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The blues brothers 1980 everybody needs somebody to love. They may be on a mission from god but theyre making enemies everywhere they go. The two are convinced they can earn the money by getting their old band back together. These elwood blues quotes are from the blues brothers movie. The blues brothers trailer directed by john landis and starring john belushi dan aykroyd james brown cab calloway, and ray charles. Belushi and aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respectively, as lead vocalist joliet jake blues and harmonica playervocalist elwood blues. It would have had more if theyd left out the story, which would have been an excellent idea. Watch the blues brothers online stream full movie directv. The blues brothers original soundtrack the blues brothers. A great memorable quote from the blues brothers movie on elwood. Aretha franklin occupies one of the movie s best scenes, in her south side soul food restaurant.
The brothers themselves star in several improbable numbers. The blues brothers music, videos, stats, and photos. The blues brothers is a 1980 american musical comedy film directed by john landis. Hollywood jack black and ben stiller are putting on the suits, the hats and the sunglasses to play one of the most iconic pairings in movie comedy ever formed. With john belushi, dan aykroyd, cab calloway, john candy. Following a lackluster sequel in 1999 blues brothers 2000 starring dan aykroyd and john goodman, this time around the comedy genius of a new generation. Jake blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the catholic home where he and his brother elwood were raised.
Cab calloway, as a sort of road manager for the blues brothers, struts through a wonderful oldstyle production of minnie the moocher. The blues brothers 1980 the bluesmobile does a backflip scene 89 movieclips. Expanding on their saturday night live characters, john belushi and dan aykroyd star as jake and elwood. Jun 24, 2018 blues brothers full movie ana moscoso. In fact, the blues brothers is an adaptation of a short sketch that first aired on saturday night live and is one of only two successful film adaptations from the show the other being waynes. The blues brothers 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Steven spielberg, carrie fisher, dan aykroyd, john belushi. The blues brothers soundtrack was released on atlantic records.
John landis, who directed aretha franklin in blues brothers. Cars from movies the blues brothers bluesmobile gold eagle co. Eighteen years after the brothers original mission from god, elwood blues dan aykroyd is getting out of prison and discovering that much has changed in the time hes been away. Jake blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, elwood on a mission from god to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The film is constantly fun throughout and will probably be fun for older kids, however the main concern is language.
The films screenplay was written by aykroyd and landis. After his release from prison, jake john belushi reunites with his brother, elwood dan aykroyd collectively known as the blues brothers. Expanding on their saturday night live characters, john belushi and dan aykroyd star as jake and elwood blues, two. The blues brothers, is a terrific film, that looks perfect in his way.
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Aretha franklin occupies one of the movies best scenes, in her south side soul food restaurant. A mission from god 10 questions easy, 10 qns, calpurnia09, aug 11 09 the blues brothers, a musicalcomedy, features some of the best rhythm and blues singers and musicians in the us. The blues brothers is a film that has an r rating, yet has an overall vibe of a pg film. See more ideas about blues brothers, blues brothers 1980 and blues brothers movie. The blues brothers is a must see film, a terrific performance by dan aykroyd and john belushi, of which belushi delivers a highly memorable performance, one that defined his sadly too short career. The blues brothers 1980 everybody needs somebody to. It was only open for years before closing in 1979, when the city. The great dan aykroyd read deadlines recent tribute to aretha franklins performance in blues brothers, and had a different recollection of events surrounding him not starring. John belushi and dan aykroyd play jake and elwood blues with deadpan humour. The blues brothers play the big show and bring the house down. The blues brothers cast and crew cast photos and info. May 27, 2011 the blues brothers play the big show and bring the house down. Following in the great sillymoviewithtonsofguestappearances tradition, the blues brothers and later, blues brothers 2000 jampacked their roster with as many faces as possible.
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Blues brothers 2000 cast and crew cast photos and info. Its as if director john landis had such good james brown. In the weeks preceding the movies theatricalrelease date june 20, 1980, landis screens the blues brothers for major theater ownersthe guys with white belts and white shoes, as. John belushi and carrie fisher in the blues brothers 1980 john landis and ray charles in the blues brothers 1980 blues. John belushi, dan aykroyd, john candy, carrie fisher. Watch the blues brothers trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. The blues brothers jailhouse rock by billywalters99. Ray charles, james brown, aretha franklin and john lee hooker included. Elwood soon realizes that he must embark on a whole new mission to. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It has become a cult film, spawning the sequel, blues brothers 2000, 18 years later, which was a critical and commercial failure. Its 106 miles to chicago, weve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark and were wearing sunglasses.
Featuring performances by some of blues finest, james brown, cab calloway, ray charles, aretha franklin and costarring john candy, carrie fisher, henry gibson. The brothers decide to raise the money by putting their blues band back together and staging a big gig. It stars john belushi and dan aykroyd as the blues brothers, jake and elwood, characters who were created on saturday night live and took. I happen to really enjoy the blues brothers movie both for its music and for its comedic content. The blues brothers are an american blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians dan aykroyd and john belushi as part of a musical sketch on saturday night live. Aug 19, 2019 these elwood blues quotes are from the blues brothers movie. A unforgatable cult film which will be in the minds of a lots of fans.
Following in the great silly movie withtonsofguestappearances tradition, the blues brothers and later, blues brothers 2000 jampacked their roster with as many faces as possible. The blues brothers are an american blues band founded in 1978 by comedians dan aykroyd and john belushi as part of a musical sketch on saturday night live. The blues brothers is a classic movie, a slight misfire at the box office on original release, but a film that gained a substantial cult following via cinema rereleases and especially home viewing. Its a riotous mix of comedy, musical and serial car crash literally with a phenomenal number of legendary musical cameos. The blues brothers soundtrack music complete song list. The blues brothers classic scene from the film by holmleighnyd. The great dan aykroyd read deadlines recent tribute to aretha franklins performance in blues brothers, and had a different recollection of events surrounding him.
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