THE BLUES BROTHERS Rocked Our World !! * MOVIE REACTION and COMMENTARY | First Time Watching (1980)

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[@iKvetch558]

I have heard this movie described as a live action adventure comedy cartoon musical...that about sums it up. LOL

[@jamescobb420]

The clerk who gave them the receipt at the the end is Steven Spielberg

[@doubleubee7523]

The jail clerk who returned Jake's possessions was Frank Oz.

[@michaelvaughn8864]

Yeah, Mr. Cobb😂

[@banditkfk1463]

Indeed mr. Spielberg. That was funny! 😂

[@0okamino]

In this comedy movie that cost an outrageous $27million. Then he turns around and makes _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ on $7million less than that. Spielberg had already outspent Landis, though, since _1941_ cost $35million to make. Sometimes I really think they were just testing the studios to see what they could get away with.

[@doubleubee7523]

@@0okamino Which movie had a larger cocaine budget? (Yes, Landis figured in cocaine use for the cast, and probably the crew.)

[@dancolon47]

Any questions you have that begin with "How did they ..." all have the same answer ... They're on a Mission from God!

[@dupersuper1938]

I believe it's pronounced Gahd.

[@ryanclark6402]

Forgot the important Chicago Y. “Gyahd.” 😂

[@SnabbKassa]

How did three cops have orange whips with rum and vodka while on duty?

[@patrickclarke7700]

@@SnabbKassa it was the ‘70’s, man.

[@JeffKelly03]

Also, any questions they have about "why did they" (with regard to the people making the movie" all have the same answer: cocaine.

[@billtisch3698]

That kid Ray Charles shoots at - he grew up to play Argyle the chauffer in Die Hard.

[@shag139]

Really? Cool!

[@rccraig7580]

Devereaux White

[@NotThatLittleJohnny]

wow...sure is!!!

[@0okamino]

It’s great that he got himself a good job like that. I just hope he didn’t give up on the whole guitar thing. I think it’s nice to have a musical interest as well.

[@ThePartisan13]

No shit? Wow

[@matthewkrolikowski5544]

You didn't include it but that line "Unnecessary violence has been authorized" along with the clip of the Sherman tank gets me every time 😂

[@hadz8671]

"The use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers... has been approved."

[@melenatorr]

I also love John Candy: "We're in a truck."

[@Lethgar_Smith]

An orange whip is a sweet cocktail made with rum, vodka, cream and orange juice. It is typically blended to a froth like a milkshake, and poured over ice in a Collins glass.

[@saritobarim31]

sounds really good. it must have just gone out of favor.

[@davestang5454]

That makes it especially funny since it's a bunch of cops on duty.

[@thunderstruck5484]

“You get my Cheez Whiz boy?” I’ve used that line about a 1000 times over the last 40 plus years, thanks yall movie is a classic!

[@rushmaverick1923]

First time ever heard that line was in an episode of Family Guy. And I didn’t know what it was referencing until years later when I watched The Blues Brothers for the first time.

[@macross25]

For those who don't know. the shopping mall they trashed was slated for demolition, so the crew had a field day filming those scenes. And again, ZERO CGI used! (Because it did not exist yet.)

[@rtm27]

@@macross25 after filming, the companies in the mall collected all their items (damaged or not during filming) and removed them from the mall

[@MrBigPicture835]

Several of the "stores" in the mall sued the production company, because the chase scene destroyed merchandise they weren't supposed to.

[@kellypedersen6590]

Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, IL; I had a friend whose mother worked there . . she had found another job by the time this came out, though; obviously. :)

[@asterix7842]

@@rtm27 The mall was vacant, and the film crew stocked it to look like a working mall. The owner sued the movie studio for not making repairs after trashing the place.

[@DaveBukowski]

I live a few miles away from that mall. My dad drove me by it years before it caught fire and eventual demo. He remembers when it was still a mall as he lived close to it when he was a kid

[@40ozmangi]

"it's 106 miles to chicago , full tank of gas , we got half a pack of cigs , it's dark , and we are wearing sunglasses.... " lolol

[@fakereality96]

"Hit it!"

[@ilovevegimite]

How did it take them so long to get there? Wouldn't a government office not open till 9am? LOL

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

​@@ilovevegimitethey took some detours running from the police. Duh!

[@davidwatson22]

I'm impressed that you knew who Twiggy was. those others who have review this movie never recognise Twiggy .

