First Time Watching *THE BLUES BROTHERS* Is One Of The Greatest Of Musicals I've Seen!

[@HelloMellowXVI]

One Of The Greatest Musicals I've Seen. What's Your Favorite Part Of This Movie? Share And Like The Video Also Got A Partnership With A Streaming Site, YouNow! I Will Be Streaming May 1st 6 P.M.

[@nicksneddon2396]

Ray Charles! The genius!

[@iKvetch558]

When you say that this is one of the best movie soundtracks ever...you are one thousand percent correct. The soundtrack album is absolutely EPIC!!! 💯💯💯

[@markcomeau82]

If you like musicals, please react to Little Shop of Horrors. Rick Moranus, Steve Martin, a talking man eating plant.... Its great!

[@joshakins1551]

The epic car chases

[@purplegoth8730]

Best part is the look in John Candy's eyes as he said he was in a truck lol

[@jefelix2010]

The singer who sang Minnie the Moocher was the legendary Cab Calloway III

[@saranonimus9211]

Cab Calloway reaction requested! Dude, you don't have to do it for us, do it for you!!

[@EricPalmerBlog]

Big time.

[@kjoc70]

If you want a real treat, watch a Cab Callaway video that features a Nicholas Brothers dance.

[@tremorsfan]

Anyone who says Michael Jackson invented the Moon Walk is a liar.

[@Rick-Rarick]

My first German Shepherd (Heidi) loved this song, when it says Heidi, Heidi, Ho. I used to sing it to her all the time. So, when she passed and I eventually got another Shepherd, I named her Minnie the Moocher.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

As much as I LOVE this movie, I get a little sad when I realize how many of the cast, the band, and the cameos are no longer with us.

[@hypnotistraywilliams]

Just focus on getting to the party that they are all at on the other side.

[@kurtrivero368]

The "Back in 5 Minutes" guy at the end eating the sandwich is none other than legendary director Steven Spielberg.

[@ZerokillerOppel1]

This movie is packed from top to bottom with legendary cameo appearances!! You just have to know your '80's...😉

[@conniegaylord5206]

And don't forget Frank Oz

[@manuelrobledo8072]

FINALLY!! A reactor that appreciates not only the guest star cameos, not only the humour and the great chase scenes, but THE MUSIC. One of my all time favourite movies of all time. Long live rockn' roll🤘🏾🎵

[@chancebrown106]

Exactly! I’ve binged a few Blues Brothers reactions.. NONE of which immediately recognized the Queen of Soul, some of them completely SKIPPING that segment.. bring the asteroid.

[@vivapinata7728]

From what I remember, Blues Brothers held the record for the most number of cars wrecked in a film for a pretty substantial amount of time

[@AFMountaineer2000]

This movie held the record with 103 cars until Blues Brothers 2000 came out and beat it with 104 cars

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

And all the subsequent tens of thousands of surplussed police cars that have been wrecked every year at derbies and 'blues brother's" derbies since then. Has really put the kibosh on the used mopar police car market unfortunately. ^.-.^

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

@@Beuwen_The_Dragon most police forces using only Chevrolet and Ford for about 30 years hurt the mopar used police car market too.

[@pamnicklas5536]

What about the original Gone in 60 Seconds?

[@AFMountaineer2000]

@@pamnicklas5536 only 93

[@_BAD_MERC_]

I gotta say, you would PAY A FORTUNE to see a concert this good with unprecedented top tier talent like this. The Blues Brothers was a gift for generations to come!

[@anartisticgent5867]

It breaks my heart how few people know the great Cab Calloway

[@katemaxwell2804]

I know, my mother used to sing this to me when I was little and told me all about Cab Calloway

[@dressmup1]

I had the great fortune to attend one of his last concerts, I'll treasure that forever.

[@anartisticgent5867]

@@dressmup1 that must of been epic.

[@dressmup1]

@@anartisticgent5867 It was magical. He was touring with his daughter who helped sing in his show, she was fun. He was in a wheelchair and in obvious pain but when he performed he lit up and shone. True icon.

[@redbandita020]

...and John Lee Hooker!!

[@DrBoneright]

John Landis is the cop with the broken watch. Steven Spielberg is the guy who takes the taxes. Joe Walsh is the convict who jumps on the table. And the record producer really did turn them form an SNL skit to a legitimate recording and touring band in real life.

[@MarkArandjus]

You really can't swing a cat in this movie without hitting a legend, so many cameos all over the place!

[@Daniel-Strain]

Isn't the guard in the prison at the beginning giving back his clothes Frank Oz - voice of Yoda?

[@shioriryukaze]

@@Daniel-Strain I think he is!!!! I never noticed that!!

