The Monumental Car Chase & Crash (Full Scene) | The Blues Brothers

[@mikebasil4832]

Certainly one of the most expensive movies ever made because of all the overwhelming demolition sequences.

[@mikemancini313]

Lots of money spent on acquiring drugs as well. Lots of cocaine and heroin powder.

[@elijahvincent985]

This scene alone is why The Blues Brothers remains the most expensive Action Musical Comedy of all time.

[@RustyZipper]

And sunglasses 🕶️

[@metonAlternate]

Actually, no. The crashed cars are product placement from Chrysler. The production had severe management issues and scheduling overhead because the script was re-written at the very last minute, and parts of it was rewritten mid-production. As well as Belushi and other stars having mishaps like minor injuries or like James Brown; who was driving the hero car in a convoy, which wasn't registered nor did he have a valid license at the time, for some reason and getting lost over 150 miles away from where the rest of the production team was and getting arrested for it, etc. Also, Belushi had a substance abuse problem and went on benders and disappeared from set several times to roam around while high, in one instance he went to some nearby neighborhood, woke up the resident of a house, got in, asked for a sandwich, proceeded to stuff as much of their fridge between a wedge of bread as possible and then passed out on their couch. The production team was looking for him for hours, until Aykroyd realized he must be in the only house with lights on at a distance. For reference, they crashed one car more than on this one to make Blues Brothers 2000 and that was a relatively small budget production. Another factor, not so much the destruction of cars and props, but the filming location of them being crashed and smashed being downtown Chicago where they actually drove at over 125mph / 200kph and the whole city had to be shutdown for many shots to be safely captured. This cost a lot of money, versus doing it on a Hollywood sound stage or the like, controlled environment.

[@mikebasil4832]

@@metonAlternate Thank you for all this info.

[@youresoold1216]

“What the fuck was that?! The motor, we’ve thrown a rod. Is that serious? Yup” 😂😂

[@robertbanks9825]

WERE ON A MISSION FROM GODD LAUGHING FROM START TO FINISH ONE OF BEST FILMS EVER MADE 😂

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

@robertbanks9825 I agree, these film may be ridiculous, but their fun to watch.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

We're in a truck!

[@dudemetoo2053]

They don't make movies like this anymore. I loved this movie.

[@elizabethmckenna5397]

This movie is a modern day classic. The chase scenes are epic! God I miss John Belushi and John Candy.

[@marcpeterson1092]

But the music really makes it. Don't forget Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles.

[@theskig]

I still remember when I was a kid, my dad bought the first VCR (wired remote, VHS upper loading) and then one evening told me "Here's a movie you have to see". The rest is history.

[@DavidCarper-h1u]

We had a jvc vcr

[@drivjc]

"That's where they got that Picasso" cracks me up the most every time. And I will add that I'm deeply disappointed that the video did not start with Elwood's line, "It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses." Joliet, "Hit it." How could you not start the video with those lines?

[@Elliottblancher]

That one guy yelling "Hey, they Broke My Watch" 🤣🤣🤣

[@CreightonRabs]

That seemed to be a running joke after every chase scene in this film.

[@Oldskul-iz4om]

I'm a 58yr old Black Man!! To this day, whenever I screw up,or make a mistake, I say... "DON'T YOU SAY A FUCKIN' WORD!" Unsurprisingly, no one gets the joke!!!!

[@georgehenderson7783]

Obviously a lot more people need to see this movie! 😂

[@seanbrittain2625]

That’s ashamed this should be required reading for every person in America

[@seanbrittain2625]

“ they broke my watch’

[@sturmovik1274]

Few years ago I was listening to local talk radio. Some listener called in and, in the course of normal conversation, referenced the "106 miles to Chicago" line. Not only did none of the hosts (some of whom were old enough to be from the right era) not know the line, when they looked it up on-air THEY GOT IT WRONG! They attributed it to some completely forgotten 90s comedy that must have used it as a tribute. First time I was every seriously tempted to call in to talk radio.

[@OlafProt]

[@fierybirb3207]

This movie is the best. Great music and an exorbitant amount of needless destruction and comedy.

[@hgauthier101]

That 440 is just screaming at 120mph!

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

Those cop motor 440's were guaranteed to achieve 140 top speed when new. But, old and worn out, it probably was struggling to make 120 mph!

[@davidstarsky6435]

This is one of the coolest chase scenes ever.

[@Sash77....oldmanradic]

The coolest chase scene ever

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

Man, that bit where he says "I've always loved you!" Is so funny 😁

[@eatmyshorts3147]

Lol! Peter Gibson is like...oh hot dog. Ty for making my last moments on earth socially awkward

[@briancooper4959]

Dispatcher: "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers, has been approved."

[@stevencasteel6799]

The music really makes this scene.