[@thomastimlin1724]

You two are really impressive...you KNOW who the guest stars are! Most younger folks have no friggin clue. Bravo!! Yes Belushi and Ackroyd were actually singing, and Ackroyd can actually play the harmonica. The promoter guy in the Steam bath was Steve Lawrence, famous crooner singer who passed away earlier this year. The Man in the white suit singing Minnie the Moocher is Cab Calloway about 72 years old here. He was a major star in the late 1920' through the 1950's with his band, and singing. He was bad ass entertainer who used to play the Cotton Club in Harlem back in the day in NYC.. His appearance in this movie gained him a whole new young audience, he got major booking again for awhile

[@raifthemad]

"Steam bath." - That's sauna.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

I love how Jake is like "you traded the Caddy for this?! No, for a microphone. Oh, I can see that..."

[@davidyoung745]

Typical musician 😆

[@warrenwiley5656]

When I first saw it in the Cinema, I thought it was "Oh, I concede that..." It was only when I watched my DVD in the 00's with subtitles that I saw the real words.

[@robertparker6280]

Or how NOBODY knows the address for Wrigley Field.

[@LukeWarm05]

As a teenager I chuckled at that line, too. Having spent 25 years in recording studios..."I can see that...."

[@njt2347]

That little gag where Elwood walks out on stage handcuffed to a bag which only has a harmonica in it (and glue) was inspired by blues legend Junior Wells who used to show up to gigs with briefcase containing one harmonica and a bottle of liquor.

[@benjaminbillie1772]

Yes. That was really them singing & playing. Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles are all legends. The band consisted of some of the best studio musicians from Staxx Records out of Memphis. Some are in the Rock N Roll HOF as well. There was a stunning amount of musical talent in this movie. Acting talent as well.

[@dirtygrunt]

You also forgot the great John Lee Hooker playing Boom Boom

[@tedmaire1599]

And John Lee Hooker... and Chaka Khan was in James Brown's choir.

[@toddhadley9002]

Cab Calloway is the most fascinating to me. I'd heard of Cab Calloway and his song Minnie the Moocher, but it wasn't until many years after I saw Blues Brothers for the first time that I realized that was him, singing the song he made famous... in 1931!

[@Cheepchipsable]

I don't think Dunn and Dunne were brothers either...

[@CigarMick]

Yes, cars used to be able to turn like that and actually spin their tires while going in a circle. We called going in a circle while spinning the rear tires "doing a doughnut". It was because back then most cars had rear wheel drive instead of front wheel drive.

[@40ozmangi]

also , helps when the pavement is wet ..... less friction

[@kevinburton3948]

Doughnuts! Man I haven't heard that in LONG time! (Yeah... I'm old enough to remember. LOL)

[@Billinois78]

One time, I heard someone call it "doing cookies". I felt like I was listening to an alien. I always knew it as "doing donuts"... which sounds kind a filthy lol

[@CigarMick]

Some years later in an interview, Dan Akroyd was asked about making the Blues Brothers and what he thought of it. He said it was one of the best experiences in his life and he could not imagine making the movie with any other person than John Belushi. Mr. Akroyd and Mr. Belushi were very close friends while filming this picture.

[@Madbandit77]

Dan and John were already close during their five year run on Saturday Night Live.

[@RltchieI]

The Blues Brothers had a live album out 2 years before the movie called A Briefcase Full of Blues, then after the soundtrack was released with the movie they released a second live album in the December of 1980 called Made In America. Briefcase Full of Blues got to number 1 in the Us charts in 1978. The extended version has more music and extra scenes, one explains where the spray glue came from as well as what Elwood actually meant about going to work.

[@munz1870]

Frank Oz! The legendary voice of Ms Piggy, Grover, and Yoda.

[@MisterBourgolini]

No one did the voice of Miss Piggy better than Frank Oz.

[@robertpearson8798]

The woman at the gas station in the sports car was a famous fashion model from the late sixties who went by the name of Twiggy.

[@robertpearson8798]

I commented too quickly, it seems that you knew that. I’m getting old and I have to comment before I forget😆

[@benn454]

The first supermodel.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

I tried playing a drinking game where you take a shot everytime either of the girls says, " Oh my God". I'm in hospital now.

[@P-M-869]

I counted 52 "Oh My God"s and I think I might have missed a few.

[@thedukeofnuts]

Are you visiting someone?

