brought us the viral video starring Jamie Costa in a spot-on impersonation of Robin Williams has a new short out dramatizing a scene between Jack Nicholson and John Belushi during the making of the 1978 western Goin’ South.
The short–The Cowboy and the Samurai, in reference to Nicholson’s character in Goin’ South and Belushi’s famous samurai character on Saturday Night Live–is “based on a true story…kind of.” As per the official synopsis: “In 1978, world renowned movie star, Jack Nicholson, made his feature directorial debut, a western called Goin’ South. Against the advice of his producers, he cast up and coming comedian, John Belushi.” Costa plays Nicholson, while Sandy Danto plays Belushi.
The 12-minute short finds Belushi holed up on the set, with Nicholson taking on the task of wrangling him. Entering the room, Nicholson finds Belushi wielding a knife,...
The short–The Cowboy and the Samurai, in reference to Nicholson’s character in Goin’ South and Belushi’s famous samurai character on Saturday Night Live–is “based on a true story…kind of.” As per the official synopsis: “In 1978, world renowned movie star, Jack Nicholson, made his feature directorial debut, a western called Goin’ South. Against the advice of his producers, he cast up and coming comedian, John Belushi.” Costa plays Nicholson, while Sandy Danto plays Belushi.
The 12-minute short finds Belushi holed up on the set, with Nicholson taking on the task of wrangling him. Entering the room, Nicholson finds Belushi wielding a knife,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
"Have you ever actually seen a carnie playing the accordion for a dancing monkey?" Has anyone...? The Cowboy & The Samurai is a funny sort-of-true-story short film from The Lewis Brothers - now available online to watch in full. Here's the setup for this: in 1978, world renowned movie star, Jack Nicholson, made his feature directorial debut, a western called Goin' South. Against the advice of his producers, he cast up and coming comedian, John Belushi. Both John and Jack are known as Hollywood's biggest bad boys and both are about to meet their match. The Cowboy and The Samurai is a fictional feature inspired by the true story of the making of the film. In this short, Jamie Costa plays Nicholson (though he still looks exactly like Robin Williams) and Sandy Danto plays Belushi. We featured a trailer for this last year, so it's good to follow up with the finished film.
- 2/16/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Two Hollywood hellrasiers, stuck in a house… then what happens?" Only one way to find! What do we have here…? A 30-second official trailer has popped up for a film titled The Cowboy and The Samurai, made by the YouTube channel The Lewis Brothers. Is it just a short film or did they make an entire feature? The Lewis Brothers are usually a comedy group making funny videos, but this looks like a full-on dramatic feature. The Cowboy and The Samurai is a fictional feature inspired by the true story of the making of a 1978 comedy titled Goin' South, a western directed by and starring Jack Nicholson. Apparently against his producers wishes he cast John Belushi in a co-starring role and, as the voiceover indicates, two Hollywood bad boys got into all kinds of trouble. Jamie Costa plays Nicholson (though he looks exactly like Robin Williams) and Sandy Danto plays Belushi.
- 8/12/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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