[@simongee8928]

It wasn't until I watched this film second time that I realised and appreciated the quality of the cast - ! 😅 A definite once only masterpiece - !

[@DaDa-David]

Watched this every year since I was 8yrs old - mow 52 and it still makes me laugh out loud and repeat the lines to mates.

[@ThinLynottFan]

I’m flying to Chicago today. Perfect clip to get me in the mood!

[@daniellucas1494]

Be sure to hit the Billygoat - on lower Wacker Drive!

[@christophersanders3252]

Watch out for Illinois Nazis. I hate Illinois Nazis.

[@peterbrown3608]

The chase through the shopping mall and this one are two of the best sequences put on film.

[@thareeqirfan7387]

How many car crashes in this entire clip ? the answer is YES

[@TheTallMan50]

104 cars destroyed

[@Pablo-t8c]

a lot of cars were crash/destroy in one scene

[@evlkenevl2721]

"Well, this is definitely Lower Wacker Drive." I tend to quote this whenever I've gotten lost and found the right road again.

[@bryanlahog7948]

A good car chase in movies has become a lost art.

[@MarcusHardyDJDirtyOne]

Indeed. Too much cg crap. 🍻

[@kiddetroit8403]

Disco passing haircuts this place has got everything😂🎉😂

[@binki611]

The Dodge and Plymouth full size with a 440 were the best ever made. The Plymouth Furry III was the best police car of the time

[@jasonjohnson4028]

It's got cop motor, cop brakes... cracks me up!

[@DavidCarper-h1u]

Hilarious but true..

[@roninakamai6325]

Blues Brothers,, at (100) and Blues Brothers 2000 at (102) still holds the world records for the most cop cars wrecked in a single movie

[@m-71tx26]

Some of the last of the Chrysler C-Platform(a.k.a. Mopar C-Body)full-size sedans sacrificed their lives during the making of this film.

[@tomawen5916]

The freeway ramp scene at 8:32 is the (then) unfinished 794 Highway bridge on the Lakefront of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Always makes me laugh when I get to see this in the movie!

[@ONEFATE9]

Hi. This is...uh.. what car is this? Car 5.5 . Yeah, this is car 55! We're in a truck! Heh heh!

[@willbride45]

1976 Dodge Monaco

[@ONEFATE9]

@willbride45 74 Dodge Monaco, actually.

[@kadarsva8279]

one of my favorite surreal moments. John Candy's delivery is spot on. 🚔🚚

[@Konev]

6:12 isnt sped up, the producers had the car going full send along there.

[@Floridanotthatbad]

And for the plaza scene they couldn’t get permits for it. So they got the mob who basically owned the guys running the plaza to approve it

[@jennifersman7990]

And Dan Aykroyd was driving too

[@NS6677]

supposedly they did 2 takes of the 120mph scene.

[@kiddetroit8403]

Absolutely undoubtedly one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history

[@ronaldjohnson2121]

That dodge was tough 😂😂😂

[@michaelblair5566]

A 1974 Dodge Monaco I think.

[@JohnBristol97]

@@michaelblair5566 yup!

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

I love that the whole RV bit happens because of a deleted scene where you find out that Elwood used to work in a glue factory and stole a couple of cans when he left to get Jake.

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

Such underapprechiated films, so much better than many of today's films!!!!

[@ChargingtheRoad]

The fact they're going that FAST (true fact, look up dvd commentary) through the streets of downtown chicago still blows my mind! Theyll never make car chases lile this anymore 😢

[@dianagarza9988]

I am from Chicago and to me it is ridiculous using so many real Chicago cops just to chase after two guys.

[@TheTallMan50]

This is nothing. Have you seen the Netflix documentary '137 Shots'? Over 60 officers participated in a 23-mile police chase throughout Cleveland Ohio back in 2012 just to apprehend a man and a woman who's 1979 Chevy Malibu had backfired in front of two cops.

[@dianagarza9988]

@TheTallMan50 no I have not seen it.

[@TheTallMan50]

​@dianagarza9988 After I finished watching it, I thought to myself "now that was some Blues Brothers shit!"

[@dianagarza9988]

@@TheTallMan50 Dan akyroyd is the Owner of the house of blues restaurant and bar and it plays live music in it to here in Chicago.

[@aberration3869]

I got to see this chase on the big screen with DOLBY sound. You were holding on to your seat when passing between those track supports at one hundred and twenty miles an hour.

[@kantarelljulletjolahopp5607]

Probably my favourite movie of all time. I can watch it over and over without ever getting tired of it

[@kiddetroit8403]

You can't jump this bridge with a thrown rod😂😂😂❤❤❤.. Elwood says watch me

[@tribalroselr]

We're on a mission from God.

[@PaulMarceau]

The back-flip, don't forget the back-flip.