[@davidyoung745]

😂🤣

[@otisroseboro5613]

R.I.P To Some Of The Actor's Who We're In This Movie, Still Miss You All

[@jimtatro6550]

In 1980 I was a 12-year-old kid who grew up in the Chicago suburbs and never heard any kind of blues music. After seeing this theatrically, I became a fan for life of the genre.

[@shaunyams]

I was 13 year old English kid, I became a Fanatical blues fan.

[@davestang5454]

Ray Charles grew up in my hometown, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. Cab Calloway, James Brown and Ray Charles were regulars of the Jacksonville black clubs in the 1940s-1970s.

[@guitarman8462]

That's actually them singing. They toured & came out with albums .

[@michaelvaughn8864]

The state trooper with the late John Candy was Steven Williams, who played the police captain in 21 Jump Street

[@Hospitaller1099]

And played Mr. X in the X-Files.

[@michaelvaughn8864]

@Hospitaller1099 Oh yeah!!!👍 Good call, sir. I'd forgotten that. Thanks🙂

[@JeffKelly03]

Blue Lou, the sax player who's working in the diner with Matt "Guitar" Murphy, is the inspiration for the sax player in the Muppets band.

[@thedragon133]

Fitting that they had Frank Oz with them then :D

[@QuayNemSorr]

Zoot

[@RoGueNavy]

And the prison property clerk is Frank Oz, best known for voicing several Muppets, including Grover and Miss Piggy!

[@campion10]

Jeff Skunk Baxter was the inspiration for muppet guitarist Floyd Pepper.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

@@RoGueNavy I happen to think that his voicing of Yoda and Bert of Bert and Ernie (Sesame Street) are more famous.

[@I_ll_beer_back]

Thirteen former police cars were used as Bluesmobiles, which were converted for races with the police. Over 60 police cars were purchased for $400 each for the chases, and a total of 103 cars were destroyed. In addition to John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd and the other members of the band The Blues Brothers, many famous personalities can be seen in guest appearances, including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, Chaka Khan, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Twiggy, Steven Spielberg, Joe Walsh, John Candy and Charles Napier. Legendary musical film with superb humor.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Being a musician I LMAO when they asked the bar owners' wife what kind of music do you have here, and she says "We have both kinds, country and western." The song you hear when Carrie Fisher shows up is the late 1950's TV theme From Peter Gunn, an old TV detective Show...the song became more popular than the show. John Candy is the goofy cop. The car falling apart toward the end is an old gag from old movies...definitely a Laurel and Hardy gag...look them up, the original film comedy duo.

[@victorsixtythree]

Ray Charles, James Brown and Aretha Franklin...I mean they are the actual pioneering and founding cornerstones of soul music. Legends!

[@0okamino]

Aretha the Queen, James the Godfather, and Ray the Genius.

[@billdemotte7152]

Thanks for this reaction. I needed cheering up My cat is at the vet hospital. She will come home Tuesday but I miss her and hate that she needed surgery. You guys are the cure for being down.

[@satyadasgumbyji8956]

I actually got to see James Brown for $20 in an actual church, FRONT-ROW CENTER, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. Was back in town in 90's & heard he was playing. Box office dude said was my lucky night. Had to fill an empty seat!😅 Saw him first when I was 10 at Charlie Daniel's Volunteer Jam, which wildly enough is on here. Was a dream come true. But I think an even greater blessing happened when i was in town in early 2000's(?) & legendary Punk band FEAR played. This was before KZbin & few knew they were Belushi's fave band when he died. I caught the very first SNL at 4 yro & Belushi was my idol growing up. Had read the bios & knew Lee Ving, "Mr Body" from "Clue"😅, the singer, was his friend. I knew "Let's Start A War" would be their encore so I hid in bathroom by stage & walked off backstage with the band afterwards. I went up to Ving & gave him a big hug & kiss on the cheek expecting to get rightly stomped😅, but instead he turned out to be cool af! Told him i grew up with his music, but I wanted to know about John. He proceeded to tell me stories over brews. Closest I'll prob ever get to Belushi? 😔 R.I.P.🙏❤ "Neighbors" was my fave of his btw! This is gonna be good. Rock On, friends! 🤘🌎❤️

[@reesebn38]

You lucky guy! I was 18 when John died. I was crushed!! My favorite movie of his is Continental Divide. It is John at his best, charming, funny and a great actor.