[@mikejordan8259]

@@Daniel-Strain Yes. That is him.

[@SteamboatW]

@@Daniel-Strain ... abd Muss Piggy! So the "Miss Piggy" in the mall scene is a nod to Frank.

[@mrtin9128]

When you have so many legends in your movie you can just put Chaka Khan in the church choir

[@Britcarjunkie]

And the Pointer Sisters were dancing in that scene.

[@dr.chillwell4435]

Chaka Khan!

[@mrtin9128]

@@dr.chillwell4435 Chaka Khan!

[@commanderkruge]

@@mrtin9128 KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[@davidgross990]

She's a friend of mine and here's a unknown story for you when Chaka got the part they specifically told her not to give Baluchi any coke, when she told me the story she said that she was hoping to get it from him He had no need for her sources.

[@simonnewby1215]

The Avengers Assemble of musicians, actors and other creatives - a perfect description of one of THE greatest films of all time.

[@dunbardunelm3924]

😂😂🙌🏾🙌🏾🎊🎊🎊

[@danielbautista9062]

Seven Samurai

[@kh884488]

Yes, the whole "gathering of heroes" trope all started with the Seven Samurai.

[@TheHighSorcerer]

Fun fact: The kid trying to steal the guitar in Ray's shop is De'voreaux White, who was also Argyle(the limo driver) in Die Hard.

[@lisaspikes4291]

The expression on that kid’s face when Ray shoots at him is priceless. Makes me laugh every time!

[@clearsmashdrop5829]

What? Oh man that is awesome.

[@shaneswedish25]

TIL

[@mr.knowitall6440]

That's funny as hell... that's why that limo driver seemed so familiar to me! Did I mention this is probably my favorite movie ever? 😎

[@radiof00le]

thanks, didnt know

[@sgt.pepper1956]

Keith Richards once said that, "John Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards." One of the best films ever! RIP

[@ffjsb]

The prison guard who gives back Jake's property is Frank Oz, who does several of the voices for the Muppets, namely Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Cookie Monster, Animal, and others.

[@eagleclaw006]

and YODA!

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

Winthorpe... Louis the 3rd.

[@Dejo2106]

Yoda, he was.

[@willbacewicz2087]

Also voiced Yoda in Star Wars.

[@nopewmopan]

@@Nickel_The_Wise "La bohème. It's an opera."

[@jentoby73]

I think you nailed it about the deeper message about joining together regardless of race. We have so much more in common than what divides us and music is a great at bringing us all together. The only true villains in this film were the N.A.Z.I.s (spelled it out like that because I think KZbin flags when they are mentioned, even if it's negative) who did want to make a big deal about race and considered one group better than another. Anyway, I love your reaction and I'm with you about this being a great musical.

[@ScientificallyStupid]

I think of it as "the Sesame Street effect"- growing up in the 70s and 80s, there were all kinds of people who didn't have a lot of money, who worked hard, and got along with one another on the same level. Sesame St was huge to me then bc it showed kids like me- who went to school in a city, with all kinds of kids, and nobody even thought about it. Your friends were just your friends. The music you listened to, everyone listened to. There was always a boombox or someone with their little record player and speaker propped up at the window or on the fire escape. And everyone in your neighborhood looked out for each other. The end of the movie where they drive through the neighborhoods and the kids canvas to get everyone to the big show is so reminiscent of times when we would get paid, like, a dollar, by an adult, to pass out flyers, or to knock on doors. The Blues Brothers probably lived on the next block over from Sesame St.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Absolutely brother

[@drysiftwizard3469]

The scene earlier with the guy goin' "boom boom boom boom' right before the scene with Aretha.. that's Jon Lee Hooker, bro. OG shit. Cab Calloway did Minnie the Moocher.. also OG shit.

[@bbb462cid]

John Lee Hokker. Crawlin Kingsnake,

[@davisworth5114]

I knew John Lee Hooker and he was no gangster you knob.

[@drysiftwizard3469]

@@davisworth5114 sure ya did

[@bbb462cid]

@@drysiftwizard3469 Hooker knew tens of thousands of people.

[@chrisharris9577]

@@davisworth5114 stop it lol 😆

[@palerider12_5]

you said it is an event movie. I fully agree. In my youth in the end 80s, every year in summer the film was shown in the Berlin "Waldbühne" (Germany). An open air amphitheatre with 20.000 seats. Most of the audience could repeat the film and sing the songs. Many danced in front of the raised screen. A lot of guys came in black suits with hats and sunglases. And when Carry bomed the buildings, flour bags were thrown. It was so great. I will never forget :-)

[@АмбициозныйКиноман]

Interesting fact. The guy who signed the paper at the end is Steven Spielberg. Moreover, this is his first film role!

