Military Troupes vs. Brothers (Epic Ending) | The Blues Brothers

While hundreds of armed troops remain in pursuit of Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd), the duo plans their next concert in prison singing the tunes of "The Jailhouse Rock."
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Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.

[@necros782]

Jake and Elwood got 'emselves a six star wanted level...

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

That's how it's done kids. 😉

[@bthsr7113]

NAH, this is 7 star nonsense

[@Yawnford]

​@@bthsr7113nah this is 8 stars, they got the entire army on them

[@skullyskaric7779]

make that 10 wanted level for the mod yea??

[@JF.007]

Six? At least 7!

[@arkhaminmate47]

We'll never see car chases like this film again. Most of the budget went toward the end of the film and the mall chase. This movie is criminally underrated for it's chase sequences.

[@HM2SGT]

Welll... except for the one in Blues Brothers 2000.

[@richardcathcart2952]

I can't imagine a G-D EV car chase. Ludacris.

[@ShadowKatt]

Criminally underrated? I don't think you know what that means, you're just throwing words out you think make you sound cool. The Blues Brothers is regarded by the majority of the film industry and audiences as an incredible movie and sits in the Library of Congress. There is nothing criminally underrated about this film.

[@themooseisontheloose]

Sir, if you're going out to be a film critic, please don't. You have absolutely no clue what you're talking about, and it seems that you are hella unintelligent when it comes to the film industry.

[@Big_Mike001]

On the contrary! This film held a world record for almost 20 years for 'most vehicles trashed in a single film'. It was only exceeded by the sequel, which beat the previous record by one.

[@everstray7482]

The cut to statues faces after the car falls apart, like they are judging the blues brothers and their recklessness, is just hilarious.

[@zyloproductions4870]

From what I heard is that since the Brothers were on a “Mission from God”, the joke was God themself was trying to help the brothers, one of the ways was keeping the BluesMobile safe. In fact, the scene where the car unrealistically backflips, the joke is that God lifted the car. After they reached the plaza, the car, God released the power they had on the car, since it was no longer needed. Because of that, all the times the car should have been destroyed happened all at once. All that was left for God to do was to assist if the brothers needed it, just to make sure the checks were signed before the cops reached them, which they did. Clever, huh? (and it still is a pretty satisfying end to the movie. Even though the brothers have to spend a couple years in jail, they are clearly satisfied knowing that at least accomplish their mission to save their childhood home)

[@judgeboony2695]

I always saw it as "they're just as upset as Elwood" Cause like, that was a good car.

[@lizardo667]

They're probably wondering like "How tf did that car just break by itself"

[@geoffreyherrick298]

It was also the same pose the Brothers did earlier.

[@MPC-0251-D]

That one statue was like, "Oh man, that's rough."

[@Oddball_E8]

The "hut-hut-hut" always gets me :P

[@carlos.a.sanchez201]

Hilarious, but never gets old 🤣 😂

[@gorillaau]

It's stupid, but the laugher just keep rolling.

[@fermillo65]

That single guy going down the wall shouting "hut hut hut" almost to himself gets me every time

[@NickJohnCoop]

The Statues *know* that car had done the impossible.

[@Calriec]

God held their car together just long enough for them to get there.

[@logandarklighter]

That car was a divine instrument from the start. The animating spirit within it (an Ofanim Angel no doubt) explains all the weird things that car was capable of even before the final chase. And kept it going until its part in the mission was done. Elwood kept saying it throughput the film and it turned out to be true. They really were on a mission from God. 🙏😂

[@masterzombie161]

Love that little moment where they mourn the car. That car was their chariot towards redemption, and it did a great job. We’ll never forget you old friend.

[@johnroberts3824]

It gave its life to a good cause --- St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage in Calumet City Illinois.

[@proa007]

The cop who led the charge into the building and asked the desk was actually John Belushi's stunt double. Thought that was a neat little bit of trivia.

[@neilgerace355]

That's funny, because he looks like the later version of Dan.

[@rickfalcon5572]

Was a 106 mile drive to Chicago, thanks to the full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, while it was dark, and wearing sunglasses 😎

[@jamesl.anderson1384]

Hit it

[@TheTallMan50]

There's no way that old Dodge Monaco with a 440 cu in V8 could have gone that far at the speeds they were driving on a tank of gas.

[@rustyrocket666]

​@@TheTallMan50god supplied the gas they needed for that v8

[@moustacherie7042]

​@@TheTallMan50Yeah, but consider: they were on a mission from god.

[@jasonjohnson4028]

Cop car, cop motor, cop brakes... best line.