[@Niinsa62]

This movie is wonderful! It was something else, back then, and it still is! For more John Belushi, I'd say Animal House. The cafeteria scene alone is worth the watch, with what a wonderful world playing. Don't know much about history, don't know much biology... And it has Karen Allen and Kevin Bacon, but no one had ever heard of them back then. They are just college students in that movie.

[@panamafloyd1469]

This film is just as beloved in many car enthusiast communities as it is with music lovers (I'm both!). Buying retired cop cars is a thing. When a PD replaces their fleet, the cars to go auction - they're all high mileage, and dirt cheap. "They were practically giving 'em away.." Still going on, in the past 5-10yrs all those old Fords from the '00s are being sold off since Ford doesn't make that model anymore. I've got a friend who bought one four years ago for $700. Also, 'cop suspension, cop motor'..most American cars are built for comfort, not for performance. Special versions were built for cops, in case they had to do a pursuit. Oh, and the 'Mario Cart thingie' the Army guys were riding on is the original Jeep from WW2. 😄

[@aarongoldstein7614]

Donald "Duck" Dunn & Murphy Dunne are unrelated. However, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Steve Cropper were part of a band called Booker T & The MGs best known for their instrumental hit "Green Onions".

[@Uncle_T]

"They boke my watch!" Brilliant movie. :)

[@CigarMick]

One of the BEST movie soundtracks ever created.

[@sl66ls2006]

One of the best music movies ever made. The cast speaks for itself. Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi are a great team.

[@pittsky]

I'm an old man. I used to watch the Blue's Brothers on VHS over and over when I was younger. The musical guests in this movie and the story is second to none. Glad to see the next generation enjoying this movie. If you like the music in this movie, you should but a record called "The Best of Sam and Dave".

[@current9300]

The people playing the band members are all actually professional musicians too, and hed crazy successful music careers on their own as session players for studios and in other bands.

[@hadz8671]

Rumour has it that they didn't tell Ray Charles that the poster was upside-down.

[@RuntotheMovies]

OMG!

[@VincentPope-hy3qb]

Reckon I'm a fan of these two young 🌱 ladies at this point. They do good work. IMO

[@Warlocke000]

The man who gave Jake's belongings back to him at the prison was none other than Frank Oz: The performer who brought Miss Piggy and Yoda to life (and Animal, Fozzie Bear, and Cookie Monster, among others).

[@JohnCiaschini]

The preacher is James Brown and the woman in the Church Choir is Chaka Khan. Aretha Franklin is the waitress in the Soul Food Cafe.

[@CigarMick]

This movie had the highest count of destroyed vehicles ever at the time of filming with 104. The Blues Brothers held that record until Transformers: Dark Side if the Moon was filmed and 532 vehicles were destroyed.

[@iKvetch558]

Wait...weren't the vehicles destroyed in Transformers mostly CGI? Sure those do not count compared to the 104 real vehicles that were really crashed in this movie? LOLOLOLOL

[@CigarMick]

@@iKvetch558 According to the information I got there were 532 real vehicles destroyed in Transformers. Please correct me if I'm wrong. One can never be 100% certain when getting information from the internet.

[@iKvetch558]

@@CigarMick Mostly kidding...I figured they must have been real cars, or they don't count. LOL I was just joking about how CGI has taken over all the franchises. 😜

[@CigarMick]

@@iKvetch558 Oh, I see. My apologies for missing that. I do see your point though. LOL

[@sfcdemonm46]

from my understanding, the police force was getting new cars and needed to get rid of the old ones. the producers of course paid the city, not sure how much per car but probably for a deal, and city was able to recoup some money back for the new cars they were getting.

[@mmhdata]

Cab Calloway was one of the O.G. legends

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

One of the greatest movies with one of the greatest Duos of all time

[@kennethrahnjr5076]

The movie had a 24/7 auto body shop going that was constantly repairing the damaged police cars and returning them for use in another crash scene .. lol. Imagine wrecking so many cars you need a 24/7 body shop ! 🤣. Great reaction, great to see the next generation enjoying my favorite movie of all time !

[@McBeelzebub]

Toy cackling as they drive into the mall makes this reaction!

[@15blackshirt]

To those who don't know, this was based on the SNL skit of the same name. Star John Belushi and director John Landis preceded this with National Lampoon's Animal House. John's younger brother Jim Belushi returns to Chicago in the 1988 buddy cop action film Red Heat

[@davestang5454]

It really was not a "skit". They really were performing onstage as a real band "The Blues Brothers" and they recorded and album too so it was not just a "stunt". Many actors have also been in bands. Steve Martin, from the same SNL era, performed with the band "Steep Canyon Rangers".

