The Blues Brothers * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary & Millennial Movie Monday

My FIRST TIME EVER watching The Blues Brothers. Yes, I am a 26 year old who has NO IDEA what this movie is even about is even about - so I take YOU on a journey to watch me give you: What I think the movie is about, real time me watching, and my final review.
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[@HafdirTasare]

We missed the best quote of the movie Elwood: There's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses. Jake: Hit it!

[@booboo8577]

and we're on a mission from God

[@gritnix]

@@booboo8577 you mean "Gad"...cause Chicago :)

[@krashd]

We're going to see the Penguin.

[@luludee1300]

lol was going to say the same thing!😆

[@rapierlw]

Hit it!

[@josephtanner4594]

Rest In Peace Ray Charles, James Brown, Cab Calloway, John Candy, John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, and Aretha Franklin

[@paulmcateer1595]

Also Matt Guitar Murphy & Donald Duck Dunn...

[@FerDeLance06]

Damn! I knew about the others, but when did Aretha die? I thought she was still with us.

[@daveolson6001]

“Oh, she died recently!”

[@josephtanner4594]

@@FerDeLance06 I'm Sorry Ferdelance but Arthea Franklin died on August 16th, 2018

[@FerDeLance06]

@@josephtanner4594 2018, wow! How did that slip under my radar? Another great loss to music. Was she just amazing in her day or what?

[@Severeng]

The chase scene was in the Guinness book of world records for the largest number of car crashes. Each crash was choreographed..

[@Sigma0283]

The Matrix Reloaded broke the record and still holds it to this day.

[@BlackAntic]

Transformers 3 broke it.

[@dennisswainston411]

Their record was broken first by "Blues Brothers 2000"!!!

[@dennisswainston411]

And the LAST Car Chase in downtown Chicago!

[@toddlower5546]

And all of the cop cars were real Chicago Cop cars. The movie production company offered to trade new cars to the Police for their old cars and they accepted.

[@jculver1674]

Roger Ebert described this movie perfectly in one sentence: "the Sherman Tank of musicals."

[@dontshanonau1335]

Roger Ebert said videogames could never be art and would disappear soon. Quoting that crusty know-nothing means diddly-squat.

[@toddlower5546]

@@dontshanonau1335 Not wrong, but it is still a great line. Sort of like a stopped clock being right twice a day.

[@msdarby515]

@@dontshanonau1335 He was a movie reviewer. Discrediting him for a comment made about a different genre means diddly-squat.

[@Serai3]

LOL, Roger sure could turn a phrase!

[@AutoPilate]

“Does this take place, like, post-apocalyptic...?” Nah, that’s just 80s Chicago.

[@tais1355]

I almost started crying when she said that, so funny 😆

[@bearandose]

That is exactly what I said.

[@MysterClark]

That really is weird because when I watched this back in the 80's and 90's I never questioned that part. I just said, "Oh, some smokestacks," and moved on with my day. Now it looks horrifying.

[@LogicalNiko]

Yep it the late 70’s there were really two major paths in the south side of Chicago, one that took you to the working in a steel mill, the other usually ended up in jail. The opening is to establish the culture in which this music evolved in cities like Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, etc

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Agreed. They're virtually the same.

[@sandroabate]

They used an abandoned mall. This movie destroyed more cars than any other movie before. That is Carrie Fisher.

[@BeardedBassGuitarist]

But none of the cars from the mall parking lot! Those were all new cars, and they didn’t want even a scratch on them.

[@jukopliut]

104 cars and Blues brothers 2000 did one better 105.

[@ajivins1]

@@jukopliut That didn't make-up for it.

[@ICEcoleman2k]

Dixie Square in Harvey, IL. I went there with my parents maybe 2 or 3 times, it was fun seeing it the first time, I don't know what excited me more, seeing Dixie Square again or seeing Chicago period. South Side!

[@paulwagner688]

It wasn't abandoned. They had very specific directions on what to destroy, and then Landis said "fuck it, wreck it all".

[@thebackyardbear]

"He looks familiar... I feel like I'm supposed to know who that is"... oh my, you ALREADY let like 5 LEGENDS pass by without notice, and its still early in the movie.

[@TheJokersCorner]

Who hates the chase scene at the end? 🤷‍♂️😕 The whole reason why that scene works comedically is because that scene goes on and on and gets more bombastic and over the top as it goes. It throws everything in and the kitchen sink! That scene is known as THE famous scene in the film.

[@mymyersfamily]

That's part of it. Also, though, I think this was before every action movie tried to one up the rest with elaborate and destructive car chase scenes. So if you were not used to seeing car chase scenes in every action movie, this car chase scene would be much more impactful and seem less banal.

[@Muck006]

It is basically the same as "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", where the whole thing becomes ridiculous at the end ... and then ends. "Paying the taxes" ISNT the goal of this movie ... the ROAD HOW THEY GET THERE is!

[@matta5498]

The weird thing is, it gets better the MORE TIMES you watch it.

[@starman6280]

Unless you are an empty headed millennial...

[@KCTraynesaw1991]

So true.

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Totally agree. For years this was the movie we'd put on at the end of a house party when everyone was just chilling- like at 4am. This was late 80s/early 90s.

[@johankaewberg8162]

My sister hates it. She saw it once. I watched it fifteen times. I love it.

[@voidofbeeswax]

The movie isn’t long. It’s a gift.