[@WBDE]

On the railroad we still honor Jake and Elwood. The engineer will turn to the conductor and say 'Its a 110 miles to Roanoke, we have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark, and we're wearing sunglasses'. The conductor will respond 'Hit it'

[@mccoachrailwayproductions8958]

From a railroader in Germany to a Railroader in the states, we honour them over here as well! When the time is tight and the shift end is coming up, I often turn to my brake man and tell him "It's (insert time here) until duty's end, we have a scrapheap of a locomotive, motivation tank is half empty, it's dark, and I don't wear sunglasses, but glasses nonetheless!" Brake man smirks and replies with "Hit it!", always a joy ^^

[@albertocamejo827]

4:24 I love how they all actually pause to try the elevator before trying the stairs.

[@_ArmIa]

As if they were all going to fit in there 😂

[@erikziak1249]

One of the finest editing are the "looks" of the statues. Also, they way they carry Steven Spielberg while he is still eating his sandwich is hilarious.

[@MPC-0251-D]

That was Steven Spielberg?

[@roichir7699]

@@MPC-0251-D Yes the very one.

[@DavidJashi]

The list of people they used for extras never stops astonishing me.

[@sayerma]

Yes, the nerdy bloke working at the city offices just pushing paper all day and counting pennies. Absolutely bang-on.

[@harveywittii9323]

I agree they did get themselves in a lot of trouble, but they were doing everything they could to save the orphanage and keep it from closing . They are a mission from God.

[@WelsHomEx]

To this day I swear the Blues Brothers is a philosophical masterpiece illustrating Kierkegaard’s knight of faith paradigm

[@Taphfy]

Still are🫡💯

[@judyhopps9380]

@@WelsHomEx beautifully put

[@sonar357]

What I love most is how nonchalant the Brothers are through this whole thing. They're not even breathing that heavy. Just cool. Calm. A level of badass that they are not affected by any of it.

[@NimhLabs]

I mean, they know that they are on a mission from God

[@sparky3574]

You know that term ‘it going take an army to stop me?’ It took an army to stop the Blues Brothers.

[@petersilie304]

Actually the Blues Brothers were stronger than everything that was chasing them for they still were able to fullfill their mission.

[@mesafish]

@@petersilie304 The moment the mission was done the protection ended, but that's fine.

[@NimhLabs]

The Blues Brothers weren't stopped. They completed their mission from God

[@jefff3886]

The first prisoner to jump up and start dancing to Jailhouse Rock is Joe Walsh.

[@jamespell8091]

I did not realize this. Huh!

[@jefff3886]

@@jamespell8091 It's one of the things that make this movie so great. There are little cameos like this all throughout this movie. Here's another one: The woman Aykroyd was hitting on in the gas station is Twiggy, the world's first supermodel, back in the late 60's. And did you notice, later in the movie during the chase scene, there was a quick shot of her actually waiting at the motel for ol' Elwood. Sorry, honey, Elwood's not gonna make it.

[@IamGenoBlack]

That is outstanding

[@mH8675309]

Him and Belushi were friends

[@jefff3886]

@@mH8675309 Cool, did not know that. Cheers, friend.

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

Always loved the bit where the Blues Mobile falls apart, its divine purpose fulfilled.

[@JohnCooper-gm6mn]

🚓😭

[@mikebasil4832]

A timelessly adventurous classic.

[@andromidius]

All over $5,000, which I know was probably closer to $50k in today's money. The movie is a riot, and I love it.

[@armorpro573]

LOL out of context, you'd think those two stole the nuclear football

[@manngaiho1012]

I wanna say the trouble started over running a red light. which got the authorities involved and it feels even more trivial. xD

[@garycovington9044]

This movie did everything to excess!

[@jamespell8091]

Kind of blows away those cocaine addled extreemists

[@IamGenoBlack]

And success! Car chases, domestic violence, music, star power.

[@kennethboyer2338]

And did it very well!

[@TheKilo0123]

And, it was just enough.

[@redrover1172]

7:14 remember at this point theres still men pouring into the building.

[@PeteandRepeat1]

Use of unnecessary force has been authorized.

[@rpgotoku9333]

This is set in an era I doubt we will ever see again, where comedy was comedy Good gags, over the top humour and amazing actors You look at what we have now a days and all we can muster is shaking our heads as it doesn't hold a candle to movies like this

[@courier6960]

Blame the rise of the international market. Comedy is the hardest genre to make nowadays because it’s very difficult to localize jokes into other languages when they involve dialogue, that’s why everything is generic quips and physical comedy, because it’s universal. People blame things like a nonexistent “culture war” or the underpaid writers but at the end of the day it always just comes down to the studio’s money.