[@jrussellcase]

It was sure nice of the Chrysler Corporation to donate all these police cars. You know the studio didn't buy them. 😂

[@andyreynolds6194]

I heard they raided every single scrap yard in a tristate area to find them all. Accordingly to legend these films are the reason why it’s harder to get parts for an equivalent model than any other year

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

The poor R-body Mopar finally got its 15 minutes of fame. And what a sendoff.

[@sergiovelazquez8756]

I really Do love some old Classic car chases from these exciting retro action comedy film's ❤❤❤❤

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

09:22 "That thing does not obey the laws of physics at all!" - Spiderman to Captain America about his vibranium shield - 😂

[@davidshaffer4664]

The last 15 minutes was the best

[@richardludwig3673]

They passed Chicago entirely and came up to Milwaukee!

[@billping2633]

Greatest police chase seen of all time in a movie. There is not even a second closest to it.

[@UmarKhan-hs2vm]

I love it! You started it at a good scene too! 😂😂😂😂 The Good Ol Boys!

[@xaenon]

6:12 Turn it up on some GOOD speakers, close your eyes, and just LISTEN. If you're a motorhead like me, that is the sound of nirvana.

[@sharpshooter13ify]

6:18 nearly 120 on that road, even if it was cleared like in the movie I’d never have the nerve

[@eddiestanley135]

"Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues brothers has been approved!!"😂

[@walterpaton8698]

@@eddiestanley135 best line ever...

[@eddiestanley135]

@walterpaton8698 Thank you so much my friend !!👍

[@rickdagrexican7351]

0:43 That is the Canfield Road exit from I-90. When I was eight years old I watched the rehearsals for this stunt from across the street. Spoke to one of the stunt drivers during a break. That guy gave me a production pin. Mom put it away. It will be discovered again one day...

[@mpaulm]

6:12, yes, they were actually traveling that fast for the stunt.

[@shuntguy]

Watch the trash on the dashboard of the car. That's Dan actually driving. Not a stuntman. They are not being towed on a trailer like on CHiPs.

[@dennisandry1632]

I watched the Daley Plaza scene from across the street on Dearborn.

[@Dragonblaster1]

I said, "Don't you say a f_ing word" right on cue.

[@alexander1485]

I like how at 6:53 you can see the camera that was filming.... inception moment.

[@nonameuno9394]

I never get enough of that movie!!!!! That's the sickest shit ever!!!!!

[@OlafProt]

"goddamn boy..." 6:00 I love looking at the people in the background.

[@Fakan]

Always made me laugh as a kid seeing the Nazis drive off the overpass and suddenly they're falling from orbit like Wile E. Coyote. XD

[@jennifersman7990]

I read they filmed that sequence like 3 times because they wanted the skyline of Chicago in the shot

[@sturmovik1274]

During filming, they had to get special permission from the FAA to drop it from a helicopter. Only time in history that a Ford Pinto was granted a Certificate of Airworthiness.

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

@@sturmovik1274 It would be awesome if the FAA pulled that Airworthiness Certificate for the Ford Pinto out of its dusty filing cabinets and showed it in the FAA lobby.

[@flossietube2065]

They were on a mission from God! I've always LOVED how they were protected, it seems, by divine intervention to ensure they would complete there mission!!! And just as soon as the mission was complete, then and only then could they be apprehended! ☺️👍

[@richardspencer4901]

2:29 why did he turn off there when it's just a sliproad back onto the freeway

[@Hellodarknessmyolefriend]

Poor twiggy being left out. Hahaha

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

To leave Twiggy like that was proof that the Blues Brothers were on a mission from God.

[@Brett_is_Veng]

i watch that purely for the sound of the beautfil v8 at full chat , wonderful sound gives me good bumps

[@MarcusHardyDJDirtyOne]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 yes

[@angelinasuazo5705]

I wonder how much the budget for this film was, to destroy so many cop cars?!

[@RaymondBogert]

GLAD I GOT THIS ON DVD 📀 CLASSIC DAN AYKROYD AND JOHN BELUSHI WERE GREAT TOGETHER😂😂😂

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Leave it to John Candy to have limited screen time in _Blues Brothers_ and STILL find a way to STEAL the WHOLE movie! 3:05 🤣

[@tsntana]

Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips!

[@richardspencer4901]

The guy in the police control room is the same guy in Home Alone, in the black and white film

[@matkremzar5474]

really so cool

[@MarcusHardyDJDirtyOne]

😮😮❤❤❤

[@sctta]

That's Ralph Foody. He also played a bad cop in the Movie Code of Silence. Also played a cop in the Movie Raw Deal.

[@gold3084]

At 6:16, traveling for hours but close to a full tank of gas; great fuel economy 🤣

[@robertphillips6296]

Traffic seams pretty light. 😊

[@Fakan]

The best traffic Chicago has ever seen, haha!