[@tracyhale8336]

A gift from gawd. 😎

[@Greenwood4727]

it looks like it was the extended one, the glue factory scene..where elwood got the epoxy glue

[@flatpicker74]

@@Greenwood4727 I’ve seen this movie so many times but never with that part. I thought maybe it was just a clip she inserted as part of the reaction. Didn’t even know there was an extended version

[@Greenwood4727]

@@flatpicker74 its a cut scene from the main film.. it does explain where he got the glue from..

[@shaun374]

It’s about 2 hours too long.

[@randyranderson690]

That mall was due to be demolished so they decided to have fun with it first. And, YES, that is Carrie Fisher

[@oliviawilliams6204]

John Belushi was supposed to be in Ghostbuster too, but sadly passed away before. Slimmer was partly designed as being his ghost

[@deadbydayinblack]

So was eddie murphy ya know ( well I know you would know...but for the casual reader) After trading places D.A asked him if he would do it...and he passed. Probaly the reason why most of winstons scenes got cut sadly.

[@Glittersword]

Slimer was not slimmer. 😅 I am assuming spell check struck again.

[@davefroman4700]

So was Eddy Murphy, but he turned it down to do Beverly hills cop.

[@Flamebeard0815]

@@deadbydayinblack Well, Eddie Murphy was supposed to play Peter Venkman. So it has less to do with Winston. Also explains how some of the sleazy/talkative scenes for Peter don't work as well.

[@scottmacalino656]

Another fact is that the Blues Brothers back up band are not actors. They are all incredibly talented blues musicians who had been around the music scene for decades.

[@briancantrell1050]

Duck Dunn and Steve Cropper are legends from Booker T and The MGs.

[@chromdom9301]

A lot of them were the house band for Saturday Night Live at the time

[@framegrace1]

THey were Saturday Night live Band. And they can thank this movie to have gigs until now all around the world.

[@nunyabusiness5075]

Also now you know why Matt Guitar Murphy plays guitar and doesn't dance.

[@Peter-pj4zj]

The fact that Matt Murphy is not an actor is painfully obvious. Good thing he's such a good guitarist.😂

[@raymondrodriguez9389]

Elwood: "It's 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses." Jake: "Hit It"

[@gregsteele806]

My brothers and I still sometimes say this to each other when we get in the car together.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

I bought a birthday sound card with that line in it for a friend of mine that likes blues brothers just as much as I do.

[@Wishbone1977]

I have that on a t-shirt.

[@TheHighSorcerer]

I got to say that just once in my life and have it be completely true. It was a splendid moment.

[@mattbriddell9246]

SO many good lines in this movie!

[@stephenlackey5852]

The whole idea of the long police chase scene was that it was absuuuurdly long and ridiiiiculously destructive. Awkward Ashley, national treasure

[@FanboyFilms]

And it all started because Elwood accidentally blew through a stop sign.

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

After a considerable delay in my own first viewing of this movie, I saw it on VHS along with my considerably younger brother, who was probably about 10 years old then. He went into greater hysterics each time the SWAT team appeared for a couple of seconds, going "Huh! Huh! Huh!" Like you said, @Stephen Lackey, it's absurdist humor just from how long it goes on.

[@katrinawells7159]

Pee wee Herman was the wine steward, Tom Rush ( musician) “ wrong glass sir”, Movie chock full of famous musicians the young generation won’t even have a clue

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

They didn't even in 1980

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver Some of us did. And I passed it on to my nieces and nephews. So some of the kids are hip.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@carlosspeicywiener7018 In 1980, it was Paul Reubens. Pee Wee didn't exist yet

[@EmperorSmith]

"I feel like I should know who that is." - basically every musician and cameo that appears in this movie.

[@svenidol]

"All star ensemble cast" is the understatement of the year where this one is concerned.

[@Tommieboy2009]

Sadly a lot of them already passed away...

[@kenadkins1360]

Yeah I was gonna say. I would tell you the person you're supposed to know but that's everyone in this movie.

[@TheNeonTheater]

This has become one of my favorite things about these videos.......How she doesnt know any of these famous people. :P

[@marleybob3157]

Did you notice the clerk who processed the payment at the end of the movie? That's Steven Spielberg. No, I'm not kidding.

[@deathproofpony]

The short version: Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi are/were huge blues and soul fans in real life. They created The Blues Brothers for Saturday Night Live. When they made a movie, they got some of the biggest names in R & B, soul and blues music including Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker, and Ray Charles. This movie features some of the greatest musicians of all time. It's a love letter from Dan and John to their heroes.

[@Skeezer66]

I wish you could pin this comment to the top!! Also, there are/were Blues Brothers albums, based on their appearances in Saturday Night Live, and how popular they were.

[@osovagabundo1]

Monies from the albums went back to the original artists many of which are in this movie. Plus a chain of blues music halls and restaurants.

[@LordToddtastic666]

Add Chaka Kahn, Frank Oz, Joe Walsh, the cameos in this thing are off the chart. Saw it when it came out, still have copies in my collection. Classics never die!

[@kathleenherron594]

They would go to a blues bar after doing SNL. They began trying different things at the bar to create their characters, and then they added their characters on SNL. They wanted a movie about music, but they boosted all of the careers of these performers.