[@retrotero76]

He did voice work in Jaws before this too.

[@gb1706]

So it was his first Physical role (a role where the audience can see him)

[@betsyduane3461]

He was in Something Evil (TV Movie) as a party guest in 1972.

[@CycolacFan]

Didn’t he play the exterminator in Duel where Mann thinks it’s a police car?

[@betsyduane3461]

@@CycolacFan No. But the exterminator car that David Mann mistakes for a police patrol car is called Grebleips Pest Control. Grebleips is Spielberg backwards.

[@melenatorr]

That car loved Elwood: it gave its all for him, and gave up its life. One of my favorite moments is the silent reaction when the car literally gives up the ghost, from Elwood's shocked removing of his hat to the stony scrutiny of the two statues, to the abrupt recalling back to reality by Jake.

[@SynchronizorVideos]

The car was empowered to carry out a mission from God. As soon as it had accomplished the purpose of getting the Blue Brothers to their destination, it reverted to being a normal car and all the damage caught up with it.

[@melenatorr]

@@SynchronizorVideos I can definitely buy that!

[@annemck]

This movie isn't just a love letter to blues and R&B music -- it's a love letter to Chicago, and a big FU to former Richard Daley, who had kept a lot of movies from filming in the city. Then-mayor Jane Byrne was more than happy to let filmmakers absolutely trash the Richard Daley Plaza.

[@PopeSixtusVI]

Not for nothing, refusing to let movies be filmed in Chicago was the least of Deley’s problems. It’s so sad what happened to Chicago and Illinois over the last half century.

[@MpowerdAPE]

@@PopeSixtusVI A what is that...? What exactly "happened"....?

[@mic1240]

Mayor Daley died in 1976. While he was in office, in 1975, Cooley High was shot primarily in Chicago (just as Blues Brothers years after he died).

[@gorefreak1970rb]

Interesting. I didn't know that.👍

[@mic1240]

@@gorefreak1970rb there were other movies filmed in Chicago too, just were not nearly as many then shot outside LA or NYC

[@j.j.h.atemycereal]

The beauty of this movie was that in 1980, Cab Calloway, John Lee Hooker, Aretha Franklin and EVERY member of the band were having a hard time getting the recognition they deserved. They couldn’t compete with disco, punk, and new wave. But Ackroyd and Belushi used the movie as a way of giving them the respect (and $$) they deserved. Great video, my friend. Thanks!

[@paulwagner688]

The choir soloist in the church scene was Chaka Khan. That's how all star the music was.

[@kennethbedwell5188]

10:32: “Woo, the Blues”. Uhm you do realize that MAN is John Lee Hooker right? Probably one of the greatest blues guitarist ever.

[@Fishmorph]

The guy that sings "Boom Boom" right before the Aretha Franklin scene is John Lee Hooker, an amazing and influential blues artist. You should look into him. It's one of the only songs that's not on the official soundtrack. Most of the other songs are by people other than the Blues Brothers band: John Lee Hooker ("Boogie Chillun"), Fats Domino ("I'm Walkin'"), Sam and Dave ("Soothe Me" and "Hold On, I'm Coming"). The theme "I Can't Turn You Loose" is the cover of an Otis Redding song.

[@socraytes]

Sam and Dave's Hold On, I'm Coming is one of the greatest songs of all time.

[@Rick-Rarick]

I love the soundtrack, wish all the songs were on it!

[@jb888888888]

@@Rick-Rarick Yeah, why'd they skip "Quando Quando Quando?"

[@danielolson5378]

Sad he didn't get any real cred for playing in the movie. In the like director's cut version of the movie you get to hear the entire "Boom Boom" song. Before entering Aretha's and Matt's Soul Food Café Jake and Elwood are listening to John Lee Hooker.

[@thehalfeatendoughnut1798]

The young kid who Ray Charles shoots at whilst trying to steal a guitar went on to play Argyle, Bruce Willis' limo driver in Die Hard.

[@rcrawford42]

The whole point was the music -- to get as many legends on film as they could, before they were forgotten.

[@Timmayytoo]

Yeah, exactly. They created the Blues Brothers for SNL but they realized that many people had no idea who these blues artists were, so they wanted to help keep the blues from being forgotten.

