Blues Brothers Prison Release

[@johnmarkconnolly6414]

Can we take a minute to appreciate all the little cinematography touches in these scenes? From filming Jake and the guards from underneath as they walk through the cell block (in step with each other no less) to the foreshadowing of Jakes walking out of prison almost completely overcome by the rising sun. This movie is amazing on so many levels.

[@iversonjcameron]

Agreed

[@lewis93156]

Couldn't agree more. Proper camera angles, today films are just too fast paced with no creativity. You really feel like you're able to take in the whole surroundings of the enviroment through film with quality, carefully positioned angles like this.

[@ButterfatFarms]

The guard in this scene returning his property to him is the same actor as in Trading Places, where he is inventorying Winthrop's property on intake after being arrested.

[@peterschorn1]

Yeah but I'm still traumatized from watching Bluto make out with Princess Leia

[@exn641US]

Can we take a minute to appreciate the potato quality resolution of this upload?

[@Juliaflo]

Those of you who believe that 1980 provided a treasure trove of quality movies, raise your hand.

[@MaidenUtah1]

This, Caddyshack, Airplane!, and Cheech and Next Movie make the big 4 of 1980 comedies.

[@spaghooternmeebles1497]

🖐

[@bigroy38]

Caddy Shack,this,Urban Cowboy,Empire Strikes Back,Apocalypse Now,Honeysuckle Rose.

[@mindriot91_96]

Ordinary People, Raging Bull......

[@shahrzadmassiha7253]

🤚

[@andrewgrove1691]

1980 had a boatload of great movies

[@kathyastrom1315]

The shorter of the two guards escorting Jake is played by Father Gerald Walling, a Jesuit priest and my drama professor at Marquette University four years after this film was released. He was a really nice guy and a great acting coach. When I told him that I’m from Joliet, he had a few stories about filming at the Collins Street prison.

[@pab1381]

The guy giving Jake his clothes is Frank Oz. Voice of yoda. I’m also a fellow Chicagoan. But closer to the city. Forest park.

[@kathyastrom1315]

@@pab1381 I lived in Forest Park back in the late ‘90s (above the old Circle Theater) before living in Oak Park for a few more years and then moving further north. I recently drove through there for the first time in several years, and it has definitely gentrified!

[@ButterfatFarms]

​​@@pab1381He's also the Philly cop inventorying Winthorpe's possessions at the station after having been arrested in Trading Places. "it's an opera". Another John Landis film featuring Dan Aykroyd.

[@MegaSammy70]

Nice story Kathy...I noticed his bio says he passed away in November 25, 2011.

[@DavidTucker-e2j]

​@pab1381 He also one of Jim Henson's people who helped develop "The Muppets "....

[@russellrogers6442]

It's 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas. A half a pack of cigarettes. It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit It.

[@336_longhaulalex8]

Russell Rogers never gets old

[@sanquis]

i said this to my self when we invaded iraq

[@budbundy5021]

NO NO NO....I WILL NOT TAKE YOUR FILTHY STOLEN MONEY!!!!! well then I guess you really up shit creek!..(slap)...i beg your pardon what did you say?....i offered to help you!!.....you refuse to take our money.....then I said I guess you really up shit creek

[@oldreliable40]

that 74 dodge was a beast!!

[@kevinmackey6336]

Fix the cigarette lighter

[@robertnilla]

The lighting, the street scenes, the big city neighborhoods, and the town folk add so much to this crazy classic movie that will live on forever!! only once in a lifetime you have a comedy so original with so much talent from both sides. Trying making a movie like this today!

[@richb1576]

Fun fact. The guy who gives Jake his stuff is Frank Oz. He is the voice of Yoda. Carrie Fisher who we all know was also in this movie. It came out a few weeks after Empire and Empire and Blues brothers were 1 and 2 on top of the box office for weeks

[@joshuabessire9169]

"...One prophylactic used it is."

[@fourniergangrene524]

The sound of the Bluesmobile rolling up to Joliet Prison is amazing.

[@BradBrassman]

Cop plant!