[@robertpearson8798]

I get the feeling that you’re watching the theatrical release. In the extended edition they added in a cut scene where they park the Dodge in a garage each night right next to a very high voltage transformer and the implication is that this is what gives it it’s apparent super powers.

[@JaredJenkins24601]

Classic! One of my favorite musicals. And yes, I consider this movie to be a musical.

[@exile220ify]

The dancing in the street sequence outside of Ray's was difficult for the dancers, because while everyone's dressed as if it's a nice warm summer day, it's actually about 34F and they were FREEZING

[@JCG52577]

The Blues Brothers even had a concert tour(s)!

[@davidyoung745]

And released albums.

[@otisroseboro5613]

This Was My Grandma's All Time Favorite Movie,She Would Have Loved Seeing Your Reactions Ladies, Thanks For Doing This One

[@Yngvarfo]

"Shut the front door!" Well, that's a euphemism I've never heard before. 🤣

[@Christopher-j6r2l]

Thanks ❤❤, for doing the , Blues Brothers. Smokey and the Bandit next. Toy and Abby, ,❤️❤️.

[@MrHws5mp]

Glad you liked it ladies. For a while, Blues Brothers tribute bands were all the rage: I've lost track of how many I saw at biker rallies in the late '90s/early 2000s. If you like car chases, two movies that you have to check out are Bullitt (1968) and Ronin (1998).

[@RuntotheMovies]

Producer's note: We have a reaction to Ronin with Toy and Tori here on KZbin. What a film and quite the reaction!

[@MrHws5mp]

@@RuntotheMovies Oh cheers - I'll go and look for it.

[@dizzyrick7653]

😂 The looks on your faces when Jake kissed Ms. Fisher and then dropped her in the mud!

[@Billinois78]

Someone probably mentioned the jail clerk in the beginning was Frank Oz, voice and puppeteer for the Muppets, including Fozzie Bear, Grover, Miss Piggy, Animal and Cookie Monster (also Yoda in Star Wars). Then, later, during the mall chase sequence, a man at the toy shop is holding a Grover doll and asks if they have a Miss Piggy, just before the Bluesmobile crashes through the wall.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Cab Calloway....a performer from my Grandmother's time. The 30s and 40s. My Grandmom and her generation would have been in their 20s and 30s during that time.

[@AlanCanon2222]

Those cars all had rear wheel drive, which is why they might drift differently than a younger person might expect. 42:33 "What's that Mario Kart?" It''s a World War II era army jeep (which was a pronunciation of "GP", meaning "General Purpose" vehicle). Close to half a million of them were produced (by various car companies) for WWII, and since they were built to last, there were still thousands of them still laying around (the world over) by 1980 (not usually driven by private owners, though). Precursor of the modern civilian Jeep mini SUV.

[@davestang5454]

It's pretty sad when someone does not recognize a jeep, especially since it's a CAR COMPANY. Those WW2 models were in use LONG after 1945. You can buy them now.

[@trol68419]

Fantastic ensemble cast, including a bunch of musical legends: James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Cab Calloway (who is from WAY back in the day and the first Black singer to sell a million copies of a record).

[@AlpineWoods]

The bridge they jump over, the church they go to, and the Curl Up and Dye salon are all in my neighborhood where I used to live.

[@RuntotheMovies]

So cool!

[@guymelton1094]

So Wonderful and I mean Wonderful to see young people coming out of the shells to look back at what came before them and truly enjoy it!!!! Gives me hope!!Ya hit a homerun Ladies, thanks for sharing 👏👏👏😊👍✌️🇺🇸🇮🇱

[@andreasbenning]

One thing I forgot to mention in my Patreon comment, that already was pretty extensive, was how the car is enduring all this abuse, flying and all. Sure, 70's 'murican cars were tanks, but to this point? It was divine intervention! Once they reach the county office the car isn't needed for the mission anymore, gahd lets his hands go off it, and the result of all the accumulated abuse shows. :D I'm so happy that you really appeciated this classic, it warms an old mans heart! Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

(fun fact) ... "The Blues Brothers" started out as a "Saturday Night Live" skit .. what was supposed to be a joke-turned into an unexpected hit ... then they got REAL musicians to make it better

[@davestang5454]

That really wasn't a "skit". It was a real live-music performance that required a lot of practice. . I would not say they did that as a joke. They even made a Blues Brothers album.