[@fredcasdensworld]

And that was basically the point even more so for Blues Brothers 2000, because of studio meddling, Dan Aykroyd & John Landis basically threw their hands up and crammed in every major recording legend they could get into it, just look at whose in the line up for the Louisianan Gator Boys, because that is the super group of super groups

[@gordonwittmann9823]

@@Timmayytoo yes, thanks for mentioning that, it was something I wanted to point out too :) as a matter of fact many of these artists were in pretty deep career lulls around 1980 and the film helped bring them renewed interest. as an example, i believe aretha's sucess with the albums "jump to it" and especially "who's zoomin who?" were directly or indirectly due to her exposure in "the blues brothers".

[@rogerdodger6025]

This movie revived the careers of Aretha Franklin. She was back on the charts again shortly after this came out.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Whether or not this movie stands up over time as a comedy (I think it does) this is a great documenting of some of the greatest blues and soul performers of all time, and for that reason alone, it is a CLASSIC!

[@BigGator5]

Fun Facts: Producers rented the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois, for the mall chase scenes. The mall had been closed for over a year. Rumors spread in the community that the mall was being refurbished, and would be reopened after filming was complete. Universal was later sued for over $87,000 for failure to "return the mall to its original condition", something that had never been agreed upon. After years of political wrangling, the Montgomery Ward anchor store and mall power plant were demolished, while the rest of the dead mall rotted. The rest of the mall was finally torn down and cleared away in 2012.

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

The police cars are real too. The state of IL and city of Chicago used money they made from the film to buy new cars in a year they were already budgeted to buy cars, so they got to replace almost their entire fleet. My dad was IL state police at the time. His car was used in the film. Some of the police got to be extras and drive their cars in the scenes with a bunch of cars. One of the places they shot scenes was in Wauconda, IL. In Ghostbusters Dan Akroyd has a line about going to Camp Wauconda as a kid. Kind of a call back to Blues Brothers.

[@Rick-Rarick]

Also, they hired security to guard the merchandise they had to buy to fill it, but they were stealing it! So they had to hire security to watch their security!

[@alyssalawry2226]

Beat me to it!

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Fun fact: I dated Steve "The Colonel" Cropper's niece for a little while in high school. Okay, not really a fun fact, but a fact all the same. 😁

[@tmrezzek5728]

The Blues Brothers: a perfect, epic way to kick off the decade of 1980's cinema.

[@doydivision3984]

One of The Greatest Films of All Time!!! R.I.P. John Belushi

[@supreme3376]

Then Comes Ghostbuster and Slimer as soul of John Belushi

[@bbb462cid]

TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!

[@chefskiss6179]

Agreed. I had to press 'like' just on principle. ;)

[@sharkdentures3247]

"This has got to be one of the best movie soundtracks of all time." Truth! It is. And it is one of the very FEW movie soundtracks I actually BOUGHT so I could listen to it whenever I wanted.

[@jaspr1999]

Aykroyd & Belushi were worried about the complete lack of interest in the Blues then. At the time, it was almost impossible to find any radio station that featured the blues in any form. So the Blues Brothers were created. The movie ended up bringing back the popularity of the blues but fostered a lot of comradery among races and the love of music. So very worth everything the production went through to get made!

[@kerrysmith1899]

Back when racism was dying. Then Obama brought it back.

[@gunman462]

@@kerrysmith1899 Well...the liberal dogma that is MSM brought it back worse than Obama ever could.

[@thefilmsett1956]

Every one of the band are genuine music session bands or actuall recording artists: Cab calloway, Aretha, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, James Brown, Donald Duck Dunn and Steve Cropper of Booker T etc

[@Souledex]

@@kerrysmith1899wow fucking christ. Too uppity right? Nothing to do with Fox and their 25 year journey to radicalize a captive audience of ignorant lead poisoned entitled boomers.

[@jlondon1441]

It was a resurgence for a lot of the artists. Some were getting to dire straits and so they were available for the movie. It’s a real love of the music that brought this together. Funny, Aretha Franklin wasn’t used to singing overdubs and doing a performance the exact same. She was a live act and so her songs used live stage audio instead of studio sound booth.

[@realisticphish]

Great reaction, and it's SO great to see someone react to this who knows who these people are... it friggin kills me when people are just blank faced when Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles appear

[@memnarch129]

That man is none other then Cab Calloway. He wrote and sang Minnie the Moucher IRL. That is his song. He was real big in the 30s

[@bbb462cid]

St James Infirmary Blues

[@leademetriou647]

That's Cab Calloway. As Redd Foxx said, "His hair was died, fried & laid to the side.".

[@LottaLove]

Cab Calloway is a Jazz legend R.I.P

[@vitoguttilla2926]

This movie got me into Blues music, I've met Dan Aykroyd, steve cropper, Tom bones Malone, Blue Lou marini, And Matt Guitar Murphy. Dan Aykroyd is a huge Blues lover and did so much for the careers of all the artists in the movie. So glad you enjoyed it and were impacted positively by it.