[@tomaswalsh-gomez8042]

Plymouth Chrysler’s Fury III

[@andyw5962]

A Tesla just wouldn’t give the same vibe.

[@albertandrews130]

440 cid

[@ascott6804]

Yes...ringtone please!!

[@Mr.E723]

The gate that Jake was released at. It was broken when they came to film this, so the studio paid to fix it because they really wanted that shot, but then it’s only when they were ready to film that they were told they would only be allowed to open it once. So the shot that’s in the movie is the one and only take they were able to film

[@judyhopps9380]

is that a genuine sunset? Not stage lighting?

[@warlordwurzoggwigsplittaht2933]

Picked my father up from north country corrections yesterday, had to watch this before I took the ride up. Lol gave em a hug just like the movie hahaha,to bad I got a colarado and not an old crown vic.

[@timothysawyer7949]

Amen brother

[@timothysawyer7949]

Amen brother

[@rexjolles]

dodge monaco

[@anb740]

It’s impossible to go more than three minutes watching this hilarious movie without at least letting out a small chuckle!

[@DustinBlaise]

One of the best openings of any movie. Love how the light is so bright when he is walkingbout of the prison and the timing of the music was perfect. And I sing along to the song everytime I hear it

[@ryanmatlosz2610]

RIP John "Joliet Jake Blues" Belushi (1949-1982)

[@averylegitperson6305]

Ryan Matlosz 2 rip

[@LiamKeary]

Rip Carrie fisher

[@LiamKeary]

RIP John Candy

[@moonbear5929]

R.I.P. Ray Charles

[@JakeBor]

RIP Isaac Kappy

[@Sigma0283]

“One unused prophylactic. [looks disgusted, picks something up with his pen] One soiled.”

[@luisecawthorne1025]

I haven't heard them called that in years, maybe not since high school 😎

[@somethingorotheridunno]

It's even more disgusting considering that that soiled prophylactic was in that box for 3 years. Nasty.

[@trashdanarts]

i remember seeing that part for the first time and i was like " ew "

[@eldarius237]

That guy is doing his job alright. Even a used condom is documented and returned to its owner 😂

[@NostalgiaMan]

I never realized till now that this is the same cop as the one in trading places. Nice

[@jasonwilliams5550]

he voices yoda too and a bunch of Muppets l

[@DaveinNorthYork]

Frank Oz has always had a cameo role in movies directed by John Landis. He was also the exam invigilator in “Spies Like Us.”

[@geraldahlstrom]

Exactly my point also 🤠.

[@BrendanJSmith]

@@DaveinNorthYork Frank Oz also gave John Landis a cameo in Muppets Take Manhattan

[@DEEJAYAIR]

I just thought the same thing

[@carolaston3878]

The sound of the Blues mobile rolling up to Joliet prison is amazing

[@vincegiangiulio1160]

That guy as the corrections officer is Frank Oz, the voice and puppeteer of Yoda from Star Wars as well as Sesame Street’s original voice and puppeteer for Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert etc. as well as the original Miss Piggy, Animal, Fozzie Bear & Sam the Eagle. You can hear a little Bert in the Blues Brothers too.

[@coryburris8211]

"One Timex digital watch, broken. Wocka wocka!"

[@ghowardgilbert2281]

And the Cook County Clerk at the end of the movie was Steven Spielberg

[@cathyc9596]

I was at the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, 5/14/22. Two things. First, when they start playing "Sweet Home Chicago", you know the game is over and it's time to exit the ballpark. Two, it warmed my heart to hear people that weren't even alive when this movie was released singing along to "Sweet Home Chicago". That tells you how iconic this movie is!

[@davida2111]

There's nothing like the feeling walking out of the joint after doing a few years, I still remember that feeling 43 years later. This movie brought that all back.

[@judyhopps9380]

if you dont mind me asking, how were the first couple of days?

[@billy-sx8wx]

I was a kid watching this movie. Had no idea what I was watching but loved it. As an adult I still love it. Great movie.

[@NoahSpurrier]

It's one of the best movies ever made.

[@mikehughes4969]

You are correct, sir.

