The film features john belushi, dan aykroyd as jake and elwood blues. Performed by joe morton, john goodman, dan aykroyd, paul shaffer, erykah badu and the blues brothers band. Today, abc announced that john goodmans dan conner former blues brothers 2000 costar dan aykroyd will be joining. Blues brothers 2000 by john landis dan aykroyd, john. The blues brothers double feature the blues brothers blues brothers 2000. Belushis wife, judith jacklin, and his friend, tino insana, wrote a book, blues brothers. 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 is going to be applied to the story of jake and. Burke and hare was released in 2010, landiss first theatrical release for over a decade. Private, that further fleshed out the blues brothers universe and gave a back story for the first movie. Its an amazing piece of overthetop entertainment, and proves that director john landis who also helmed the blues brothers is still capable of creating a cinematic moment with an edge. James brown and aretha franklin reprise their guest roles. English and french soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital 5. He did a sequel to the blues brothers with john goodman.
In this sequel to the original blues brothers comedymusical, ellwood battles the chicago police, sings and dances his way out of numerous sticky situations, and manages to get the old band on the road for a hair. Elwood blues dan aykroyd with the help of his new brothers, brother zee james belushi and mighty mack john goodman perform with the sacred hearts band at the. The colossal smashup sequence in blues brothers 2000 not only tops anything in the original, but it garners the pictures biggest laughs. Louis, missouri, to virginia roos loosmore, a waitress and saleswoman, and leslie francis goodman, a postal worker who died when john was a small child. Blues brothers 2000 1998 elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another mission from god. The four movies did not score with critics and audiences. However this movie does a lot of things right and frankly, even if it had been perfect, some people would hate it anyway. The belated sequel blues brothers 2000 to the chaotic and cocaine fueled production of the blues brothers 1980 was financed and micromanaged by universal. John, but of course when he passed away, it was obvious we werent going to do it. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Just looking at this 10yearold dancing is his blues brothers outfit alone is worth a number of laughs. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the english soundtrack is. Get the best deals on the blues brothers vhs tapes when you shop the largest online selection at.
Blues brothers 2000 1998 john goodman as mighty mack. Chevy chase dan was born in ottawa, canada, in 1952, and attended ottawas carleton university in 1969. Blues brothers 2000 vhs john goodman dan aykroyd joe morton james brown b. The nowbrotherless ellwood blues dan aykroyd is finally out of prison, attempting to reunite the old band and find a few new partners in crime john goodman, j. It had great tunes, john belushi and carrie fisher. Vintage classic the blues brothers vhs tape movie dan aykroyd john belushi. Jul 23, 2015 there are night clubs throughout the u. Elwood recruits band members and enemies with equal enthusiasm. John landis, dan aykroyd and john goodman worked for scale with backend stipulations if the pic reached profit to keep the costs down. Elwood blues dan aykroyd reassembles his band with new members john goodman, joe morton. 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. Blues brothers 2000 by john landis dan aykroyd, john goodman. Blues brothers 2000 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. A streetcar named desire tv movie 1995 mitch mitchell pie in the sky 1995 alan davenport sesame street tv series 1995 john goodman 1 episode, 1995 kingfish.
The original blues brothers movie, which aykroyd cowrote with. So, yes, blues brothers 2000 does feature appearances by franklin, king, sam moore, james brown and eric clapton. Jun 29, 2019 the blues brothers john belushi and dan aykroyd perform soul man. Blues brothers 2000 1998 mighty mack mcteer the big lebowski 1998 walter sobchak. Early in his career, he played dan conner on the abc tv series roseanne 19881997. John goodman looking for a fox the blues brothers 2000. How the heck many cars were trashed during the filming of this movie. The band was composed of wellknown musicians, and debuted as the musical. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. John goodman full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The blues brothers will return, says dan aykroyd daily mail. Did john belushi do the gymnastics in the blues brothers. Sep 16, 2019 the conners are getting a little visit from the soul man this upcoming season.
After the release of jake blues from prison, he and brother elwood go to visit the penguin, the last of the nuns who raised them in a boarding school. Directed by landis, the film stars aykroyd and john goodman, with cameo. The blues brothers were 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 conners star john goodman was happy to be acting with his old buddy again. Who costarred with john belushi in the movie the blues brothers. Released february 6th, 1998, blues brothers 2000 stars dan aykroyd, john goodman, joe morton, j. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Goodman later reprised the role in its sequel series the conners. In 1981, best of the blues brothers was released, with a previously unreleased track, a version of the soul survivors expressway to your heart. Blues brothers 2000 is a 1998 american musical comedy film that is a sequel to the 1980 film the blues brothers, written and produced by john landis and dan aykroyd.