[@theghost6412]

Dan got John interested in Blues and Soul, something that surprised John because he was more into Rock initally. Dan had been playing with the legends for years through his teenage and early adulthood, so he was well known to most of them and intrigued them as this little skinny white boy who most definitely got and understood their Soul.

[@loyalram4363]

You’re killin me Ashleigh! This is one of the classics of all time!

[@0ptimuscrime]

“There’s a lot of scene setting.” Yes, that’s what used to be called a ‘movie’.

[@MarcoStillSeasonsCattaneo]

Ditto!

[@blinkybill2198]

Its weird that people judge a movie based on its length before they even see it. The length is the length. It's a piece of art it is what it is just embrace it and see if it takes you somewhere great.

[@Ccampbell23]

Funny response. That got me chuckling.

[@ThreadBomb]

It's what used to be called "poor pacing". It still is.

[@MarcoStillSeasonsCattaneo]

@@ThreadBomb No, it's not.

[@mcnerneyd]

"I've seen that man in a meme before" Tell me you did not say that about James Brown.

[@awkwardashleigh]

i'm the worst.

[@kjejon1]

but very funny, tho!

[@arconeagain]

You realise James Brown was a boxer. He would not be happy about that shit.

[@DjOdyssey1971]

James Brown.. The Godfather of Soul.

[@Meine.Postma]

James Brown used to box his women.

[@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666]

John Lee Hooker was one of the GREATEST blues musicians of all time

[@Edd25164605]

Please Baby Baby Please!

[@MichaelJohnson-ln1in]

🤘🤘🤘

[@bigs1546]

One of the man's albums was The House of Blues!

[@Muck006]

LOADS of them ... and she "tosses them by the wayside".

[@keithvincenttucker9923]

Still one of the best car chase scenes of all time.

[@Muck006]

Which one? ;p

[@matthewfike4491]

“I HATE Illinois nazis.” Then the Dodge 440 sang a beautiful solo.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

I WEPT for Elwood's ride. Damn he knows a good prospect when he sees it.

[@xaenon]

The scene in the movie (15:16 in the vid) is where that motor sounded extra sweet - as the Bluesmobile passed from left to right onscreen at full boogie. Seriously, find that spot on the DVD, turn it up LOUD, and experience the eargasm. Only a second or two, but..... effin WOW.

[@davidpost428]

memories of the planned Nazi march on Skokie.

[@DNulrammah]

Oh, The sound of the 4 barrel carburetor kicking in after it crashes through the windows of the J.C. Penney... ( "The broke my watch!" - LOL )

[@quietrobert2010]

"Did the director just want to crash cars?" Yes... yes he did.

[@CaptainFrost32]

Dan Ackroyd wrote the script. It was his first attempt at a script. The book was HUGE! He was told that it was too much for a single movie and a mere fraction was likely to be used. Then, Chicago made it happen. ]I am reading comments before watching her video] The chase scene had to be reshot, adding pedestrians because it didn't have the scope of how fast it really was in the first take.

[@mentaldiversions]

Well it was John Landis so there's that.

[@Gdpud]

They broke my watch!

[@patrickholt2270]

That prison officer returning Jakes's stuff when he was let out of jail was played by Frank Oz, from the Muppet Show and Yoda. The tax official who finally stamps their deposit for the orphanage was played by Steven Spielberg.

[@xaenon]

Paul Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman) as one of the waiters at the Chez Paul.

[@patrickholt2270]

@@xaenon Yep, bang on.

[@GoToTheBeachandRelax]

And Joe Walsh of The James Gang and The Eagles was the first prisoner starting to dance.

[@patrickholt2270]

@@GoToTheBeachandRelax That's cool.

[@theghost6412]

The Cop walking between the cars during the Nazi's on the bridge scene and bends down to talk to them through the window. "Those bums won their court case!" "What bums?" "The fken Nazi Party!" "*snorts* Illinois Nazi's" "I hate Illinois Nazi's!" I believe that is the actor Don S. Davis, however his name isn't accredited.

[@DevInvest]

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the action on this piano.” RIP RAY CHARLES!

[@Damien_Paxton]

I believe that this movie still holds the record for most cars wrecked in a movie. Edit: So many blues legends are in this movie - James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway and more.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

The county clerk who's on a 5 minute brake is Steven Spielberg.

[@jasoncreedfilms]

That was Spielberg after Close Encounters of the Third Kind and before E.T. I didn't realize that was him until years later.

[@adambrown3918]

Wow! I totally missed that?!?! 😱

[@micahcunningham6812]

The clerk in the jail giving Jake his belongings is frank oz,

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

@@micahcunningham6812 you have to explain he's Yoda...

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

@@SierraSierraFoxtrot Well I didn’t know that. I only knew him from Fozzy the Bear in the Muppet Show.

[@sie11pervan]

"Is this something post-apocalyptic?!" No.. No, that's just Chicago.

[@twoonthewall]

When the usa was industrial

[@milwaukeejt]

It's Joliet.

[@hifijohn]

Actually, it looks like Gary or east Chicago.

[@Til_I_Collapse]

Your name is the greatest!

[@verisimilitudeteller]

@@hifijohn Was just coming here to say that. :)

[@anthonyeldridge4358]

14:51 "I forgot the Nazis were a part of this." Also, a great title for a book on the history of NASA. Hey-Yo!

[@mwflanagan1]

Almost every character was a previous “somebody” making a cameo, not just the big names.

