The Blues Brothers [videorecording] / a Universal picture ; written by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; directed by John Landis.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 20299 | Universal Home VideoLanguage: English Summary language: spafre Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, c1998.Edition: Collector's edDescription: 1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 078322804X :
- Director of photography, Stephen M. Katz ; editor, George Folsey, Jr. ; choreographer, Carelton Johnson ; music, Ira Newborn.
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Main Library | DVD | COMEDY Blues Br | Available | 33111009488129 | ||||
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Northport Library | DVD | COMEDY Blues Br | Checked out | 05/02/2024 | 33111008273126 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Expanding on their Saturday Night Live characters, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star as Jake and Elwood Blues, two white boys with black soul. Sporting cool shades and look-alike suits, Jake and Elwood are dispatched on a "mission from God" by their former teacher, Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman). Said mission is to raise $5000 to save an orphanage. In the course of their zany adventures, the Blues Brothers run afoul of neo-Nazi Henry Gibson, perform the theme from Rawhide before the most unruly bar crowd in written history, and lay waste to hundreds of cars on the streets and freeways of Chicago. In case you aren't swept up in the infectuous nuttiness of the brothers Blue, you might have fun spotting film's legion of guest stars, including James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Steve Lawrence, Twiggy, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman), Frank Oz, and Steven Spielberg. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby surround.
Includes 12 min. of footage that was not in the theatrical release.
Includes production photographs, notes, and original theatrical trailer.
Includes The story behind the making of The Blues Brothers / written, produced, and directed by Joseph "JM" Kenny.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Director of photography, Stephen M. Katz ; editor, George Folsey, Jr. ; choreographer, Carelton Johnson ; music, Ira Newborn.
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson, The Blues Brothers Band.
Jake and Elwood Blues, two hoodlum brothers searching for redemption, set out to locate and reenlist the members of their defunct rhythm and blues band in order to raise some honest money.
DVD.
Closed-captioned.
In English with optional Spanish and French subtitles.