June 18, 1980 –
… We’re on a mission from God.
The Blues Brothers Movie, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi opened on this date. Ounce for ounce (other than Walt Disney’s animated classic The Jungle Book,) the most amount of dope was smoked in film history during the production of a major Hollywood film.
Producers rented the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois, for the mall chase scenes. The mall had been closed for over a year. Rumors spread in the community that the mall was being refurbished, and would be reopened after filming was complete. Universal was later sued for over $87,000 for failure to “return the mall to its original condition“, something that had never been agreed upon. After years of political wrangling, the Montgomery Ward anchor store and mall power plant were demolished, while the rest of the dead mall rotted. The rest of the mall was finally torn down and cleared away in 2012.
The Haus of Dcaligari 