[@Grace-q9h]

Yea it got me into Blues music to. Oh that's so cool your so lucky, I'm glad you were able to meet them that must have been an honor.

[@BoylenInk]

The old guy playing guitar and singing out on the street in front of the diner was Blues legend John Lee Hooker.

[@erick-gd7wo]

I know him, his I'm in The Mood feat. Bonnie Tyler is the best

[@jacobhumphrey3535]

This is, without question, my favorite film of all time. To be, it is perfect, and a perfect encapsulation of so many amazing artforms. The music, the comedy, the action especially at the end. Not only did it try so many things, but it sticks the landing on all fronts. ... Plus I really like Cab Callaway. Just feel her should get special commendations.

[@TrevorHolohan]

FINALLY this iconic movie gets a reaction! Jake and Elwood Blues are actually brothers I in this movie, and nobody played these roles better than John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd. RIP John Belushi. Legend! 👍😁😁😁

[@fredcasdensworld]

Actually. if I remember right, the back story for the characters was they became blood brothers while in the orphanage.

[@judyvineyard91]

In the book Blues Brothers: Private the “brothers” story is explained. Not birth bros, but took care of each other’s and later changed their last names to blues., On the liner notes of the first album, it says that they became “blood brothers” by slicing their fingers with an E string

[@electricdevil2422]

The bit that Drake and Josh did an impression of is not in the movie, it is actually from the Blues Brothers' first official appearance on SNL (see "Soul Man") long before the movie. You'll find that performance on Saturday Night Lives' youtube channel (Finally). Furthermore, the band actually performed as the Blues Brothers and did a number of albums and shows in-character.

[@Matt-oo7dv]

Amazing Aretha fact, she had a very difficult time filming her scene because she had NEVER lipsynched before.

[@bobothn]

She wasn't the only one. James Brown they ended up having to set up a bunch of extra audio equipment to record him signing live as he couldn't lipsync either. Same with John Lee Hooker. Aretha moved to much in her dance to get good audio so they had to piece hers together from tons of takes to get her were she was in sync. They were all real singers and faking singing was never something they had to do.

[@jonsguitarbarn4270]

The integration you see in this movie is natural and organic, the way it's ment to be. Out of true admiration and love for others. No one was looking for political points here just a celebration of some of the many treasures of the American tapestry. I have watched this movie so many times and each time is a treat. Nice to see your reaction, Cheers

[@paulgallant3456]

The amount of musical talent in this movie is astonishing. Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, James Brown, John Lee Hooker. And the members of the Blues Brothers band are excellent musicians too.

[@davisworth5114]

what about Steve Cropper and Matt "Guitar" Murphy?

[@davidgross990]

Don't forget Chaka one of the few that are still with us

[@kevanwillis4571]

Don't forget Donald "Duck" Dunn.

[@MrEllahrairah]

Man... I grew up on this movie. I was the only kid around who jammed out on James Brown 'the old landmark' on an 80s style boombox in the elementary school....

[@johnsensebe3153]

This movie single-handedly revitalized the blues industry.

[@bbb462cid]

Well....a man by the name of Stephen Ray Vaughan and another man by the name of Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan did a *hell of a lot of hard work* in that regard. So did men like Clifford Antone, as well as hundreds more musicians, promoters, club owners and recording folks, during the 1970s. The blues scene in Texas in the 1970s was one that re-introduced a generation of music lovers from Minnesota to Texas and from Hollywood to Providence to some of the real blues giants as touring acts, not just dusty old recording artists tucked away in the niche blues section of the local record shop. The film did not pull the blues from obscurity out of a vacuum, and it would be a travesty of justice to overlook the gargantuan contributions of men and women who really did live the blues- not just sing and play it- as the force that started the blues resurgence well before this movie started production.

[@V12BenzAMG]

That soundtrack is one of the biggest blues albums of all time and brought some of those blues names back into the spotlight and revived blues to the younger generations...one of my all time favorite movies (from a Saturday Night Live skit) and awesome soundtrack with just about 4x platinum (4million sales)...

[@Brainwatch]

As kids we went to outdoor screening of this movie every year in the Waldbühne in Berlin. Hundreds of people dressed up as the Blues Brothers, throwing flour at every explosion, pennies when the phonecell is thrashed, waterpistols, singing along ... such a great time

[@apollohateshisdayjob9606]

As someone raised around Chicago and how much of a treasure the movie is, especially to locals who know those locations, it's awesome to hear it's that internationally famous as well!

[@luludee1300]

That sounds fun!

