The Blues Brothers is a classic action-comedy film filled with music and famous musicians. It was released in 20th of June in 1980 by Universal Studios. The films budget was 30 million American dollars. The film has been released on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray. There are two versions of the film: theatrical cut and an extended version.
The characters in the film are very memorable and their actors are very fitting to their respective roles. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd are the actors of the main characters Jake and Elwood Blues. Their band called The Blues Brothers has 10 members. The other members include Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Murphy Dunne, Willie Hall, Tom Malone, Lou Marini, Matt Murphy and Alan Rubin. They appear in the movie with their real names. Most of the smaller roles are police officers and other authorities. The movie also features famous musicians such as Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Ray Charles.
The plot of the movie is simple yet it features some twists. The movie starts with Jake coming to pick Elwood up from prison, where he stayed for three years for armed robbery. They then go to visit their childhood home which is a Roman Catholic orphanage. They find out that they need to collect 5000 dollars in order to save the orphanage from being closed. The brothers then visit a baptist church and Elwood gets an idea to get the needed money by reforming the band they used to to have – The Blues Brothers. After the brothers have started to gather the band back together, they start to encounter all kinds of problems, for example, some of the members now have jobs with good salaries and because of that, they are a bit curious, whether or not they should quit their jobs and join the band. Despite the hardships, they manage to get the band back to the original composition. After that, they start trying to get a gig at a larger consert than before.
I think the movie is very good. It is made nicely from pretty much every aspect. I recommend the movie for everyone who like films with a lot of music but people who just want to watch a comedy film might also enjoy it.
this is one of my favorite movies, and it is one of the most popular musicals in the world, and I would recommend this to everyone
This movie, at least in my opinion, is the epitome of all comedy movies. I’ve seen it now for about a million times, and the fun just never wears out. The music is also very catchy, and it fits into the movie especially well. I’d suggest all of you, who haven’t seen this masterpiece, to watch it and learn how all comedy movies should be made.