[@specialk9424]

The disgust with which Frank Oz delivers "one soiled", is absolutely perfect.

[@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers]

I forgot he was in this - Aykroyd also had him as the officer doing the search of Winthrope in Trading Places.

[@thomaspowers1487]

The day i get out of prison my own brother picks me up in a police car

[@briangodinez6267]

They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.

[@Juliaflo]

I second that notion. Stay safe and may God go with you.

[@johnhulsker9123]

It's called dry humour,

[@drewski1535]

Sad and true

[@MarkFendy-sw7hn]

Since 2019 I believe so!

[@Sitarya]

Frank Oz at the beginning and Spielberg as the office clerk at the he end. One of the best films ever. "Illinois Nazis? I hate Illinois Nazis."

[@thegame6141]

Ohh yeah, Frank Oz, like the fucking Wizard of Oz, thats right

[@SCCelticGoddes]

Miss Piggy himself!! Love Frank Oz

[@robertsissco2439]

@@SCCelticGoddes That man did not teach Luke Skywalker the ways of the force to be remembered as Miss Piggy (although it is another fantastic role he was in, just not what I would go to as an example of his fantastic puppeteering skills.)

[@Halpin2006]

@@SCCelticGoddes if you listen carefully to Frank Oz as he is talking at the screen check-in, you hear that he sounds exactly like Bert from Sesame Street. Because, of course, Frank played Bert while Henson played Ernie!

[@luisecawthorne1025]

@@thegame6141 Yoda

[@srpdesigns]

I always wondered if anyone has the actual paper that Jake signed with the X in their memorabilia collection!

[@scoundragon]

Blues brothers my no:1 movie of all time seen it 147 times and counting to bad it’s censored version

[@ballsack4321]

You probably already know mate that there are two versions (to my knowledge at least), far too much cut out of the shorter version though.

[@luisecawthorne1025]

get the 25th anniversary theatrical edition. It has everything

[@fixedguitar47]

Just got back from doing the tour of the Joliet prison where this was filmed. Went straight to this to match up everything.

[@journeystarr]

He just got outta Joliet, he's on parole you can't call the cops on him man

[@drewski1535]

We're putting the band back together

[@dielaughing73]

Solid logic

[@add2718]

The random yell at 0:39 makes me crack up every time

[@eldo59]

Frank Oz as Yoda and Carrie Fisher as Leia are the two actors that are both in Star Wars Empire Strikes Back and this movie which both came out in 1980.

[@markfrederick6202]

Don't forget Steven Spielberg was in this movie towards the end.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

@@markfrederick6202 don't forget Steven Spielberg wasn't in return of the jedi.

[@eldo59]

Bonus John Candy in Spaceballs. For Star Wars related.

[@nomadman1196]

Best Film Ever. 😎

[@BeazleyStudios]

One of the few movies based on an SNL skit that is worth watching.

[@edwardphilibin3151]

Because most of the films based on an SNL sketch had long since run the one joke well into the ground on the show. The only "joke" in the Blues Brothers SNL appearances was "you get to hear a classic blues song played by a really good band and sung by guys who really love blues music." They saved giving them characters and a backstory for the movie.

[@piratepop7115]

Most are good unless I’m missing something…?

[@caronstout354]

"Coneheads" qualifies because it expands on their story while adding a viable plot to drive their story line...

[@scottythegreat1]

I didn't mind Wayne's World (and it's sequel).

[@luisecawthorne1025]

I love Frank Oz's voice and expression as he lists the personal property. "Twenty three dollars and seven cents" 😎😂

[@shokojimhollingsworth3940]

One soiled...

[@christophernickerson8225]

Excellent actor did a great job

[@plissken2156]

John Landis put Frank Oz through roughly the same paces three years later in 'Trading Places'.

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@plissken2156 _"It's an Opera"_

[@plissken2156]

@@donarthiazi2443 La boheme.

[@darinattard3244]

A timeless classic that is immortal - awesome!

