Right, first off, though this film is incredibly silly I quite like it. Any more comments anyone?
It is one of the bast movies, but... When they are going to Chicago, Elwood says that it is 106 miles to Chicago. If they are that far North then they should be in Wisconson and out of Illinois State Police juristiction.
Quote (from memory, so no flames), finishing Jasons...
Quote:"It's 2 o'clock in the morning. It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a half tank of gas, a full pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit it."
Quote:"Are you boys police officers?"
"No ma'am, we're musicians."
Pity they had to cheapen the memory of this film by making Blue Brother 2000. Luckily, if Harry Shearer can be believed, there will never be a sequel to This Is Spinal Tap because there is no way the original can be topped.
Was the sequel really THAT bad?
I didn't think so... all the camios from people in the first movie was neat but another sequal would probobly be a waste of time. I know that I can't spell
The plot thread with the kid was completely superfluous, for a start. And it was nothing but a rehash of the first film - Aretha Franklin singing Respect *again*? How about a different song?
Aretha didn't sing Respect in the original.
Thats right! She sang "Think" I have the soundtrack
I haven't seen the BBY2K yet... was one of the cameos Carrie Fisher? (isn't it weird how everything relates to Star Wars/Trek?)
No unfortunately Carrie Fisher did not appear in BB2K.
Ummm There is a Sequel of sorts to "This is Spinal Tap". Is a concert Film of Tap, but has lots of lil interviews spread through out to Update us on the charectors in the movie.
And your point would be?
I finally saw Blues Brothers 2000 and I must say it is not that good. I was bored early on and I feel there could have been much better use of the Russuan Mafia and the Survivalists. John Goodman was woefully underused and basically the film was a shallow copy of the first.
Nit on the original movie.
Why were the rest of the band in jail at the end? As far as I can tell, their only involvement was being contacted by Jake and Elwood, being told to show up at the Apollo(?) and play a gig. They did this. Why were they arrested?
Great line - "Use of unnecssary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers HAS been approved."
To answer your question: Since the police didn't seem to concerned about the Blues Brother's rights (Use of unnecessary violence...), I doubt they were too concerned about the band's rights either.
On a side note, I just got The Blues Brothers DVD, collector's edition. With scenes deleted from the original release. My favorite is when Jake overflows the gas while filling up the Bluesmobile, and when he tosses his cigarette away, the gas station blows up.
John Landis' films have really gone down in quality since his legal troubles re:"Twilight Zone", with "Into the Night" and "Spies like Us" the worst. "Coming to America" was OK; "Beverly Hills Cop III" was good. Too bad it bombed.
"Blue" Lou Marini, who plays the sax with the band in this film, performed (sax, of course) with Steve Tyrell at the Blue Note cafe in New York recently.
The 2005 25th anniversary DVD release has an extended version (15 minutes longer) on side A, and the theatrical version on the flip side (yes, it's the detested two-sided DVD.) Both versions begin with the then-current Universal logo. But - When I saw this movie in the theater back in 1980, it had no Universal logo. It began with an overhead night shot of the cityscape, with the titles "A Universal Picture" superimposed. Which both DVD versions still have.
The biggest nitpick in the film was also pointed out by a newspaper critic on its day of release. The plot is propelled by the brother's former orphanage needing money to pay the property taxes. Church organizations, such as schools, orphanages and the like, are tax exempt.
Elwood actually says that he and Jake have a full tank of gas, and a half a pack of cigarettes. They're 106 miles from Chicago. With the full tank (the capacity of a 1974 Dodge police special was about 25 gallons) and even with the crummy gas mileage that car got (about 11 mpg) there is no way it should have run out of gas. Yet it did; we see (IIRC) Elwood pushing the 4400-plus pound car into a gas station. And, having to wait for the gas delivery.
There could be a leak (or even more than one) somewhere, that thing is a wreck on wheels.
This probably doesn't bother anyone else but me. In The Blues Brothers why has a scenario been written so that these men, who apparently love soul music more than life itself, have to leave behind Aretha Franklin in her glory and take Matt "Guitar" Murphy instead?
I guess the cast was uncertain when the script was written.
It's hard to talk to someone whose lips are saying one thing while your ears hear something else.
The Blues Brothers is set to return to theaters for three nights this summer (June 28; July 1 and 5) in a celebration of the movie's 40th anniversary, sponsored by TCM and Fathom Events. I don't know if it will happen, as movie theaters are still shut down due to the current pandemic. My advice - consult the Fathom Events website.