[@GoToTheBeachandRelax]

And each musician was allowed their own scene, singing and dancing in their own spotlight. True Respect for of them.

[@1967alanray]

The main reason that The Blues Brothers movie was so popular with my generation was that the band came from a skit on Saturday Night Live. Back in the late 70's to early 80's SNL was actually funny and had a cast that will never be matched. The backing band was made of a who's who of blues and Motown recording artists such as Duck Dunn, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Steve Cropper, Blue Lou Marini and many more. This movie attracted people because of the talents of Dan Akroyd and John Belushi plus all the great musicians that were in the movie. Really to understand the popularity of this movie you had to have lived and grew up during the time this movie came out.

[@Kaddywompous]

“When snl was actually funny”. Take off your nostalgia goggles, boomer. Snl has been hit or miss from the beginning. It has also had loads of talented people since 1980.

[@zombiefried32]

Amen on that lol

[@TheMsLourdes]

@@Kaddywompous Woah now , first of all, calling this guy an immortal cylon badass is hardly an insult, secondly, and probably most important, SNL has had funny eras, but the late 70s when it opened had a blockbuster cast all across the board. Almost every single cast member became a break out star in their own right. Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, John Belushi alllllllll household names at the time, thanks to SNL. So, its not nostalgia. Name me one season where nearly all of the cast members moved on to become movie and tv stars... it doesn't happen anymore. Oh sure one or two here an there, but ALL??? that's unheard of anymore. When people refer to when SNL was actually funny, there was a time when nearly every skit had you rolling consistently. Its a far cry from today. Now, there are many factors for that but comprehensively, cohesively and objectively the 70s and early 80s era of SNL has never been matched. Is it a fun show still? Here and there. Is it what it was? no.. and it can't be because those first few years they had lightning in a bottle... and lets face it lot of chemical enhancements.

[@Kaddywompous]

@@TheMsLourdes I think we’re just going to have to agree to disagree on this one. First of all, TV in the 70s had vastly more cultural impact than it does today for obvious reasons. Belushi et al were competing against two other channels. Modern snl is competing with about 200, in addition to the internet and video games. Snl was also a fresh, exciting concept in the 70s. Given those massive advantages for the original crew, it’s simply not fair to compare the 70s stars to today in terms of cultural impact. Despite this, the last era of snl actually has produced tv/movie stars. Wiig, Hader, Sudekis, Rudolph, Armisen, Mulaney, Myers, Samberg have all had post snl success in movies/tv. Second, the early 80s? Aside from Eddie Murphy that period was godawful, and that’s how it goes. The show has peaks and valleys, not only in the general course of it’s run, but also within individual shows. “Nearly every skit had me rolling consistently.” This is what I mean by nostalgia glasses. The nature of the show is hit/miss, and it has always been thus. The difference, when looking back at other eras, is that the hits live on in our memory (and the internet) while misses get forgotten. Modern snl doesn’t have that luxury yet. Don’t believe me? Go try to find a random episode from say 1978, watch it, and see how consistently you’re rolling. You’ll probably be surprised.

[@jb888888888]

SNL has been going downhill since October 18, 1975 (according to some).

[@sifuscott]

The thing is, everyone who performed in this is a famous musician. That's James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, not to mention the amazing musicians in the Blues Brothers Band. This movie is a love letter to blues and soul.

[@geofflinder589]

Most of the Blues Brothers band were part of the original band on SNL

[@Ubernerd3000]

@@geofflinder589 they were also a part of the STAX RECORDS house band; they played behind a lot of big R&B hits of the 60's, like SOUL MAN and SOULFINGER...

[@kjmorley]

Yeah, this movie was all about the music, less about plot. If you’re not a fan of the blues and soul you’re just not gonna get as much out of it. I got to say though, that I like tipsy Ashleigh.

[@Noobshire]

The band, AKA 'the MGs' :)

[@cRobin1375]

Also, they went on tour and cut a couple records.

[@eazolan]

Not only was it Aretha Franklin, but she was just about to stop her singing career because she wasn't popular enough to survive on it. This movie launched her into stardom.

[@spydude38]

The list of cameos and true blues singers in this movie are unmatched.

[@MegaToronto1]

John Candy: " Oh, he just died recently." Actually he died the year you were born. (1994) lol

[@godholio]

Too soon.

[@AshenTechDotCom]

gods i feel fucking old... *why am i not dead yet*

[@rambleron5720]

And i was sad...

[@Asmahdan]

​@@AshenTechDotCom ... 2020 ain't done yet, we can expect no mercy or hope from it, in the year of the doomed (Sorry just having fun with your Account name)

[@PaperbackWizard]

Also, if you want a good 80s movie with John Candy to review, "Uncle Buck" should be on your list.

[@HafdirTasare]

"Is this a comedy? Is it based around music? Is it both? Do they play blues music? " Yes

[@barefootanimist]

It was everything it needed to be, and a lot more it didn't.

[@allenterry6324]

Blue Brothers started as a skit on Saturday Night Live. The movie is a musician's dream. ICONIC Music and musicians performing. The car chases: They used an abandoned mall for that scene. All the cars in the parking lot were brand new and had been borrowed for a real Car Lot. They were not allowed to hit a parked car. All the stores were fake, however they were not allowed to damage the merchandise in certain stores: Period. The rest of the mall and stores were open season. The movie set a world's record for the most damaged cars in a car chase when filmed. It has since been broken. The scene where they were driving through Chicago was done on a real city streets. They attempted to close the streets and just barely missed hitting a few folks who ignored the barricades. The Film Company had to go to the local mob to get help to be able to film in the City of Chicago. The movie has so much history and more back story. It really is a great movie when you watch it a few more times and you start to catch things you missed the first time you saw it.

