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| John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980) |
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| The Blues Brothers (1980) |
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Recently-released
from prison Jake Blues (John Belushi) is reunited with his brother Elwood (Dan
Aykroyd) and in order to find enough dough to save the catholic orphanage in
which they grew up, they re-assemble their old blues band, resulting in
adventures with the law and the Nazis.
Written by John
Landis (who also directed) and Dan Aykroyd (developed from the same-titled
sketch that originally appeared on NBC’s Saturday
Night Live) this fun musical comedy is full of wild (but safe, within the
limits of its R rating) humour and spectacular musical numbers by a variety of
Blues legends, including James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and John
Lee Hooker.
Made on an
excessive $27.5 million budget, it was distributed by Universal Pictures and
went on to gross a stunning $115.2 million at the box-office, and following
positive reviews from critics and enthusiastic word-of-mouth from audiences it
also became a VHS phenomenon too, essentially one of the most iconic films of
the 1980s.
Featuring car
crashes and shootouts, as well as a fascinating cast (Frank Oz, Carrie Fisher,
John Candy, Paul Reubens, Charles Napier, Twiggy, Steven Spielberg, and Steve
Lawrence), and a R&B soundtrack for the ages, this is classic Hollywood at
its best.
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| Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) |
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Recently-released
from prison where he was serving for 18 years for the felonies depicted mostly
in the finale of the first film, Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd, who also penned the
screenplay with the film’s director John Landis) and with his brother now dead,
he must re-assemble his old band for a new “Mission from God” that will result
in new adventures with the law and even communists.
Produced by Dan
Aykroyd, John Landis, and Leslie Belzerg on a massive $30 million budget that
went to a spectacle that is featuring car crashes, shootouts, a large cast of
extras, and some terrible CGI, this is essentially a rehash of the original and
it was indented as a comeback project for its director. It delivers the most
fun you could possibly have at the movies in the late 1990s with entertaining
singing and dancing that is giving you the feel and magic of R&B, but you
shouldn’t be expecting the greatness of the first film. It grossed a disastrous
$32.1 million.
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