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In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that it is in danger of being shut down by the county for failure to pay taxes. With a little help from James Brown as a revival preacher, the Blues Brothers are divinely inspired to raise the $5,000 that the orphanage needs to stay open. On their mission from God, they must reunite their old band and raise the money by playing various gigs around town. The wild adventures of the band include dodging evil neo-Nazis, playing in a rowdy redneck bar, and narrowly escaping the crazed Carrie Fisher as Jake's ex-fiancee, who is out to see him dead. Finally, the boys have to get to a gig at the Palace Hotel Ballroom and deliver the $5,000 to the county assessor's office--leading to one of the most wild and hysterical car-chase smashups in film history. John Landis has spiced this wonderful romp with fabulous rhythm-and-blues numbers from such greats as Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, and Ray Charles.Product Identifiers
ProducerRobert K. Weiss
EAN5053083044732
eBay Product ID (ePID)25048545482
Product Key Features
ActorFrank Oz, Dan Aykroyd, Twiggy, Chaka Khan, Steven Spielberg, Charles Napier, John Lee Hooker, Carrie Fisher, John Landis, James Brown, Judy Jacklin, Pee-Wee Herman, Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson, Ray Charles, John Candy, John Belushi, Cab Calloway, Kathleen Freeman
Film/TV TitleThe Blues Brothers
DirectorJohn Landis
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageDanish\Finnish\Icelandic\Norwegian\Swedish
Run Time133 Mins
Release Year2015
FormatBlu-ray
FranchiseBlues Brothers
FeaturesClosed Caption, With Subtitles, The Making of the Blues Brothers\Transposing the Music\Remembering John
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerElmer Bernstein
ReviewsTotal Film - John Belushi's '70s hangover has yet to kick in and his funny act with Dan Aykroyd is complemented by James Brown, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, New York Times - BLUES BROTHERS may be among the last original movie musicals to incorporate song and dance performances into its plot, rather than grafting them on as concert material, Mojo - [T]he movie is rightly hailed for its classic cameos from Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and James Brown..., Premiere - [I]t was their utter devotion to the Blues Brothers as characters that make it happen from scene to scene
ScreenwriterDan Aykroyd, John Landis
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Blues Brothers