[@malcolmclements9254]

The prison warden Frank Oz who checks out Belushi is the same guy who checks in Dan Akyroid as a policeman in Trading Places when he's arrested. Now there is a good piece of historical filming.

[@dreamquesttv]

In Winthrop's mug shot, he's tagged with Jake's prison number: 7474505B.

[@stephenolan5539]

Miss Piggy giveth and taketh away.

[@syncmaster710n14]

Damn It! Now I gotta go watch the whole movie.

[@klopek007]

I think of this scene every time I hear the word "prophylactic."

[@jediwizard1237]

One Timex digital watch, broken One unused prophylactic One soiled Boots, black Belt, black One black suit jacket One pairs of black suit pants One hat, black One pair of sunglasses $23.07

[@sgtbeefcake1797]

JediWizard123 Sign here

[@pyeltd.5457]

Sgt Beefcake sign

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

What about his shirt and tie? I guess that part was done during the moment when Elwood was shown arriving...

[@rossjones5741]

Sign here------X.

[@Bull1908]

3 years later in Trading Places Frank Oz plays a cop taking in the inventory of an arrested criminal for Belushi's band partner lol.

[@earlstudios]

now imagine being a kid in high school watching this movie, no internet, no social media, just saturday trips to the movie theater. This is when movies really changed your life, and this was one of those movies.

[@georgewashington6225]

Getting released from the penitentiary is just like that lol except normal people are so anxious to get out they stay up all night😁

[@ronaldmorrison6013]

You'll be like 2 days and a wake-up!

[@jacoblantom]

Correct

[@edrader]

after a few times you sleep okl

[@SoapinTrucker]

@@ronaldmorrison6013 short timer! ⚓

[@thelastroman7791]

Makes it even funnier that Jake had to be hit with a baton to be woken up on his release day.

[@richardjacobs2708]

I was at the Chicago Bears game on /11/13/1983

[@hpa2005]

Gerald C. Walling, who played one of the prison guards, was a Jesuit priest for 60 years, spending most of his career as a professor in the Theater Departments at Loyola University, St. Ignatius High School (Chicago), and Marquette University.

[@maakhina4595]

Picked up from prison in an old cop car lol One of my favorite movies

[@classichorror8538]

The camera angles the way the credits rolled, it has a 90’s tales from the crypt feel to it.

[@jeremyclegg3588]

The reason for all the low/high shots and everything being from the rear is because you can't see Jakes face. That's because he does not have his sunglasses yet. You only get to see Jakes eyes in ONE scene.

[@classichorror8538]

Jeremy Clegg watch tales from the crypt “the man who was death” you’ll see what I mean, maybe!

[@JKat316]

Love the fact that Frank Oz is in the movie too.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

[@philosopher1a]

The bright light as the doors open cracks me up everytime

[@BaronVonMott]

The lesson of this movie? The time saved by running a yellow light is really not worth the trouble...

[@AZ-kr6ff]

Square.

[@elijahvigil7467]

Not just that but all the other things Elwood did involving driving even before he ran the red light. That's why the cops chased him in the first place afterwards

[@MarkFendy-sw7hn]

Towards the end of the movie?

[@SayYes2Scorpions]

0:40 HEY!! I don't know why, but that always made me laugh.

[@mongoskitpare224]

What makes me laugh is he wants him to wake up and then hits him 3 times hard in the head.

[@TheBrainSquared]

Fun fact that those were real inmates in those cells..

[@Dog.soldier1950]

My great uncle worked the; Martin Jackson

[@Divewire]

He pulled that job to pay for the room service tab from that Kiwanis Gig in Coal City.

[@67goodoleboy67]

Whos watching this from Joliet,IL in 2019?

[@Dylan-kw4ol]

I am watching

[@spaceangel1961]

When this first came out I sat in the Woods theater from 9:00am until close

[@Nick_B_Bad]

I got the dvd somewhere at my parents house it’s got about half hour of scenes in it that weren’t in the usual version.

[@stevencoates3382]

"Sign here." Leans over the yellow line, doesn't walk over it! Lol 😁😁😁

[@dielaughing73]

He's a scrupulous rule follower!

