Belushi gave a star-making performance as the outrageous, frat house wild man, John “Bluto” Blutarsky, and those who recall the shooting of the movie on location have some colorful ...

Belushi arrived at the Village Gate for the after-party wearing, from the movie, his navy blue “COLLEGE” sweatshirt. Most critics found the film lived up to the Lampoon’s brilliant bad taste.

“Animal House” was filmed in Eugene for 32 days in the fall of 1977. Belushi was there three days a week and returned to New York to perform in NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on the weekends.

Photo: Universal City Studios John Belushi and Stephen Furst in a scene from the 1978 film "National Lampoon's Animal House". You'll have enough downtime during freshman year to catch up on your ...

John Belushi stars in “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” which debuted just as his fame as a “Saturday Night Live” comedian and Blues Brothers musician was skyrocketing.

These are the wise words of John “Bluto” Blutarsky (John Belushi) from John Landis’s 1978 “Animal House.” In this throwback film, audiences follow the adventures of two incoming freshmen ...

Besides John Belushi, one of the biggest stars of the 1978 comedy Animal House was the Deathmobile.. That was the scary car that tears through a local parade so rowdy fraternity house members can ...