[@ericeng644]

Yep. Dan was a huge motor head.

[@abednars]

Fun fact - my husband's aunt lived by the mall when that scene happened. It was an abandoned mall, but the filming still made news - as did the car drop!

[@deannacrownover3]

I feel like this guy is a meme... No sis, that's the Godfather of Soul, James Brown!

[@svenidol]

memegenerator.net/instance/67359153/james-brown-bb-can-i-get-an-amen

[@adventuresinlaurenland]

And also a meme 😂

[@croc3801]

Maybe she was thinking of the hanging out with the family guy from Birdemic.

[@themoviedealers]

Oh girl, this and Animal House are ESSENTIAL for your cultural literacy. RIP John Belushi. He has been missed.

[@Outlaw8908]

My old man introduced me to this movie when I was 13. Loved it ever since. Also recognized Carrie Fisher.

[@youngThrashbarg]

"John Candy died recently" And suddenly I don't feel so old.

[@Lil-Britches]

When i heard that i laughed, he died in 1994. I was 4 lol. Rip John Candy

[@brianrad68]

Elwood: "The End: It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank, half pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Jake: "Hit it." The guy in the white suit was the great Cab Calloway. A legend.

[@ShujinTribble]

...and by this point the song 'Minnie The Mootcher' was 40+ years old.

[@0Hugin0]

My conversation with my screen: YT: Thats Carrie Fisher, Me: Yes it is YT: Thats not Carrie Fisher Me: Yes it is YT: I dont know who it was but its not Carrie Fisher Me: Yes it is YT: Thats not Carrie Fisher Me: Yes it is YT: That was Carrie Fisher Me: Yes it was....

[@christiangustavsson7400]

Same XD

[@John57945]

John Belushi, even though he was fat could actually do back flips and didn't need a stunt double. Can't understand how you didn't like ET and didn't like this movie a whole lot. Matt "Guitar" Murphy was also considered one of the best blues guitar players and Cab Calloway was also a very well known singer and the song "Minnie the Moocher" was one of his most famous songs. The car chase was meant to be over the top and ridiculous on purpose because it involved the national guard, SWAT, state & local police. I guess a lot of millennials are pretty clueless, especially when it comes to taste in music and movies.

[@FerDeLance06]

LOL ... Was it Carrie Fisher? :-D

[@alanholck7995]

Carrie Fisher was Dan Aykroyd's fiance at the time

[@ann40069]

@@alanholck7995 She broke off the Engagement because he was too nice of a Guy..

[@derekmcnaughton3748]

seeing as you work in a classic rock station, it's worth noting that the two bearded dudes in the band (Bassist and White Lead Guitarist - Donald "Duck" Dunn and Steve Cropper respectively) are legendary rock musicians in their own right...key parts of Booker T & The M.Gs, Trafffic etc.....

[@andrewcharles459]

Your "shlemeel shlemazel" Laverne & Shirley outburst assures me that the future is safe in the hands of millenials. :-)

[@lendondain1]

Ray Charles: *exists* Ashleigh: "He looks familiar. I feel like I'm supposed to know who that is." Me: "Yes. Yes you are."

[@fnocera4667]

Ray Charles was not somebody everybody must know of.

[@lendondain1]

@@fnocera4667 GTFOH with that mess.

[@fnocera4667]

@@lendondain1 He was not exactly a world leader or anything like that.

[@goldilox369]

@@fnocera4667 most world leaders have done less. His boycott of the state of GA helped end segregation in music venues. If say that was changing the world for the better.

[@xaenon]

Tut, tut. A different generation. A different set of 'pop culture' icons. And she DID recognize him after a few moments. And even what music MEANS has changed since then. Cut her some slack.

[@AFMountaineer2000]

"Why is this movie so long?" Because it's awesome

[@shaun374]

I’ve watched this movie exactly 1.5 times. The first time I was bored out of my mind. The second time I quit halfway through because I was sick of wasting my time. This and the sequel I’ve never understood why they are so popular.

[@waynefeller8824]

Dan Akroyd wrote the script. The original draft he submitted was as thick as a phone book, because he had so many scenes in it, as well as additional musical scenes. So it is long because Dan wrote it.

[@eeduranti]

It's long but you don't feel it.

[@MasterBiffpudwell]

One of the best movie soundtracks ever. Also an all star cast. Years later Dan Akroyd said in an interview that he couldn't imagine doing "Blues Brothers" with anyone else except John Belushi. He said he had so much fun doing the move and he and Mr. Belushi became very close friends. The "Blues Brothers" started out as a skit on Saturday Night Live with Dan Akroyd and John Belushi. I remember seeing that episode.

[@devinfaux6987]

Fun fact: this movie set the world record for most cars wrecked in a single film and held it for years, to be dethroned only by its own sequel.

[@Wref]

*Looks at John Candy* "Oh, he died recently." *Looks up when that was* 1994...

[@reesebn38]

The day comedy died.

[@crimsonknight7011]

@@reesebn38 Such a sad day, he had such a great heart.