[@Iggywiggywoo]

This movie and Blues Brothers 2000 are the only movies I've seen with Frank Oz in person and not playing the voice of puppet or animation.

[@jmuduke99]

Pete 1989 Watch Trading Places

[@JPH1138]

He's also in Spies Like Us as the guy in charge of the exam.

[@tokutickler]

The first 5 minutes of this musical comedy has no music in it. A movie these days would be too afraid of that, and play a heavy orchestral theme over the entire sequence, removing the vast echo of the prison.

[@squamish4244]

Actually, I think it's very clever. The movie - maybe - intends to trick you into thinking it's not a comedy. I caught this on cable many years ago and I thought it was going to be a gritty blue-collar or prison drama. When John Belushi leaned over the line and the guitar started strumming I started wondering what the hell was going on.

[@logana1999]

obviously you don't watch many films

[@nathanphillips3251]

It's, like, a metaphor, man. Ain't no music in the Joint, maaan

[@lindawagner8448]

I. Loved this movie and I Absolutely Love the Blues brothers

[@richarddaniels2754]

These two had, all at the same time the number one album, TV show (SNL) and movie. 1980

[@duskhusk]

Beat opening of any movie hands down.imo

[@albdamned577]

Strong in the force that inventory officer is. At the very least his right hand is!

[@rkgaustin]

@1:13 That's the sallyport. My dad put the roof on that building. As a contractor not an inmate :)

[@viaticspore3615]

Fun Fact: The prison that is in this film is actually abandoned and is now only for tourists to come in, and there is a elementary school when you take a right. You wonder why do I know this stuff? Is because I live in Joliet, IL =/

[@ryanmatlosz2610]

RIP Joliet Correctional Center (1858-2002)

[@rossjones5741]

DAMN! That prison opened up before the civil war started!

[@travisfriedland9346]

2 questions how come the release officer didn't mention the shirt shouldn't have said white shirt also second just have the release procedure really work in Joliet open

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Fun fact: Frank Oz was the voice behind Jim Henson's Muppets. He voiced the following: Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Animal Grover Bert Anything Muppets

[@wilfordharmon137]

Soundtrack ❤❤❤

[@ThomasLaang]

All the jokes aside, this is also a really high quality movie.

[@josephhickman1306]

How many cop cars were demolished?

[@hopenavajo1391]

The original and the best,nothing beats,not even the sequel.

[@bernardputersznit64]

forever a classic

[@badguy1481]

For a Canadian, "Elwood" played a better "Chicagoan" than Jake (who was From the Chicago suburbs).

[@ryanmatlosz2610]

Who thinks the 1980 movie is better than the 1998 movie? Reply here!

[@massv953]

everyone does i think, this is the real movie

[@ryanmatlosz2610]

Cory R I think the 1980 movie is better than the 1998 movie since it's more action packed. I just feel bad almost every member in the movie is dead. Like Carrie Fisher (Mystery Woman), John Belushi (Jake Blues), Ray Charles (Ray), and many more. I hope they will all rest in peace

[@dnasty312]

Ryan Matlosz 2 Mr. Fabulous and Duck Dunn have also passed on 😔

[@ryanmatlosz2610]

Cory R HELL YEAH!

[@ryanmatlosz2610]

dnasty312 Well that sucks :(

[@johnny10301968]

Frank Oz as well as being the voice of the Muppets he's a decent actor as well.

[@scottythegreat1]

Great voice over artist he is as well

[@SvenTviking]

Yoda.

[@neildennis7294]

Loved his cameos in Trading Places and American Werewolf in London, too.

[@jimthomas777]

Neil Dennis , one cellophane bag , that's angel dust , PCP . That's not mine . Winthorp before he jailed

[@Madbandit77]

And a cool director. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Housesitter. In and Out. Bowfinger. Death At A Funeral.

[@CowTaurog]

Anyone else notice that the guards footsteps were out of sync until they picked up jake?

[@largol33t1]

My dad's favorite scene was when they yanked him away from the counter.

[@martinhodge921]

655321 would not have made that mistake twice!