Directed by landis, the film stars aykroyd and john goodman, with cameo appearances by various musicians. King, aretha franklin, james brown and eric clapton. He is a regular collaborator with the coen brothers on such films as raising arizona 1987, barton fink 1991, the big lebowski 1998, o. John stephen goodman born june 20, 1952 is an american actor. He played dan conner on the abc tv series roseanne 19881997.
John goodman and the kid does an excellent attempt for making up for our dead members of the band. Landis, dan aykroyd, leslie belzberg, dan aykroyd, john landis. Blues brothers ray charles john belushi and carrie fisher in the blues brothers 1980 carrie fisher at an. The blues brothers movie was released in 1980, it was directed by john landis, written by dan aykroyd, john landis. John is best known for his role as dan conner on the television. Dan and john scored a huge hit with the blues brothers original movie in 1980, then followed it with john goodman for blues brothers 2000. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Directed by landis, the film stars dan aykroyd and john goodman along with cameo appearances by various musicians. Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another mission from god. Dan aykroyd, leslie belzberg, dan aykroyd, john landis. Blues brothers 2000 1998 trailer dan aykroyd john goodman.
Jake blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the catholic home where he and his brother elwood were raised. Dan aykroyd returns as elwood blues in this actionpacked comedy that costars john goodman and includes special appearances by b. Braving onward without the late john belushi, blues brothers 2000 gets the band back together with a. 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. Part of the movie was filmed at a prison near kingston, ontario. In place of belushis jake blues, aykroyd and his directorcollaborator, john landis the two cowrote the script, give us another undulating fatty, john goodman.
With john belushi, dan aykroyd, cab calloway, john candy. Blues brothers double feature by john landis john belushi. Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on. In 1992, they even cut a new lp, red white and blues, which featured a guest appearance from aykroydelwood. The conners are getting a little visit from the soul man this upcoming season. The blues brothers quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Blues brothers double feature available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. The blues brothers want to help, and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the money by staging a big gig. The film suffers from not having john belushi, but john goodman puts in a good effort, and i for one was surprised at the quality of his singing. John belushi, dan aykroyd, john goodman, john candy, joe. Around the same time, aykroyd also mounted his house of blues franchise, an international chain of upscale blues joints. With dan aykroyd, john goodman, walter levine, tom davis. 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. Plus, it was simply a funny movie with two funny guys dan akyroyd and john goodman and a really neatlooking little kid in j.
Then he returned to universal to direct blues brothers 2000 in 1998 with john goodman and, for the fifth time in a landis film, dan aykroyd. The blues brothers is a 1980 american musical comedy film directed by john landis. Watch blues brothers 2000 online stream full movie directv. Today, abc announced that john goodman s dan conner former blues brothers 2000 co. Blues brothers 2000 1998 john goodman as mighty mack mcteer. But danny had been performing with john goodman and jimmy belushi and the band, and he said, you know, this is great, because this music is recognized nowlets do a movie. The blues brothers will return, says dan aykroyd daily.
Braving onward without the late john belushi, blues brothers 2000 gets the band back together with a spirited soundtrack, but a mission thats. Goodman is a universally beloved performer who can do anything, with the notable exception of being an adequate replacement for john belushi in a blues brothers movie. Blues brothers dan aykroyd and john goodman reunite on. This on the other hand took what was good in saturday night live and the original blues brothers movie and did just as good job with it as the original workings was. This special edition of john landis blues brothers 2000 contains a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. This fourpack of classic comedies from universal studios includes car wash, and steve martin in the jerk, as well as the two popular john belushi hits national lampoons animal house and the blues brothers. Now he says that a new tv special will be music led and a. The best thing about this movie is the top notch music and performers.
The first movie opened with jake blues the late john belushi getting. Blues brothers 2000 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Belushi and aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respectively, as lead vocalist joliet jake blues and harmonica playervocalist elwood blues. Evan bonifant the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score of out of. The blues brothers elwood, zee and mighty mack at the. The two actors previously starred together in the film blues brothers 2000.
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