Quotes from movie the blues brothers finest quotes. The first saturday night live skit to be spun off into a movie, and arguably the best. Belushi was jake blues, and aykroyd was jakes silent brother elwood. There are so many the blues brothers quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on the face, change of mood, bring you out of. Steve cropper had to extricate himself from a project with fellow guitar great robben ford first, but an association with the blues brothers was born. An uncensored history of saturday night live and doug hill and jeff weingrads saturday night. These joliet jake blues quotes are from blues brothers movie.
Elwood covers his head in anticipation of more gunfire, jake removes his sunglasses to make a wordless appeal, and the mystery woman visibly softens. The blues brothers dvd johnson county library bibliocommons. Mar 15, 2016 blues brothers wasnt my fault duration. Comedy icons john belushi and dan aykroyd star in the outrageously funny musical comedy the blues brothers. Attorneys representing several creative artists clients and other belushi colleagues, like director john landis the blues brothers, wrote letters warning that portraying them in the film would be an invasion of privacy. There are so many the blues brothers quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on. After the release of jake blues belushi from prison, he and brother elwood aykroyd take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. This page contains quotes from the movie the blues brothers. Back when dan aykroyd wasnt fat and john belushi wasnt dead, they. 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. It was john belushis last second plea to his scorned girl friend at the end of the blues brothers movie, no i didnt. Many, many people who knew, worked with, and loved belushi explained their interactions in their own words with their own thoughts. Carrie fisher as the murderous ex mystery woman in the blues brothers, sharing my love for the blues brothers, the act, the band, and the movie, from the music to the actors and the musicians. John belushi was weird in that he was completely against type for a comedian.
Exclusive book excerpt reveals new details of a tragic end at the chateau marmont. The controversy over belushi bio wired rolling stone. He was the first of the high school winners that were allowed to continue to win. John belushi, dan aykroyd, and ray charles in the blues brothers 1980.
The first movie opens and closes with jake in jail. A backstage history of saturday night live, the making of the blues brothers movie is framed as the end of an era, marking the moment when the. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Jan 24, 2017 relive the blues brothers film and the musical and comedy exploits of john belushi and dan aykroyd with these 10 classic moments. A great comedy featuring dan ackroyd and john belushi. The film was a commercially and critically panned failure.
But, you dont see em makin any crappy movies about those other people chris farley for example. Relive the blues brothers film and the musical and comedy exploits of john belushi and dan aykroyd with these 10 classic moments. Chapter 7four kids in a classroom you gotta believe me scene from the classic film the blues brothers. His first significant role was in michael manns thief 1981. He spends his spare time illustrating childrens books. Picture 8, john belushi and jak nicholson after a blues brothers concert. John belushi, dan aykroyd, blues brothers, how about it.
Nor was it the fault of the musicians who appeared. The blues brothers dvd snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Mistaken identity almost cost steve cropper blues brothers gig. The blues brothers quotes, movie quotes movie quotes.
So, phil described me and he said, god, it really is him. A poster of john belushi from animal house, or a poster of john belushi from blues brothers. He was very popular, being voted the homecoming king and most humorous. John belushi and dan aykroyd on the set of director john landis the blues brothers. He saw modest success with 1980s the blues brothers. Jb was a football star and president of his high school. My uncle hired the best romanian caterers in the state. Mar 12, 20 here at ux mastery, were big fans of the 1980 musical comedy film, the blues brothers. Ovitz himself phoned, says feldman, and told me it wasnt a good idea to make this picture.
The blues brothers dvd central rappahannock regional. Comedian and actor john belushi was at the height of the blue brothers craze when he hid out in a caithness castle, mingled with the locals, went fishing for mackerel and bought a new set of hats from a shop in wick. See more ideas about blues brothers, blues brothers 1980 and blues brothers movie. Judy belushi is wrong, i believe, in confusing the progression of johns disease with the demands and pressures of show business. After jake blues is released from prison, he and brother elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. Making blues brothers with john belushi and dan akroydwe.