[@rossjones5741]

I was lol when Bulushi signed for his things with a X, DAMN!. Education was NOT one of his strengths.

[@rickn8or]

Penguin didn't do her job.

[@borisnoone]

3:00 - the roots of our current social distancing. They've been planning this all along...

[@Zx-ln1lk]

Well it is a cop car you can hear them every where not where I live tho lol

[@MrYfrank14]

glad they saved the used prophylactic. he might need that.

[@TimothyCihal-pn7fm]

Parkridge Illinois, Nelson Funeral Home. Look for it and the stories I have as a mortuary student. Good times.

[@daniellatimer1876]

The guy giving his stuff back to him is Frank Oz from the Muppets.

[@davidshaffer4664]

Last 15 minutes are the best

[@charleskunz9310]

Hard to believe Joliet Jake could be paroled early for good behavior

[@pokerluckbox2063]

Why are the guards so close to him and sometimes holding his arms? He's probably not going to try to escape.

[@Rapscallion2009]

It's the little things. Like Jake signing his form with an "X" - is he illiterate, or is that just the kinda guy he is for some reason?

[@wall8080]

Not only illiterate, he’s got no name, no family, no history and no future. EXCEPT WE’RE ON A MISSION FROM GAHD

[@elijahvigil7467]

I'm wondering the same thing. Might have something to do with his education level or just for a goof since this is a musical/comedy

[@lyssaj6129]

I just visited this jail now that’s it’s abandoned, it’s really cool to see how it used to look now, it’s sad but very fascinating

[@brandonjohnson2180]

LIFE WITH LYSSA great place to take photos. It’s always fun going there

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

How it used to look now? That's some weird wording.

[@lyssaj6129]

Shelby Seelbach I meant like it’s cool to see how it used to look because I was so used to seeing it abandoned

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

@@lyssaj6129 If you can't talk without using the word "like" unnecessarily, you should at least try to type without using the word "like" unnecessarily. You'll find that like you will be taken more seriously than like, you know, if you don't. Just a suggestion.

[@phillipnicholls7384]

Amazing opening :)

[@rossjones5741]

The way that song should've started was" she got the CADDY and left me a mule to RIDE". That's how blues songs start.

[@testy462]

@Nun o Yo business katy railroad. Missouri/Kansas/Texas line. We have a "katy trail" in honor of it too in our town.

[@Juliaflo]

The enhanced version-the wake-up was not in the final release. (I know this film virtually by heart).

[@jacklambert1521]

I love how it's implied that Jake was arrested while having sex. Why else would he have carried a soiled condom? 🤣

[@kiddetroit8403]

1 Timex digital watch broken

[@SpartacusColo]

How much for the little girl?!

[@lelonfurr4583]

40 yrs old getting better every time i watch

[@MrJohnr47]

Best movie ever.

[@bubbamoosecat]

That reminds me - I get out of Facebook jail today.

[@rocknrollcannibals]

The guy never mentioned a white button down shirt, a black tie or any socks or underwear...

[@stephenolan5539]

Miss Piggy.

[@ryanmangabat5191]

4:07 One Pair Of Sunglasses 🕶

[@sammni]

The guy issuing the gear has more or less the same role in trading places but with Dan Ackroyd He reads out Dan Ackroyds personal belongings. Wonder if them two where buddies

[@dreamquesttv]

Can't believe how many people commenting on this clip don't realize that's Frank Oz. I mean...just Google the dude.

[@jaydee1532]

Louis Joliette would have been proud of the blues brothers in Quebec ♥️⚜️

[@rkgaustin]

#OneSoiled R.I.P. Frank Oz. Fun fact: Frank Oz also catalogs Elwood Blues' (Dan Aykroyd) belongings when he's going in to Jail three years later in 'Trading Places'.

[@afroman255]

Frank Oz ain’t dead yet

[@violetbrown2372]

Should be noted a lot of theatres down South refused to book this fine film because it was considered"too Black"

[@yaraviera4444]

Can they put this movie on Netflix or you tube please

[@johnh1001]

They should make movies like this again .