[@Britcarjunkie]

Kind of how people used to dress up here, when we would go and see "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".

[@Brainwatch]

@@Britcarjunkie that happened too there. Waldbühne is a beautiful event venue

[@jacktrppr1]

That's so cool this movie has a following in Germany 🇩🇪

[@jamesu1540]

This film is great, not a bad character in the whole film. Fantastic

[@AFMountaineer2000]

I had to explain to a friend the reason they never got caught until the very end was because they had divine protection being on a "mission from God"

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

Until God was done with them. What a raw deal 🤯 ! The same for the car 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@spaceactivistarchive4180]

They weren't done until Steven Spielberg had the check in his hand.

[@gunman462]

What newb couldn't put that together!

[@orangeking2783]

I hope you didn't miss Steven Spielberg's little cameo here. At the end of the movie he was the man who came back from lunch and gave them their receipt.

[@ciaranconlon84]

Mayor Daley was a real mayor of Chicago in the 70s. He prevented "on location" filming in the city. His death allowed The Blues Brothers to be the first film shot there in a long time.

[@mic1240]

The movie Cooley High was shot primarily in Chicago while he was in office, 1975. Blues Brothers was filmed years after his death.

[@timmacsweet1]

@@mic1240 with or without permits though?

[@codyt821]

Your excitement for all these iconic singers popping up is giving me life my dude 😊

[@Rick-Rarick]

When Carrie Fisher is reading the flame thrower manual, she is working at "Curl Up and Dye" hair and nail salon.

[@davis.fourohfour]

Over by Diversey, Broadway and Clark?

[@eddietorres1000]

Fun Fact The Prison Guard at the Beginning the one giving Jake back his Clothes that Actor is Frank Oz, you may not know his Face but I bet you know his Voice, he is the voice of Bert from Bert and Ernie, also Grover, Fozzie Bear, Ms. Piggy and Yoda, and in the Sequel to this movie "The Blues Brothers 2000" he's the Warden of the Prison

[@MathMan271]

"Orange whip? orange whip?... 3 orange whips" - love it RIP John Candy Fav part is when they're in the drainage tunnel and Carrie is explaining why she hates Jake, and Elwood puts his head on his hand listening intently. Then when Jake finished explaining his side, Elwood instinctively put his head down and covers with his hands bracing for the inevitable gunfire LOL - and of course when they leave and he turns to say, "Take it easy."

[@rpg7287]

My favorite part is “Orange whip? Orange whip?”

[@Seereene1]

Kudos to you for knowing 90% of the great artists in the film. Other reactors literally sit stone-faced not knowing who anyone is and wondering what the big deal is about!

[@ZeroOskul]

1980 John Belushiand Dan Aykroyd had the number 1 tv show, SNL, the number 1 album, Blues Brothers, and the number 1 movie, Blues Brothers. This was such an event.

[@GreatGarloo]

Music is a time machine. Certain songs can trigger in me memories that I'd forgotten about. I can remember where I was, what I doing, who I was with when I hear those songs. I can even recall the voices of family members who are long gone. This movie is a time machine for my memories too. My great grandfather loved this movie. Sadly John Belushi would die of a drug overdose barely two years after this films release. He was only 33 years old.

[@Dejo2106]

John Belushi who played "Joliet" Jake Blues was actually a native of Joliet, Illinois. The scene on Lower Wacker drive was filmed at speed. They actually drove through Chicago at 100 miles per hour.

[@kathyastrom1315]

Actually, he was born in Chicago and raised in Wheaton. The biggest actors to come out of Joliet are John Barrowman (from Doctor Who and Torchwood, who went to high school at Joliet West and had as one of his best friends Andy Dick, who I got to know in a summer acting class in 1983) and Melissa McCarthy, who went to my high school five years after I did.

[@Dejo2106]

@@kathyastrom1315 I stand corrected. My information came by way of a family friend who grew up in the area. You, being a resident of Joliet itself would know better. (Please note that there is no sarcasm intended in my reply).

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

@@kathyastrom1315 Don’t you know everyone from within 50 miles of Chicago is from everywhere within 50 miles of Chicago? Everyone is from Lake Park Oak Forest Hills.

[@xheralt]

@@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer You forgot Mount Deer Prospect Wood Field!

[@jb888888888]

@@xheralt In _Wayne's World_ they take a drive from Aurora IL to Chicago and Berwyn and back, a round trip of circa 80 miles, all while headbanging to "Bohemian Rhapsody."

[@MrBigPicture835]

Carrie Fischer actually dated Dan Akroyd for a while. The movie was inspired by a sketch they did on Saturday Night Live. Their "band" were all top musicians.

