A reader in the movie biz e-mails echoing a point I’ve heard others who are involved in this scene make; said reader recently heard Landis make a “similar comment, but without the specific reference to Bush. It’s clear where his politics are but he also sort of has a point. I think the ratings system is a gawshaful joke which has simply made a muddle of things. And he’s right that the only thing in ‘The Blues Brothers’ that got it the R was the f-word.”

He adds: “Landis is, though, the guy you want to invite to a party and then tell everybody else to shut up and let him talk. He’s a hilariousraconteur and has lots of funny (and unpublishable) stories to tell.”