Dan aykroyd looked around and saw a single house with its lights on. Aretha franklin in the blues brothers movie, performs. The blues brothers is a film that has an r rating, yet has an overall vibe of a pg film. John belushi and dan aykroyd are two brothers with a rockin blues band and a vision from god to save the orphanage where they grew up in. Why the blues brothers is the greatest american car movie. The blues brothers john belushi and dan aykroyd perform soul man.
The brothers themselves star in several improbable numbers. With dan aykroyd, john goodman, walter levine, tom davis. Everything is a continuation of the first movie, with similar humour, action, and choreography. The blues brothers soundtrack music complete song list. Blues brothers and friends live from the house of blues messin with the kid. Jun 24, 2018 blues brothers full movie ana moscoso. Jake and elwood drove into chicago in the summer of 1979 to record the blues brothers soundtrack for the movie of the same name. Jan 14, 2018 the blues brothers briefcase full of blues full album by marketingbuzzard. 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. Aug 16, 2015 the blues brothers briefcase full of blues full album. James brown, can you see the light, 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. I cant turn you loose the blues brothers band by 89woempoe.
Feb 06, 2008 this is from the blues brothers film 1980 starring dan aykroyd as elwood blues and the late john belushi as jake blues. Jan 14, 2019 blues brothers 1980 soundtrack hollowedjes. Grammywinning queen of soul and the first woman to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, aretha louise franklin was. The blues brothers make their world premiere on saturday. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The blues brothers 1980 stream and watch online moviefone.
Aug 16, 2018 you better think about what the blues brothers would be without mrs. The blues brothers original soundtrack the blues brothers. The blues brothers soundtrack was released on atlantic records. In case you arent swept up in the infectuous nuttiness of the brothers blue, you might have fun spotting films legion of guest stars, including james brown, cab calloway, aretha franklin, ray. How does the worst era of american cars produce the. 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. The blues brothers is a 1980 american musical comedy film directed by john landis.
May 27, 2011 in case you arent swept up in the infectuous nuttiness of the brothers blue, you might have fun spotting films legion of guest stars, including james brown, cab calloway, aretha franklin, ray. The blues brothers music, videos, stats, and photos. Expanding on their saturday night live characters, john belushi and dan aykroyd star as jake and elwood blues, two white boys with black. Featuring john belushi and dan aykroyd in the lead roles, it. Belushi and aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist joliet jake blues and harpistvocalist elwood blues, fronted the band, which was composed of wellknown and respected musicians. When the blues brothers movie finally arrived in theaters in the troubled summer of 1980 both dan aykroyd and john belushi had long since ankled snl and left their tv roots far behind or so they thought, by 1981 belushis movie stratospheric movie career was already on a downswing and he was exploring a return to tv, according to bob. The film is constantly fun throughout and will probably be fun for older kids, however the main concern is language. Shake a tail feather with ray charles the blues brothers. He went to the house and was prepared to identify himself, the movie, and that they were looking for belushi. 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. Blues brothers, sweet home chicago movie scene by kymboxd.
Jul 01, 2014 in case you arent swept up in the infectuous nuttiness of the brothers blue, you might have fun spotting films legion of guest stars, including james brown, cab calloway, aretha franklin, ray. Jun 29, 2019 the blues brothers john belushi and dan aykroyd perform soul man. On the surface this doesnt seem unusual, since the blues brothers atlantic debut, briefcase full of blues, was a number one album. Apr 20, 2020 the blues brothers lookand much of their repertoirewould come together after belushis trip to eugene, oregon, during the hiatus between snl seasons two and three to film animal house. John landis, who directed aretha franklin in blues brothers. Perhaps no other film except monty python and the holy grail, of course has produced as many epic quotes as the blues brothers 1980. Cast performance the blues brothers perform a live cover version of this as their 4th song in bobs country bunker this song was cut from the bobs country bunker scene in the final edit download on amazon sink the bismark play on apple music sink the bismark download on itunes sink the bismark play on spotify sink the bismark play on. Only two movie perfs, provides blues brothers memories. 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. The blues brothers briefcase full of blues full album video. This movie is the best thing that ever happened to planet earth. Belushi and aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respectively, as lead vocalist joliet jake blues and harmonica playervocalist elwood blues. The plot is a simple vehicle to take you from the world of reality into the world of the music. The singers first, and penultimate, feature film role came in the 1980 classic, the blues brothers.
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. Cameo 2 john belushi disappeared while filming one of the night scenes. You better think about what the blues brothers would be without mrs. After three long years in the joliet penitentiary, jake blues reunites with his brother, elwood. After her passing, the director of that film, john landis, took some time to.
With john belushi, dan aykroyd, cab calloway, john candy. In 1980, the blockbuster film the blues brothers featured cameos from a bevy of musical titans, including james brown, ray charles, cab calloway and john lee hooker, but it was a fiveminute show. Released june 18th, 1980, the blues brothers stars john belushi, dan aykroyd, james brown, cab calloway the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr min, and received a score of 60 out of 100 on. Aretha franklin occupies one of the movie s best scenes, in her south side soul food restaurant. Aretha franklin belts out think in iconic blues brothers. While i love the zen simplicity of le mans and the pure vehicular ballet of ronin, the car film i most enjoy watching is the blues brothers.
Everybody needs somebody to love the blues brothers. James brown, can you see the light, blues brothers movie youtube. Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another mission from god. Gunsmoke blues muddy waters, big mama thornton, big joe turner, george harmonica. The blues brothers full english full movie the blues brothers full full movie, the blues brothers full full movie streaming the blues brothers full movie engsub watch the blues brothers full. Jake blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the catholic home where he and his brother elwood were raised. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. It stars john belushi and dan aykroyd as joliet jake and elwood blues, characters developed from the blues brothers recurring musical sketch on the nbc variety series saturday night live. The blues brothers lookand much of their repertoirewould come together after belushis trip to eugene, oregon, during the hiatus between snl seasons two. The blues brothers classic scene from the film by holmleighnyd. The blues brothers trailer directed by john landis and starring john. I enjoy blues brothers 2000 as much as bb, and consider them a 2 movie set.
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