[@jathygamer8746]

I'm Hispanic, grew up listening to different music but not Blues. This movie got my brother and I into the Blues. My fav song in this film is Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker 🎧 💓 🎶 Great react! 🎥 💓 🍿

[@rjohnson80100]

Im from Chicago. This movie is a staple of every Chicagoan childhood. This move held the record for most wrecked cars till the second Matrix movie. I've driven by most of these locations many times. Street performer in the Maxwell Street scene is John Lee Hooker man. Some of the best old school blues ever.

[@markblom8039]

1980- Hard times befallin the soul survivors. A lot of these famous musicians were having a hard transition to the 80's. This movie helped a lot of careers.

[@RESET1776]

If I’m not mistaken this movie still holds the record for the most actual cars wrecked in a single movie. Gotta say it was SO refreshing seeing someone who knew a fair amount of the stars. 🤩

[@frittibreezedancer]

very late but worth mentioning; the record for most cars wrecked in a movie was held by this movie until 1998 when the Blues Brothers; 2000 sequel movie broke that record. So the Blue Brothers still hold the record; just over two movies 😃

[@Thomas-bs4tv]

i saw that movie at least 50 times. We had small "programm theater" near my town, where everyone appeared in a black suite and sunglasses to watch the movie. We nearly knew all lines and the the whole crowd was singing along during the movie. Unbelievable moments. They served beer in the cinema and you could smoke. Good ol'times in Germany

[@peteseegiii3201]

The guy at the beginning is Frank Oz (The Muppets voice actor) the guy at the end (office building) is Steven Spielberg, the guy who sang "Minnie the Moocher" is Cab Calloway and the guy sing in the street just before Ray's music store is John Lee Hooker.

[@tdrewman]

Fun fact.... James Brown and Aretha Franklin could not lip-sync their own music. Everytime they sing a song, they sing it differently. Aretha Franklin had trouble with take after take to get her to lip-sync. With James Brown, he just sang the song live for the take. Every take he song live and they just pieced it together.

[@lauanasimmons7202]

Great reaction!! My husbands girlfriend he had before he met me did the choreography for this movie.

[@RealRSmokinJoe]

Thank God you watched this. The Blues Brothers is one of the greatest movies of all time! There is so much talent in this movie! The actors, the musicians, the singers... You can't top this movie in modern times!

[@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666]

Dan Aykroyd is a fan of Blues,Soul R&B & he wanted to re-introduce these icons to people and introduce them to a new audience as well, it was THIS movie that got ME into Blues & Soul music

[@PB-tr5ze]

This is one of my favorite films, it helps that my mom raised me on the music, in fact I was watching the Old landmark church scene last night at work. Funny fact about this movie, it was listed as one of the most Catholic films by the Vatican. And it also had the record for the most number of cars destroyed in a movie.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

"Hallelujah! Halleluja-- Oh, I hit my funny bone!" And I pulled a muscle laughing my ass off!

[@johnwickliffe2480]

The end is like getting 5 stars in GTA

[@darthken815]

No, when the military shows up, thats 6 stars.

[@rickcoona]

This movie was a love letter to the blues. Everyone who was anyone in the blues and R & B And still among the living was approached and signed on.

[@rcrawford42]

This is the origin of the way in Grand Theft Auto, once you're wanted badly enough the military joins in.

[@jimamos7984]

Six stars

[@CptObvious11]

I first saw this when i was 6yrs old. It is still my favorite movie to this day. I'm glad to see someone enjoying it for the first time! There were actual Blues Brothers records sold back in the day. And if i recall, the reason the car could do all that fancy stuff, was that it was actually magical, however the explaination didnt make it to the final cut. Also during the chase scene through the city, they were doing 100+ mph for real under the L train.

[@JKM395]

My MAN! You knew what to wear on this day brother. You may have taken off the blazer, but I'm still with you. We sir, are on a mission from God. It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Yes. Carrie Fisher was beautiful. An absolute princess, some might say. She was a bit naughty in this one though. She'll always be my Princess. This is such a great movie. It's a comedy, drama, musical, chase, coming together movie with one of the best soundtracks ever put together. Star studded cast filled with extraordinary talents. It was inspired from the beautiful idea of bringing people together through music, and likely by mountains of blow. I'm a musician so I totally get it. Music brings everybody together and I love it. But don't do drugs kids. It is very much not worth it. I also don't consider weed a drug, but don't smoke much till you're 25. No picking favorites from me. It's all great. Thanks for doing this one man. I really enjoyed it. Have a great night!