[@PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

@@courier6960 To be fair, depends totally on the audience. I am a person on the other side of the world and (I think) got most, if not all, of the jokes. Heck, half the movie IS physical comedy and the "generic" funnies translate to any language. Sure, I wasn't a kid when I first saw it (~18ish I think) but still, I had hearty laughter AND I bought the album to boot :)

[@bikinginboston]

Class was a theme in almost all the great comedies. Including this one. But class consciousness has been successfully scrubbed from American society. Certainly the elites in charge of the studios are not interested in fueling class awareness. It's why almost all new comedies have characters living lives most people cannot relate to.

[@rpgotoku9333]

@bikinginboston exactly it is from a perspective that the rich see "O obviously the poor peasants do this, I can't imagine them not being able to do that" (What that is) riding around in a ferrari talking about their friends are so successful and he isn't yet still able to drive a ferrari (In other words,never worked a day in their lives and have a false sense of the world, mainly because they got everything they wanted hand over fist without actually working for it

[@mpw1986]

Gotta love how Steven Spielberg did the cameo of the clerk and no really ever noticed it.

[@aliasif8498]

One of the greatest movies of all time

[@chuckselvage3157]

I love the Blues Brothers a bona fide classic RIP John Belushi,Carrie Fisher and everyone else that has passed away who helped make the film.

[@garchompenthusiast]

Big fan of how the U.S Army specifically from WW2 rocks up, just with modern guns

[@graemechapman4957]

Was probably national guard....

[@Mal0Imperzia]

The national guard had a mix of weapons and equipment and used a mix of Vietnam and WWII equipment even up to the 1980’s.

[@matthewjones39]

This is all period accurate equipment with the exception of the Sherman and halftracks.

[@FLJBeliever1776]

​@matthewjones39 Especially the Sherman they did a close-up on. Wasn't that a M4 or M4A1? You can tell from the front of the Hull it was a VERY Early Sherman. With the protruding space for the Driver and Assistant Driver.

[@shanesmith6941]

To have lived through the era of Jake and Elwood Blues was a privilege. Check out Belushi and Aykroyd in Neighbors. Fantastic movie and poorly redone with Seth Myers.

[@abrahamlupis9354]

yeah, back then social technology wasn't a thing and we could enjoy anything that we wanted without being complained for offensive

[@woodsplitter3274]

I remember watching it a few times on HBO back in the early 1980s. It was weird and hard for me to appreciate.

[@VoxRox1]

Elwood takes of his hat to pay respect to the Dodge Monaco

[@iankelley5114]

6:12 Steven Spielberg cameo

[@emperorskulls]

I love this movie and I've been through that very building in Chicago trying to get a few copies of my birth certificate. It felt truly magical touring through the set of this 9 minutes of the movie. Standing and staring at the spot where the Bluesmobile broke apart underneath the stone wall statues, walking through the door where Jim Belushi and Dan Ackroyd build up that makeshift barricade, and looking at the security guard's desk. Some of the interior changed, but it's still recognizable. It was magic.

[@Mohn_Jarston1]

that wouldve been awesome as a big fan to see that lol

[@jamespell8091]

Elwood Blues King of creative driving

[@wolfhunter804]

You look out the window one morning and see this many people running and driving around and you tell yourself, "Damn, is it tax week already? Better get mine finished" 😅🐺

[@armorpro573]

LOL from the look of it, I’d assume someone stole the nuclear briefcase

[@merccadoosis8847]

I love this movie so much. No matter how many times I've watched it, I still get chills and thrills from it. Why can't Hollywood make gems like this every year?

[@battlefieldcustoms873]

thank you for this youtube algorithm. This movie has a special place in my soul

[@orbitingeyes2540]

All the different departments got a different cadence: SWAT: Hut! Hut! Hut! Firemen: chopping National Guard: Aaaahhhhhh! 😂

[@jdraven0890]

I love how they spared a moment for the car 😂

[@PeterKennedy-b1h]

0:47 The Whole Parthenon is giggling

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

You must be from Chicago.

[@PeterKennedy-b1h]

@@mikhailiagacesa3406 I am an Irish Lover of Good Cinema and Goos Music. Thank you very much

[@corduerorose9747]

Elwood did something heavy duty on the way there 😅😂

[@vinzbaldi]

The best movie in the world...

