The Blues Brothers (1980)

In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that it is in danger of being shut down by the county for failure to pay taxes. With a little help from James Brown as a revival preacher, the Blues Brothers are divinely inspired to raise the $5,000 that the orphanage needs to stay open. On their mission from God, they must reunite their old band and raise the money by playi...
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ng various gigs around town. The wild adventures of the band include dodging evil neo-Nazis, playing in a rowdy redneck bar, and narrowly escaping the crazed Carrie Fisher as Jake's ex-fiancée, who is out to see him dead. Finally, the boys have to get to a gig at the Palace Hotel Ballroom and deliver the $5,000 to the county assessor's office--leading to one of the most wild and hysterical car-chase smash-ups in film history. John Landis has spiced this wonderful romp with fabulous rhythm-and-blues numbers from such greats as Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, and Ray Charles.
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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...
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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.
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Wanneer Jake Blues uit de gevangenis wordt ontslagen, bezoekt hij samen met zijn broer Elwood het weeshuis waar ze werden grootgebracht. Zuster Maria Stigmata vertelt hen dat de instelling in geldnood zit. De twee broers willen haar helpen maar ze moet hun gestolen geld niet hebben. De oudere conciërge Curtis, die hen heeft opgevoed en hun de liefde voor de muziek heeft bijgebracht, raadt hen aan wat vaker naar de kerk te gaan. Zo ontmoeten ze dominee Jones, die een vurige preek ten beste geeft, gevolgd door een geestdriftige gospel met het indrukwekkende kerkkoor. Terwijl de kerkgangers enthousiast meedansen, kr...
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ijgt Jake een goddelijke ingeving: hij zal zijn vroegere Bluesband weer nieuw leven inblazen.
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