[@williammitchell1864]

MellVerse, Th 80's were and always will be the best era ever!😎

[@johnmaxwell1238]

Other cameos of note: The Cook County Assessor is Steven Spielberg. The first prisoner to get up and riot in the end scene is Joe Walsh (the musician, not the talking head). The street blues singer in the Maxwell Street scene is the great John Lee Hooker.

[@nonsuch]

Frank Oz (Yoda, Fozzie Bear, Ms. Piggy, etc) is the guy giving Jake his belongings back at the prison in the beginning. lol

[@chrisleebowers]

That's why they had the Sesame Street reference in the toy gag in the car chase

[@ssimovski8476]

First time I watched this film, when I was a kid in Russia, That was the first time I really heard MUSIC!

[@brianmartin6486]

Idk if you've seen American werewolf in London yet , but yeah , John landis likes his horror comedies.

[@hellbillyjr]

The car chase in the mall was my favorite scene in any movie as a kid

[@michaelriddick7116]

Ian Flemming (writer of James Bond) states that full Windsor knots are ostentatious and a sign of someone who should be distrusted 🤣😂🤣 😎 "My name is O .... ... Mell-O" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@waywardmind]

Blues Brothers rejuvenated soooo many dormant performers' careers and was easily the highest-earning "SNL movie" ever.

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

This was all about John and Dan's love for the music, and their desire to keep it alive. You should DEFINITELY buy the soundtrack. I think I have bought it 3 or 4 times throughout the years. First on cassette, then on CD, then on CD again when I either lost or broke the first CD. Might have bought the cassette twice as well, not sure.

[@MrRezRising]

All of the Blues Brothers albums are amazing, esp Briefcase Full of Blues. Same band as the soundtrack, except Steve Jordon was on drums.

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

@@MrRezRising indeed, on Briefcase Full of Blues!

[@stephanieraebel8160]

This movie is all about the blues.... The mall scene was epic for the time. They distroyed it. It got knocked down when they were done. The car chase scene is the world record holder for most cars distroyed in a single movie scene. Love the Nazi scene. Almost peed my pants. Many stars in this film. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. You got to do Blues brothers 2000. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jimtatro6550]

I saw this theatrically when I was 13 and didn’t know most of the legendary artists in this movie (Ray Charles and James Brown not withstanding). I instantly became a fan of the classic blues music which I still love to this day.😎

[@touriewright5428]

If someone hasn't mentioned this the star studded cast came thru because of Saturday Night Live fame fo Belushi and Ackroyd who did the Blues Brothers there first.

[@SnerMerNer]

This movie is how you teach good music to the new generations

[@vitoguttilla2926]

It's a timeless classic that will Never be repeated or duplicated by anybody.

[@ListerDavid]

The music and the car cashes are the icing on the perfect movie cake. The lost song from this Film is “Sink the Bismarck” it was cut from bob’s country bunker scene and universal binned it, the song can be found on KZbin as it was never released on any record which is a great shame.

[@michelles9235]

This movie is in my top 10 for sure! I love the music store scene with Ray Charles

[@JuanRamirez-xh3kc]

An all time classic , a standard growing up from back when something worthwhile could still come out of SNL, boy are those days long gone, LOL!

[@gooeyking]

First time i ever saw this movie i was 8 years old and watched it with my dad, loved it ever since. And goddamn big pimpin mellow coming on screen shining so damn bright in that suit he could give the sun a run for its money.

[@gb1706]

I Love Melverse’s reactions to the music. I grew up with all kinds of music and I LOVE BLUES, and Jazz

[@pandagal3698]

Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles... LEGENDARY

[@eeduranti]

Don't forget about Cab Callaway and John C. Hooker. Both equally legendary.

[@EB240]

this movie is the best, action, comedy, musical numbers, legendary cast and insane stunts it has it all! my fave movie of all time.

[@michelef3398]

Looking sharp Mello! This movie is what introduced me to rhythm and blues plus so many great musicians. This movie is one of the reasons I took up sax when I was young and why my brother played harmonica. Great reaction man

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Thank you so much, and wow that is pretty cool. I've always wanted to play some instruments

[@michelef3398]

@@HelloMellowXVI you could do it dude, I can see you as a drummer or bass player, especially bass with your facial expressions. I can see you doing bass face lol

[@michelef3398]

@@HelloMellowXVI I’ve probably watched your reaction to this movie 20 times lol this movie was always so special to me being from Chicago and this music inspiring me to play. You rock Mel lol

[@TheDivayenta]

My Dad saw Cab Calloway perform in Harlem in the 30’s- check out his big number with the Nicholas Brothers from “ Stormy Weather”. This movie is filled with soul and blues greats! Akroyd and Belushi wanted to pay homage to all of these great artists.