[@EnlightnMe48]

I still love the county sheriff's deputies being polite and courteous(not our problem that's a city, state thing) during all verbal exchanges. And the point guy checks for the elevator's availability before charging up the steps.😂

[@diptanshukashyap28]

Reasons to rewatch this:- 1. The car chase 2. The comedy of errors 3. Steven Spielberg’s cameo 4. Jailhouse Rock

[@Big_Mike001]

God, I forgot how hilariously absurd this whole sequence is! 🤣🤣🤣

[@armorpro573]

LOL imagine if they arrested two people who looked identical to the Blues Brothers, you know sort of a subvert expectations

[@diablohernandez6040]

I remembered my dad telling me about this movie, told me he was going to work when his route was blocked. Decided to take a look turns out it was this set.

[@armorpro573]

LOL did he hear the Hut! Hut! Hut!?

[@deadhorse1391]

Best movie scene that shows a Yankee screwdriver

[@Aethgeir]

7:13 That shot! 😂

[@W.Stryker]

That poor car. It just fell to pieces and said I’m done

[@jamesb3497]

It got them where they needed to go. Its job was done.

[@W.Stryker]

@@jamesb3497may it rest in peace

[@herbertriley7834]

This is one of the most epic movies of all time

[@MrYfrank14]

Funny, I never noticed before. The National Guard showed up in half tracks. As far as I know, they were not made after WWII so I doubt any units still had half tracks in service. Maybe they were a WWII reenactment group that the Blues Brothers upset. Along with the Illinois NAZI's, the good ol boys, police, carrie fisher. Did I forget anyone?

[@roaklin]

This is the blues brothers and your looking for accuracy on something?

[@MrYfrank14]

@roaklin - They were accurate on everything else. Well, ok,maybe not Carrie Fisher firing a missle into the boarding house , collapsing it, and the blues brothers walk away. But everything else was accurate.

[@Nobody10115]

They rolled up in mostly WWII vehicles, the trucks, halftracks, and tanks all look to be WWII models (M3 half track and M4 Shermans) but were all equipped with M16s which are from the 1960s

[@MrYfrank14]

@Nobody10115 - M- 16's. I missed that. They can't be WWII reenacters. And they were the early M- 16's . Vietnam era. Maybe the blues brothers upset a group that collects WWII vehicles, and they picked up a group of Vietnam reenacters on the way?

[@robertbullard3324]

The National Guard always gets the active duty Army’s hand me downs.

[@90sNickfan91]

Fun Fact: The clerk is play by Steven Spielberg

[@Sledgeh101]

Another small piece of trivia: the music playing in the elevator is The Girl From Ipanima.

[@abrahamlupis9354]

Ipanema

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

These films are so much better than many of todays films, sure their ridiculous and silly. But thatchat makes them so good!!!!

[@jsgold2000]

Sure had a lot of police cars, LOL. The best comedy movie of all time IMHO.

[@ianmcfadden5450]

RIP John Belushi, you just know he’s rocking with the angels!

[@bgorveatt]

RIP John! Your talent was missed over the last 42 years! John Belushi, an American, and Dan Aykroyd, a Canadian! See Trump, we can get along!! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

[@mgnzmn9362]

I love the Cameos of Steven Spielberg and Joe Walsh😂

[@bradshaver3168]

Welcome to Chicago

[@absolutemystery372]

I always feel like amazed at how crazy this is! It's like the whole world is after the blues brothers.

[@jackx.cassway]

I will never get tired of this movie. It makes me laugh each time. They don’t make movies like this anymore

[@susanware6702]

The music alone makes this movie awesome

[@alphawolf7524]

I LOVE THE BLUES BROTHERS

[@speakfreeley4473]

To think all this started after the cops claimed that Elwood had jumped a red light.

[@brucedavis3816]

It was yellow sir!!!

[@ulfjohnsen6203]

Technically he was driving on a suspended license.

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

Chicago people must have a special relationship with this film :)

[@bthsr7113]

Hut Hut Hut Hut

[@Redyank1194]

HUTHUTHUTHUTHUTHUT

[@Olee1980]

HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT

[@JolietJakeJ]

My dad was in one of the buildings across from where this was shot. He actually saw the SWAT guys going down the side of the building and the helicopters.

[@roberthuffer6591]

When the Bluesmobile fell apart, you could see in their faces, that they knew that they weren’t getting away this time.

[@NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO]

The actor that came to the door took their money and gave him the receipt. That was Steven Spielberg

[@Loveroffood41]

Oh my heck it is.

[@Lazbotable]

4:09 imagine if he said no.

[@ThetreeDraggon]

I can't even imagine the amount of pain that would be inflicted on him if he did. 🤣

[@Lazbotable]

@ThetreeDraggon He'd just be saying that he hadn't seen them. How would they know if he was lying.

[@ThetreeDraggon]

@@Lazbotable yeah i guess that's a good point. 👍

[@epicgamer6968]

PACK IT UP BOYS THEIR NOT HERE!