[@game46312]

Probably filmed on an early Sunday morning. That is the only time I experience light traffic in Chicago

[@LITTLE1994]

The best scene in the whole movie

[@Pablo-t8c]

my favorite movie of that year

[@scottl.1568]

Simply the greatest 😎

[@bradshaver3168]

Welcome to Chicago

[@angelinasuazo5705]

Oh shit! John Candy!

[@angelinasuazo5705]

Him and Louie Anderson were the best!!!

[@speakfreeley4473]

Movie went over-budget because of the sheer amount of cars they destroyed. Mind you in it's sequel 'Blues Brothers 2000' even more cars got destroyed. It became a record for the number of cars wrecked in one movie regarding the latter.

[@alexthompson5275]

1:09. Don't you say a fuckin word

[@walterpaton8698]

Use of unessary force to apprehen the Blues brothers has been approved..

[@kathykasper7868]

A best movie of all time.

[@jeremiahmiller6431]

The best part of this scene. Most car chases in movies are shot a low speeds and edited to make it look fast. Not this one. At 6:12 you can tell that they are *booking it* for real, and then it cuts to the speedometer saying 120 mph. I don't think that was lying, either, that car was flying down the street.

[@setup-d8n]

Why was Elwood not a NASCAR driver?!😂

[@jamespell8091]

The good ol boys Winny sailing into the water. An example of country music. It took a dive about then then reemerged ten years later in the 90's a whole differnt comercial thing

[@simflier8298]

Epic chase seen! Elwood had the pedal to the metal under the elevated train platform. Going 115+ in downtown Chicago...dang! 😅😂

[@t6h1y1]

hell yeah, thank you.

[@SJDSt]

"Unnecessary violence has been approved" 😂😂

[@THEMATRIXCORP]

I’m always amazed by how black music changed the world

[@Norm-ih2rq]

Yeah you are right, rap really destroyed an entire generation of young people. Its a tragedy.

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

There's a humongous difference between Motown and rap/hip hop. One could claim some artistic merits and the latter is like sepsis in the body-politic. The latter also freely and abundantly distributed by the rebbe rascals.

[@Hippiemanthc]

The budget was 27 million 500 hundred thousand dollars. That’s a lot of cars lol

[@robertdickerson16]

At 2:00 ,,and 3:30,the dispatcher is the guy from home alone in the videos Kevin watches ,"keep the change you filthy animal "yeah that guy .

[@paulhare662]

No real automobiles were harmed in the making of this film. Only Dodges.

[@bcwest56]

I resent that remark. I had a 1975 Dodge Monaco with a 400 engine that was very reliable and a pleasure to drive. Wish I still had it.

[@wearabo]

@@bcwest56 F*ck you Paul. My two favorite car companies are GM and Stellantis. You must be "a Ford @$$hole" 😁

[@Plymouth_Belvedere]

And a bunch of Chevrolets. And fords.

[@cdevil9488]

What a gyp! If this had really been the FULL scene, it would have got to when they parked and got out, and the Bluesmobile fell apart.

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

I can't prove it but, that scene where the Bluesmobile falls apart after going through so much was, in context, straight out of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Where Lord Krishna and Arjuna step out of their chariot after the great war in Kurukshetra, it falls apart and bursts into flames. Lord Krisha's yogic power, alone, kept it intact despite all the supernatural weapons used against it.

[@aaronstreeval3910]

Has anyone ever noticed not all of those police cars in there are Illinois state police. Some are actually wauconda Illinois police cars too. Witch is the city in Illinois where the big crash scene was filmed.

[@JakeandElwood1980]

Can you get Duel 1971 movie scenes on popcorn picks please

[@jasonjohnson4028]

"Does a bear sh!t in the woods?", should be said, "Does Elwood Blues know how to drive?"! I bought a matchbox Mercury station wagon. Same color and tailgate still opens. I forgot it was in this movie.

[@kiddetroit8403]

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

[@johncater7861]

I doubt that the Arkansas Highway Patrol could have got these guys.

[@theadventuresofjavier8698]

I never realized Bob was in Kelly’s Heroes….Cowboy

[@jaypierce0811]

Love this movie since I know all the locations.

[@kiddetroit8403]

Who won the sun's coming up we're still in the police chase😂😂😂 all units we have a signal 1090

[@Dennis-gf3ny]

Flying Winnebago, just without the wings.... reminds me of Spaceballs.

[@curtcollett2893]

And John Candy was in that too.

[@kiddetroit8403]

Well after all this craziness I guess we're going to have to call the towing company it's called Chicago undercover toe😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@arthurpenfield8229]

RIP John Candy 😢😢

[@erickort1987]

5:05 there had to be a jump ramp on the side of that police car

[@mikkelnpetersen]

"Use of *unnessesary* violence"

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

The poor unloved R-body Mopar. Never got the respect it deserved yet, it was the star of this movie.