In Hollywood lore, 'Atuk' is considered the most cursed screenplay in history. The story, based on a novel about an Inuit man in New York, has never been filmed because every actor who expressed interest in the lead role died shortly after. The 'curse' began in 1982 when John Belushi read the script and died shortly after. It continued when Sam Kinison signed on to the project, only to die in a car accident. John Candy was the next to express interest; he died of a heart attack shortly after reading the script. Finally, Chris Farley was in talks to play Atuk before his untimely death in 1997. Even Phil Hartman, who was considered for a supporting role, was murdered just months later. To this day, the script remains locked in a drawer, as no actor or studio is willing to risk the seemingly fatal reputation of the project.