[@jamiepandohie9169]

Here's some Trivia- This movie held the record for the most cars destroyed until the sequel in 1998----The Pope at the time was in Chicago at the time of filming and he Blessed this movie and the set....Carrie Fisher was Engaged to Dan Arkyroyd at the time

[@briandecarlo1847]

I would recommend u check out Animal House. John Belushi is in it. Hilarious movies. John and Dan were the best of friends, basically brothers. When John died , Dan was Devastated. He rode his motorcycle at the front of the procession to the cemetery. It's a damn shame. He was just so damn talented. Judy Paisano Belushi (John's Wife) recently passed away. The Blues Brothers was an actual band that would tour all over the world. The House of Blues was something Dan came up with. I have actually seen the Blues Brothers in concert. Since John passed away, his real brother Jim Belushi joined the band as Brother Z. Dan and Jim perform, and they are amazing. I loved both of your reactions to this movie. It's a classic and one of the best movies ever made. It's one of my favorite movies. Thank u for reacting to it.

[@RuntotheMovies]

Thanks so much for watching with us, your kind words, and the tidbits of history.

[@JeffKelly03]

17:53 "Is that Aretha Franklin?" You're damn right it is. One of the greatest vocalists to have ever blessed our ears.

[@stevendavis9655]

I've always liked this movie, but it also holds a significant sentimental value, as watching this was the last thing that my mother and I did together just two weeks before she passed away. And yes, she thought the movie was way over the top, but she also loved it.

[@RuntotheMovies]

Sorry for your loss. We're glad our video helps you relive good memories.

[@PeteSmoot]

I think they used the blaster sound effects when Carrie Fisher shot the front door, which is incredible.

[@RuntotheMovies]

That's so cool!

[@rubroken]

You need to watch a video on the making of "The Blues Brothers"..........UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Kathleen Freeman plays the nun. She was a very famous character actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and TV shows, mostly comical parts...she was one of those faces when you saw her, you KNEW something funny was going to happen every time...like "There's that lady...oh no, here we go..." Comedian Henry Gibson played the Nazi Leader...he's in a lot of comedy movies and TV, got his big break on the old Comedy Show Rowan and Martin's Laugh In [1968 -1973].

[@ulisserossin1770]

This movie is a masterpiece, glad that you liked it; and your cat is beautiful! 😻😻😻

[@RuntotheMovies]

She's the star of our show! 😺

[@Wjackson63]

Fun fact: The Blues Brothers movies hold the record for the most cop cars wrecked in a movie. The first movie wrecked 104 vehicles, 60 of them police cars, while the sequel broke that record with 105 wrecks.

[@INFAMOUSLSG]

"That fact wasn't fun", Gave me a little chuckle there.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Why have I fallen in love with Abbey? Because she’s freaking amazing ❤

[@ricktreat]

I was going to list all the folks in this movie who are in one music hall of fame or another, but it would have taken all night. Tons are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame, Jazz Hall of Fame, etc. It's just crazy.

[@noelleparris9451]

Great reaction! I was impressed that you recognized a number of the greats in this. So many reactors your age don't. Loved that you got into the music and dancing. Well done!

[@Alexandertg1955]

The cop car that Elwood drives. It's a Plymouth Fury III with a 440 big block Hemi and a special police package. Standard Police interceptor for the period. You could buy them used at government auctions. A good friend actually bought one and rebuilt the engine. Hell of a car.

[@williamjones6031]

1.This was Dan Aykroyd's baby that started out as a SNL skit. He eventually got with Landis (thus Chicago) and it was built on that. There were already songs made for the Blues Brothers from SNL They also put out one album. 2. All-star cast.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 3. Booking officer is Frank Oz. Voiced Yoda, Miss Piggy and other Muppets. 4. "It's 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, a half pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses" 5. A MUCH better Musical (even better than Grease IMVHO). It's "Hair" 1979. John Savage, Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo. Milos Foreman Directed. "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest' and "Hair" 6. They smash so many cars that "Smokey and the Bandit" was practice. WE'RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD😇😇

[@davestang5454]

I would not call that a "skit". It was a real performance, like any other band playing on SNL.