[@TheNeonTheater]

I love him...such a nice and funny guy

[@donsample1002]

A truly depressing percentage of the cast of this movie is dead.

[@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9]

I just said that too.

[@TheJabbate1]

My favorite joke in the movie was Carrie Fisher’s nail salon was named “Curl Up and Dye.”

[@Maxxx1musP]

They did the same joke in Earth Girls are Easy.😅

[@TheNeonTheater]

Thats hilarious

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

I was only 3 when this came out, but this was required watching in my house growing up. Not only because of all the music legends in the film, but the guy playing the guard that directed them to the tax assessors office is my cousin Lenny. So naturally I've watched this dozens of times the last 4 decades. And it's still funny af to me.

[@goofamatic]

One of, if not the best chase scene in any movie. Ever.

[@williambanks2223]

Ashleigh: "That is not Carrie Fisher. No, it's not." Us: yes, yes it is. From Aretha Franklin to Carrie Fisher, there were many famous cameos. And Carrie as Jake's psycho ex - girlfriend was classic.

[@ffjsb]

Don't forget Frank Oz, from the Muppets, that goes by a LOT of people.

[@Britcarjunkie]

And some guy by the name of Spielberg, as the tax collector...

[@kendane2001]

@@ffjsb And Steven Spielberg as the teller at the end.

[@GeoffreyToday]

Fun fact: The prison guard at the beginning of the movie that gives Jake his belongings is Frank Oz, aka Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Grover, and of course, Yoda :)

[@stephenolan5539]

And does the opposite in Trading Places.

[@michaelboggus9993]

And Bert from Sesame Street

[@euphospug]

And the guy stamping the papers at the end is Steven Speilbeg

[@davidmc1489]

Man ..i didnt know that...sweet...good to know

[@salbro5985]

@@stephenolan5539 "Its an Ahh-pera.."

[@desperateambrose5373]

Kathleen Freeman: one of the best character actors of all time! "Boom Boom": John Lee Hooker. CLASSIC! (Great Stacys, too!) Some kick-ass talent in that band. Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn were with Booker T. "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers -- has been approved." One of my favorite lines.

[@benjammin1928]

Hey, Ashleigh! I have NO idea if you're going to see this a year after the fact (I hope you do), but you actually watched the EXTENDED version of The Blues Brothers! That's why it felt extra long and drawn out for you, it's 15 minutes longer than the original cut. That was probably by mistake, but I wanted to share my rule of thumb as someone who has loved film his entire life: never start with extended versions, haha! Theatrical cuts are better 99% of the time. You have to think that there's a REASON they cut certain scenes out, right? Maybe they aren't bad, but sometimes a scene can affect the pacing of a movie (as you experienced), which is why they get removed for the theatrical version. Usually, it's the right call. Just something to consider for the future! Love your channel!

[@gyrick1]

The lady diner owner is THE Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul.

[@redf7209]

so many legends in this going unrecognised

[@kkuehn8]

@@redf7209 but ARE they unrecognized? We all knew who they were. :)

[@sallyintucson]

She came out of retirement for this film!

[@lisakaz35]

She looked GREAT.

[@0okamino]

"Hey, Nineteen, that's 'Retha Franklin. She don't remember the Queen of Soul. Hard times befallen the sole survivors. She thinks I'm crazy, but I'm just growing old." - Steely Dan

[@kipwhitler6804]

The fact that you didnt react to Paul Reubens onscreen immediately makes Pee-Wee's Big Adventure another movie you have to react to!

[@theplanetruth]

I thought the same!!!

[@7autumn5]

AGREE!!! Pee-Wee' s Big Top Adventure is a must.

[@GatBlackistan]

I can already imagine her reaction to large Marge.

[@hippiechic6772]

@Kip Whitler I agree on that. When someone really famous was on screen I would be looking at Ashleigh's expressions to see if it looked like she knew who it was . Paul Reubens was doing a children's Saturday morning "Pee Wee's Playhouse" when I was still a kid so I remember him from WAY back. Then HBO picked up Paul Reubens act and he got a bit naughty in his HBO special... that was good stuff.

[@eviljbrian]

@@hippiechic6772 I mean, there are people that are known and portrayed as one, but when doing standup and such you find out they're the complete opposite. Prime example: Bob Saget. Known mostly for Danny Tanner in Full House, but apparently his stand-up routines were pretty bad.

[@ugaladh]

I sighed so many times when she said, " I think I should know who that is."

[@Cerfeu]

"Spray cheese is the ultimate sort of cheese " .... French : My disappointement is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@jacobadkins9944]

"Why is this movie so long?" Well they are on a mission from God.

[@dogstar7]

"So that's where that meme comes from" is the official mating call of the Millennial Movie Reactor. I'm a boomer who grew up a lot like John Belushi and Bill Murray, running the streets of Chicago and following up a Saturday night out at the blues bars with a Sunday morning at the Maxwell Street open-air flea market (where fleas were part of the deal) and legendary Delta Blues players like Johnny Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy would play right out on the pavement, just like in the movie.

[@ShamblesMD]

Did you ever get to go to one of their concerts? They really got into it.

[@kendon81]

this movie had the world record for most amount of cars destroyed in a movie and longest car chase for years.

[@Connor_Crain]

I think it’s one of those things where you forget the parts you don’t like after a while, and you notice more things the more you watch it.

