Has he ever worked with Ackroyd or Jim Belushi since. I was just wondering how long they will hold a grudge.
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terrywatt69 — 17 years ago(March 21, 2009 05:59 PM)
Well, I suppose Chiklis was forgiven by Hollywood, in the sense that he's went on to do other things. Think what so many in the LA film industry were pissed off about regarding Wired was the implication that elements and people within the film industry were a bunch of drug addicts themselves who looked at Belushi as little more than a meal ticket. Wired shines a light on the entertainment industry that isn't a very flattering one.
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FatKidWithGlasses — 19 years ago(March 06, 2007 03:33 AM)
I saw Chiklis on "Dinner for Five" talking about the huge backlash he experienced after this movie came out. He said it was very hard for him to get any work for a while. I admit that as a HUGE Belushi fan, I was irked by this movie and didn't like Chiklis very much after seeing it (maybe because I was jealous I didn't get the part), but I don't blame him for how bad the film was. In that interview, Chicky also talked about how he had a meeting with Burt Reynolds a little while after WIred went away and he thought BR was going to deck him, but instead he shook his hand and told him he admired his braveness. As for Dan Ackroyd and Jim Belushi, I'm sure there has been enough water under the bridge for them to have let it go.
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pleasure-friendly — 17 years ago(April 17, 2008 11:26 PM)
Jim Belushi has forgiven Michael Chiklis. He and Michael Chiklis met up by accident and Jim Belushi rushed out all pissed and disgusted. To tell you the truth Michael purposely went up to him and as Belushi told him he was at the wrong table pissed and frusterated and just got up and left, Michael Chiklis in tears begged him for forgiveness and told his plea about explaining he doesn't know Jim and why he did it and John Belushi was one of his heroes growing up. He never knew anything about John Belushi's personal life and was sorry for the pain it caused him and his family and he didn't mean no harm. Jim Belushi then went up to Michael Chiklis who was tearing up they both hugged and Jim told him Let's just let this go.
That was a weight off both of their shoulders. Yes, Jim Belushi had forgiven Michael Chiklis, but as for that beep Dan Aykroyd who doesn't even have a career himself anymore, who cares? -
trelard — 17 years ago(March 11, 2009 06:07 PM)
I agree. Personally I never saw Chiklis as being anything close to being at fault. I don't care what ANYONE says, if you are an actor who has been offered a lead role in their very first "major" movie then you are going to take that role. Period.
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Howlin Wolf — 15 years ago(January 10, 2011 03:44 AM)
You can't blame him; he was a struggling actor at the time who just landed a very big role It would be different if you took the same script and someone like Jack Black accepted it today, Black has his pick of projects so if he chose something like this then it would mean he had no problems with the material
Chiklis may well have had reservations, but I'm guessing that he also didn't have a whole lot of options to fall back on.
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kenburke0627 — 9 years ago(April 17, 2016 04:48 PM)
Considering how Chiklis did nothing that calls for forgiveness, I don't see why he should be "forgiven" to start with. Sorry, Hollywood, starring in a film that rubs everyone the wrong way is not a crime.