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"He invented most of it. He never met John. He was never there," Landis said at a champagne reception after a screening of his film "An American Werewolf in London." Belushi died in 1982 of a drug overdose.
Landis and several associates are facing charges of criminal negligence and involuntary manslaughter for the 1982 deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two Vietnamese children in a helicopter accident during the filming of "Twilight Zone," which Landis directed.
But at the beginning of the evening's main event, a question-and-answer session with Landis, David L. Seltzer '87, president of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Film and Talent Group, said that the director would not answer questions about the case.
Landis had fond memories of Belushi, whom he worked with on "Animal House" and "The Blues Brothers. "John was a wonderful person," Landis said, though he admitted that Belushi's cocaine addiction hindered his acting in "The Blues Brothers."
Landis also directed Michael Jackson's extended music video "Thriller." He said that he had opposed releasing "Thriller" to television. "My idea was to bring back the theatrical short," he said. "I got screwed."