[@APaganPerspective]

This movie had the LARGEST filmed car pile up in movie history

[@chrisbrown3907]

I believe they picked every junk yard clean east of the Mississippi when doing the police crashes.

[@Gassit]

Well nearly. It was beaten by the sequel Blues Brother 2000 with 104 cars, 1 more that the original. The current record is held by G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra with 112 cars.

[@Stackali]

@@Gassit not anymore www.startrescue.co.uk/news/top-10/the-10-films-that-destroyed-the-most-cars

[@DNulrammah]

Ever watched the original "Gone in Sixty Seconds" (1973? 74?)

[@IR4TE]

Cab Calloway and John Lee Hooker are just a few of the greatest musicians ever, but hey. :D

[@paulallison3974]

they are worth looking up.. absolute legends

[@donaldstone540]

In her defense, you kinda have to go down the blues rabbit hole to realize their greatness

[@jmurdock7650]

I mean... thats certainly debatable

[@bbb462cid]

@@jmurdock7650 without them, music as you know it would be different.

[@simeonteitelbaum3673]

Yeah they both go back a ways. John Lee Hooker in particular to me is just about the best blues musician of all time

[@jeffreykempson7127]

The movie hasn't even started and I feel soooooooo old right now

[@mevb]

John Candy died in 1994, which is far from recent. Even if I wasn't aware of John Candy at the time, I was 11 when he passed away. Now I'm 39. Cab Calloway was a singer in jazz, blues and swing plus a band leader and was very active in the 1930's and 40's. Minnie the Moocher that he sang in the movie was his biggest hit which he first recorded in 1931. He passed away in 94 from a stroke at the age of 86

[@ttt2080]

The officer giving him his belongings when he's leaving prison is Frank Oz who does the voice of Yoda.

[@swanneez5246]

Man, forgetting Miss Piggy is a major offensive act ;), and how about Fozzy?

[@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666]

Frank Oz also did the voice for Kermit the Frog

[@swanneez5246]

@@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666 sorry, that was Jim Henson

[@bendyparanormal]

Actually, Kermit was crated by, performed by and voiced by Jim Henson. But Frank Oz was right there at the beginning of Sesame Street and, later, the Muppets; and voiced a virtually endless number of characters, both well-known and ‘bit’ part characters. Frank Oz’s most well-know Muppet characters were, Miss Piggy, Fozzy, Sam Eagle, and Animal. On Sesame Street, he was Grover, Bert and I think, at one point, Cookie Monster.

[@tonynoon8693]

isn't the guy who is at the tax desk Steven Spielberg? edit: Just checked, yes it is.

[@mercedogre]

"This is Spinal Tap", the first ever mockumentary, a documentary about a fake band, that eventually released a full album along with the full sound track of the movie

[@ftumschk]

I hope Ashleigh reacts to Spinal Tap one day. That would be great!

[@paulcochran1721]

These go to 11.

[@Grib68-]

A British mockumentary called ‘bad news’ about a fake rock band came out a year before This is spinal tap.

[@mercedogre]

@@Grib68- but did the movie result in an actual album and soundtrack????

[@mercedogre]

Thats beautiful, whats it called? Lick my lovepump.

[@aofpc4290]

the car cases throughout the movie are legendary even to this day.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

My 7-year-old Nephew: I just saw the Blues Brothers and I love that movie so much Me, the Uncle: I met Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, you know My 7-year-old Nephew: _looks at Uncle in awe_

[@melissaisloud7404]

Describing James Brown as “ain’t this guy a meme” is fairly accurate... 😆

[@LogicalNiko]

The most dedicated and hardest working meme that ever walked a stage.

[@Cires789]

But it's the funkiest meme ever.

[@GoToTheBeachandRelax]

Hardest working meme in showbusiness!

[@CraigKinsey]

The car chase is like a visual "shaggy dog joke". The fact that it's absurdly long and without a point is the point. This is also the kind of movie that grows on a person, especially musicians and artists. As always, love your reactions and your wit. Thank you!

[@aresee8208]

Instead of thinking "I don't know who that is," you should be thinking, "now I know who that it is."

[@lddulcimer]

This movie is full of some of the greatest musical legends that have ever lived. Almost every musical number has them.

[@tonyhaynes9080]

Have you seen Blues Brothers 2000? An up dated version, and yes, remarkably just as good.

[@DireHammer]

Cab Calloway: "I don't know who that is." That hurts my soul.

[@claymccoy]

Admittedly, I didn’t know who Cab Calloway was until he was in the Janet Jackson video “Alright.”

[@nekrospike]

I was an old movie nerd as a kid. Dude was the first headbanger I saw.

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

Cab knew how to jam, for sure!

[@loredelamore]

I have been there with Hendrix, told the guy that his parents did him wrong.

[@loredelamore]

@@nekrospike I am trying to get Burton to watch "Bringing Up Baby" with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. One of my favorites from the silver screen era.

[@mentaldiversions]

This film was paramount in revitalizing and creating interest for blues pioneers that were basically forgotten. It introduced a new generation to music that needed to be remembered not only for the quality of it but because most of these musicians were in their waning years and should not be forgotten.

[@apollo21lmp]

the best lines in a movie "Elwood: 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. Jake: Hit it." and "Police Dispatcher: Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved."

[@john-dm4qd]

This movie was made in a completely different era. I don't think you'll ever see a quality of characters actors and musicians like this cast ever again. This movie had a lot of amazing and great moments. There will not be many movies like this ever made again.