[@johnnyzero8853]

Wanted Level ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@jasonhodge2597]

great cameo by spielberg😉

[@waynemacfarland1546]

I love how they pay their final respects to the Bluesmobile after if falls apart. That car was their only means of transportation, and it never let them down.

[@norbertocruz747]

The most sensational film made ever!!!!!!

[@robertlehnert4148]

When Joe Walsh table dances, EVERYONE table dances.

[@hakikiakbari]

Greatest movie

[@N1k4_Gr1v]

This was one hell of a cat and mouse hunt

[@waynemacfarland1546]

The way Jake grabs Elwood and yells, "COME ON!!!" he's like, "No time to get sentimental now, pal, we're on a mission from God like you said, remember?"

[@maximusjackassicus3042]

The Bluesmobile held itself together just long enough to get them there. Now she can finally rest.

[@hoost3056]

This was when you had to have real talent to produce something. Dan Akroyd and John Belushi were epic ( the whole cast was honestly ), the film was fun, the music incredible.

[@jessicapoole8076]

The greatest movie in history

[@Kameruner]

IRS Chicago don't play around when you're late paying up.

[@TheKilo0123]

When comedy was at it's zenith, in US. I miss it terribly.

[@NINJAKNIVESTKO131]

Today's day I will never know how the hell they managed to piss off the entire state of Illinois and get the entire National Guard Fire Department police state trooper and nearly everybody after them

[@armorpro573]

Eh they're on a mission from God

[@edwardramirez8550]

This movie got me thru some tough times

[@anthonystevens6812]

How were they all going to fit in the elevator? Lol 😄😆🤣 4:23

[@armorpro573]

LOL I'd be more concerned of how they found them so easily

[@flossietube2065]

This just goes to show that if you're on a mission from God, nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can stop you until you have accomplished the mission!!!! 🤣😂☺️👍

[@Adam1nToronto]

Or, it shows that in the movies, everything is possible.

[@misterturkturkle]

I never really thought about it before but it's an absolutely brilliant piece of writing You have your main character straight up say I'm on a mission from God And then let everyone act surprised when you go ham-handed with the deus ex machina.

[@SlainHope]

The OG 5 Star wanted level! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@gordonhall9871]

Joe Walsh at the last on the table

[@ASK1989]

HUTHUT

[@Redyank1194]

HUTHUTHUTHUTHUT

[@drafezard7315]

HUTHUTHUTHUTHUT

[@Olee1980]

HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT

[@xraider927]

*HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT*

[@donjones4719]

Translated to English: HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT

[@tulaysinmaz9664]

You are the best actor s👍💯💯💯❤️❤️🙂💫💫💫🌟🌟🌟

[@djdracula6762]

The fact those security where never aware of these dudes is funny asf

[@sharpshooter13ify]

7:05 only after they completed their mission did god *ALLOW* cops, military and even firefighters to arrest them lol

[@armorpro573]

Unfortunately all that was for nothing

[@sharpshooter13ify]

@ I reject the sequel’s existence

[@armorpro573]

@@sharpshooter13ify Good man

[@slomkaadas9603]

❤ Masterpiece ❤

[@WiLLiemaemiLhouseWiLLiemanmiLh]

Classic

[@johncater7861]

What would they think watching this in North Korea? Such a brilliantly directed and produced movie. Will we ever see the like of this again?

[@LordQuintix]

That poor car... It finally gave up after a long sequence....

[@rberth9016]

The trash cans on top of the pile in front of the doors😂😂😂

[@Pablo-t8c]

the scene where thousants of police/military soldiers appear just to get 2 brothers is soo f- funny LOL

[@armorpro573]

LOL if you were to show this scene to someone out of context, they'd think those two stole the nuclear football

[@ViLe6969]

7:13 Don't move, or we'll be shooting ourselves.

[@StephenLuke]

Aladdin: Genie!!!

[@kiddetroit8403]

By the way Mr security guard don't worry about the fact that we used your furniture as a buffer😂😂😂

[@EasyDoesIt586]

The original GTA 5-Stars

[@f.t.mckinnon5601]

2 things: -The SWAT guys are the best; 🤣 -everyone acts the same in elevators.

[@andreasmartin7942]

Perfectly normal day in the USA.

[@StephenLuke]

Yup, law enforcement agencies, officers, and the thaemy chasing two musicians for running a red light. Oh, I’m sorry, the light was yellow.

[@sangkang6294]

Richard J. Daley building is still there, not much has changed in terms of surrouding area. A must for all Blues Brothers fan.