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This two-film set features the original Blues Brothers movie and its 1998 sequel. <BR><BR>THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980): 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 smash-ups 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.<BR><BR>BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (1998) Upon his release from prison, now-brotherless Blues Brother Jake Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) puts the band back together with the help of a golden-voiced strip joint bartender (John Goodman) and a precocious 10-year-old orphan (J. Evan Bonifant) on loan from the comically abusive Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman). This hysterical sequel to the original BLUE BROTHERS comedy/musical makes good use of its copious celebrity cameos, which include appearances from old schoolers James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, and Isaac Hayes in addition to bits from blues phenom Jonny Lang, Erykah Badu, and John Popper.Product Identifiers
ProducerLeslie Belzberg, Robert K. Weiss
EAN5035822011717
eBay Product ID (ePID)3948024
Product Key Features
ActorAlan Rubin, Dan Aykroyd, Chaka Khan, Tom Malone, Lou Marini, Charles Napier, Wilson Pickett, Willie Hall, Donald 'duck' Dunn, Steve Cropper, John Landis, Evan Bonifant, Nia Peeples, James Brown, Judy Jacklin, Henry Gibson, Ray Charles, John Candy, John Belushi, Joe Morton, John Goodman, Frank Oz, B.B. King, Twiggy, Steven Spielberg, Sam Moore, John Lee Hooker, Carrie Fisher, Pee-Wee Herman, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, Matt Murphy, Kathleen Freeman, Murphy Dunne
Film/TV TitleThe Blues Brothers/Blues Brothers 2000
DirectorJohn Landis
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageBulgarian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish
Run Time261 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2001
FormatDVD
FranchiseBlues Brothers
FeaturesCast And Filmmakers Biographies\Making Of\Production Photographs\Production Notes\Poster Campaign\Trailer\Weblink, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreComedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationThis two-film set features the original Blues Brothers movie and its 1998 sequel.<BR>THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980): 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 smash-ups 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.<BR>BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (1998) Upon his release from prison, now-brotherless Blues Brother Jake Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) puts the band back together with the help of a golden-voiced strip joint bartender (John Goodman) and a precocious 10-year-old orphan (J. Evan Bonifant) on loan from the comically abusive Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman). This hysterical sequel to the original BLUE BROTHERS comedy/musical makes good use of its copious celebrity cameos, which include appearances from old schoolers James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, and Isaac Hayes in addition to bits from blues phenom Jonny Lang, Erykah Badu, and John Popper.
ScreenwriterDan Aykroyd, John Landis
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Spanish\Italian
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\Dolby Digital Mono\Dolby Digital Surround
Movie/TV TitleThe Blues Brothers/Blues Brothers 2000