[@laurelhill3505]

Don't feel bad about not knowing who the singers were. That was one of the reasons Aykroyd and Belushi wanted to make the film, to re-introduce the people of 1980 to these great musicians that kind of just fell off the radar of anyone. I would watch it again. It is one of those movies that gets better every time you see it.

[@PB-tr5ze]

I think it was one of those director's commentaries or an interview, but I remember them talking about Cab Calloway. When they asked him to perform minnie the moocher in his classic style, cab actually got a little upset because he felt it was too old fashioned. He commented that he had just done several versions over the years including a recent disco version and didn't think people would want to hear the original... Little did he know, no one remembers the disco version, but just about everyone loves the original.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

@@PB-tr5ze Cab Calloway was already such an old timer back then. I knew him from the movie, basically, as he died when I was still a child.

[@Muck006]

Working in radio she SHOULD feel bad about being this uneducated. All the musicians were legendary ... and should be known to "people in the music business".

[@lazerx1828]

Okay, let's talk about how you knew that Twiggy was a model from the U.K in the sixties, that was sixty years ago!

[@Melancthon7332]

But she doesn't know James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, John Lee Hooker, or John Belushi

[@dansanders9121]

Fun fact: the entire movie was shot on location in Chicago/the Chicago area, and with the exception of the mall they destroyed (it was torn down before I was born) a lot of the locations are still there and stuff. When I was a kid, my dad used to drive around with me and whenever we'd pass something that was in the movie would point it out like "oh over on that corner there, where the bank is now? that used to be the XYZ they shot in blues brothers"

[@bobchisholm7487]

Everyone in this movie is "someone". Even the prison clerk at the beginning was Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda.

[@bendyparanormal]

...And Miss Piggy, and Sam Eagle, and Fozzie Bear, and Animal, and Grover...etc. 👍🏼 You’re right - this movie really is jam-packed with very notable “somebodies”. Love it!

[@DaBigE67]

I was today years old when I learned this just this second.

[@ozlovescoffee5595]

The young waiter was Paul Ruben aka Pee wee Herman

[@garycoates4987]

the waiter was peewee herman lol

[@gerrymeadows2202]

The clerk taking the tax money that saved the orphanage at the end was director Steven Spielberg.

[@ronitennant1748]

I'm 63, and I'm okay with you not recognizing people, references, trends from the older movies you're watching, cuz that wasn't your era. You're a millennial trying to relate, which is really awesome and fun to watch! Keep doing you!

[@ErikPortland]

I don't know, man. I knew a lot of musicians and actors from before I was born when I was a teenager. I'm not sure if she's even curious. It's kind of irritating. You have to work from SOMETHING.

[@RyanSmith-yu5ln]

Trivia: the clerk at the collector's office was Steven Spielberg.

[@billbabcock1833]

Two cameos - John Landis played one of the state troopers and Steven Spielberg played the county clerk at the end who took their payment.

[@lendondain1]

"That's the same Holiday Inn sign as Poltergeist!" That's just the regular 80s-era Holiday Inn sign.

[@xaenon]

Wasn't Poltergeist set near Chicago? I forget....

[@Muck006]

The magic of BRANDING ...

[@Danie1Esq]

Your honesty is refreshing, and even when you don’t like a movie, your reactions are gold! Thank you!

[@justinlaboy6837]

" i feel like ive seen him in a meme..." ... um, ma'am, that was the legendary James Brown. lol

[@bluebear1985]

"Excuse me. Did you see two guys come in here, black suit, black hat, one carrying a briefcase?" "Yeah, I just sent them down there". "Thanks". "YAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!". Love that part for some strange reason.

[@bierce716]

The thing about why older fans are so much more into certain things is that in our day, it was new. It's like trying to get people today excited by the Wright Brothers. It's like, "Can I fly it to Paris?" "No- it only went 120 ft." Can I get an inflight movie?" "No, the light lasted like four seconds." "Then why are you so excited?" "You had to be there."

[@darielwoods7859]

Well put. I was thinking much the same thing.

[@williamtodoruk9595]

i found it funny she talked herself out of recognising Carrie Fisher

[@evilactions1749]

So many legends of music that she does not even know who they are.

[@rogermoore4383]

Sad but so very true. Hurt my feelings

[@pepbandman]

In 1980, The Blues Brothers film set the record for the most cars destroyed on screen. The film wrecked 103 vehicles, 60 of which were decommissioned police vehicles purchased by director John Landis for $400 apiece for a total of $24,000. That record stood for 20 years until the sequel movie - Blues Brothers 2000 - destroyed 104 cars.

[@GerOffYeWeeBastard]

The bass player in the blue suit at James Brown's church: Is that Bernard Edwards?

[@IamThatGuy61]

I tell you "Clue" and "Rocky horror picture show" you won't regret it.

[@greenpeasuit]

Heh, I sense another Tim Curry fan. Let's just go ahead and round it out with the 80's "It" and "Legend" shall we?

[@IamThatGuy61]

@@greenpeasuit Tim Curry is a world Treasure

[@glenmartin7978]

Yes please react to The Rocky Horror Picture show one of my favorite movies

[@pixietwitch]

Clue, definitely. RHPS is a tricky one.... Without the classic audience participation, it can be a little lacking.

[@pixietwitch]

@@greenpeasuit I have been pulling for Legend!!!!