In the movie, Trading Places, Louis Winthorpe’s (Dan Aykroyd) prison number is the same as Jake Blues’ (John Belushi) prison number in The Blues Brothers as a trubute to Belushi, who had died the year before.
Belushi was 33 when he died of an overdose in 1982. I remember Dad being upset about it – but what I remember most – was that Dad was also age 33 at that time. I thought it was weird that Dad could be the same age of a famous guy that had just died.
Thanks Eric
My dad was 27 when I was born. I’m 62, and when he was 62 I was 35. I try to imagine what his life was like when he was my age, and it’s a weird thing.
Damn you Mike, now I’m going to spend at least the rest of the day thinking about Pop’s life at my age.
Jake Blues’ number ends with a “B”.
Winthorpe’s ends with an “8”.
No one so immediately close to me had died in my life up to my age of 12-13, when my Grandmother died. I remember thinking how something so huge meant so little to the world around us as we drove to see relatives. I guess I expected everyone to stop and take notice.