[@guitarman8462]

Same director of : The Kentucky Fried Movie - Twilight Zone The Movie - Michael Jackson's THRILLER video- An American Werewolf In London - Amazon Women On The Moon - Three Amigos - Coming To America - Beverly Hills Cop - Spies Like Us - Trading Places - Animal House

[@BluesJammer69]

The little kid (De’voreaux White) who was trying to steal a Fender guitar from Ray's Music Exchange went on to be the Limo Driver (Argyle ) in the Die Hard movie...fun fact

[@davidyoung745]

The only famous blues musician that never gets recognized is the guitar player outside when the band goes to Ray Charles’s shop to buy instruments. That’s John Lee Hooker going ‘haw haw haw I love the way ya’ talk, and I love the way ya’ walk’. Stephen Spielberg (the tax assessment clerk at the end) and Carrie Fisher were dating at the time the movie was made. Belushi and Ackroyd were on SNL for years, so they knew everybody when it came to musicians they wanted for cameos.

[@DavidSnow-s2r]

Yes they were doing 110 mph in downtown Chicago it was a Sunday morning when they did this. Also the mall was closed and waiting for demolition to start. Love this movie and all the music in it.

[@dunringill1747]

I had to look up the list for movies with the most wrecked vehicles. The Junkman (1982) beat The Blues Brothers (1980) record 2 years later: 10. Bullit (1968) - More than 80 cars destroyed 9. Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) (original) - 93 cars destroyed 8. Blues Brothers (1980) - 104 cars destroyed 7. Blues Brothers (2000) - 105 cars destroyed 6. G.I. Joe (2009) - 112 cars destroyed 5. A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) - 132 cars destroyed. 4. The Junkman (1982) - 150 cars destroyed 3. Fast & Furious 5 - 250 cars destroyed 2. Matrix Reloaded (2003) - 300 cars destroyed 1. Transformers 3 (2011) - 532 cars destroyed

[@davestang5454]

Pretty sure 1,2, and 3 are all BS claims. Anything made after CGI came into car wreck scenes you should not trust as real wrecks. 150 cars wrecked is probably the real record.

[@Dejo2106]

Fun fact, the road that was incomplete at the end is still not complete. It is in North Chicago / Waukegan, IL. It is the Amstutz Expressway.

[@steveg5933]

Frank Oz the prison official, is also the voice for Fozzy Bear, Miss Piggy and that little green legend Master Yoda

[@wendellbunn6195]

Greatest couch dancing 💃 I have ever seen.

[@RuntotheMovies]

♥️

[@kenf3539]

The actor that played the kid trying to steal the guitar at Ray's, also played the limo driver, Argyle, in the movie Die Hard.

[@BurtJohnsun]

The look of revelation when Toy remembered James Brown... Priceless!!

[@anthonyvegbali4350]

The guy dancing on the table in prison at the end of the movie is Joe Walsh

[@fakereality96]

The Blues Brothers, Abby, and Boo? This day couldn't get any better!!! Thanks!!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@toddgoodwin4203]

The band are legit. It’s started as an SNL skit and the band were the SNL house band minus a couple including Paul Schafer. They toured as a legit band for near 2 years before the making of the movie.

[@kevinburton3948]

14:48 Indeed... A $10 soup back then would be $38 today... And the bottle of Dom Perignon would be $470 (!!!)

[@BratBond1]

36:13 One of the best movie quotes in film history. Great reaction, girls.

[@michaelserot6844]

Frank Oz (the guy who gives Jake his stuff back) is best known for voicing many muppets on Sesame Street and Jedi Master Yoda in the Star Wars films

[@bullpup33]

The reaction I didn't know I needed in my life! Fun fact: when it came out it was one of the most expensive movies ever made.

[@MrTech226]

Toy & Abby Clerk at Joliet Prison is Frank Oz, voice and puppeteer of Miss Piggy

[@bluetopguitar1104]

The timing of this movie was awesome. You see a lot of The original blues artists. A very funny movie with crazy action. Now you can appreciate the great music.

[@jonathanweathersby812]

Just fyi... The Blues Brothers is, to this day, the most expensive NON-cgi movie every made. The mall they crashed thru had to be leased and stocked with all stores, just to be destroyed. All the cars in the mall lot were rented from the local car agencies, they had to shut down half of Chicago, and went thur over 100 police cars. Plus paying all the big name guest stars

[@ronfehr7899]

Splash was just one of many movie in which John Candy starred. Uncle Buck Home Alone (cameo) Brewster's Millions Spaceballs Summer Rental (with Dan Aykroyd) Cool Runnings And others that I can't think of at the moment.