Oct, 2006 why was jim belushi excluded from starring in blues brothers 2000. In it, howard shore and his allbee band play the slim harpo song im a king bee, with belushi singing and aykroyd playing harmonica, dressed in the bee costumes they wore for the killer bees sketch. Belushi and aykroyd star as the blues brothers who are trying to reunite their rhythm and blues band in order to raise some honest money. It was summer 1980 and the blues brothers had already smashed the box office on its opening in the united states. To obtain the seven limousines for the wedding party, my father used up his last favor with mad pete trullo. A description of tropes appearing in blues brothers. Jake blaming everything but himself for missing his wedding. We had a script the blues brothers meet the voodoo queen that we were going to use before, but we changed almost all of it. The inevitable blues brothers movie wasnt as successfulat least not initially. A backstage history of saturday night live, the making of the blues brothers movie is framed as the end of an era, marking the moment when. The blues brothers dvd chicago public library bibliocommons. Not only did it open up several aspects of one of my favorite childhood actors grew up on blues brothers and animal house, but it did it in a method that ive never experienced before. The blues brothers are an american blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians dan aykroyd and john belushi as part of a musical sketch on saturday night live.
The book was later adapted into a feature film also called wired, in which belushi was played by michael chiklis and woodward was played by j. These the blues brothers quotes about the musical siblings. After jake blues is release from prison, he and brother elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. The blues brothers 1980 john belushi as joliet jake imdb. It felt like jake was more developed than elwood but still, besides nitpicking, its a great book. Aug 16, 2019 these joliet jake blues quotes are from blues brothers movie. It wasnt their fault that briefcase full of blues outsold nearly every. You gotta believe me scene from the classic film the blues brothers. I was very pissed off by what universal did to me on blues brothers 2000. The blues brothers double feature the blues brothers.
He wasnt the first guy in hollywood to abuse drugs and hes certainly not the last guy to do it. Heard that jim wanted to be in the movie badly but wasnt extended an invitation. This movie was probably made by someone who had a grudge against john belushi. My favorite musical with a ton of great blues music. Belushis friends and family boycotted the film, which took many liberties from the book and turned it into a nonlinear fantasy drama. Why was jim belushi excluded from starring in blues brothers 2000. As a teenager, i must have watched the cult classic hundreds of times, completely oblivious to the onset drugs and excess that contributed to enormous budget overruns incurred by joliet jake john belushi and elwood blues dan aykroyd.
Its hard to ignore the sad and conspicuous absence of the late john belushi, but this longdelayed sequel to 1980s the blues brothers still has dan aykroydas chicago bad boy and blues rocker elwood blues to keep the music alive. Danny aykroyd had been opening up these clubs called the house of blues and appearing as elwood with the original blues brothers band and the place would go wild. John belushi, the son of adam and agnes belushi, was born january 24,1949. Jun 24, 2001 attorneys representing several creative artists clients and other belushi colleagues, like director john landis the blues brothers, wrote letters warning that portraying them in the film would be an invasion of privacy. John belushi joliet jake blues dan aykroyd elwood blues.
The blues brothers filming location belushi aykroyd landis 1980. Jul 09, 2019 these the blues brothers quotes about the musical siblings. The blues brothers dvd surrey libraries bibliocommons. Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content english english, collapsed. He graduated from wheaton central high school, which is in illinois, in 1967. Think back to a time when youve been accused of being a fault for something. Why was jim belushi excluded from starring in blues brothers.
Rhythm and blues revue, are an american blues and rhythm and blues revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors dan aykroyd and john belushi as part of a musical sketch on saturday night live. But the film the blues brothers became a nightmare for universal pictures, wildly off schedule and over budget. The only reason this movie was made, at least the impression i got, was to insult john belushi. They waited all those years to do a sequel and they didnt wait for jim belushi to be available. The blues brothers 1980 dan aykroyd as elwood imdb. The blues brothers 1980 john belushi as joliet jake. Locusts it wasnt my fault i swear to god joliet jake blues. Popular comedy movies blues brothers 2000 animated cartoons blue art comic book artists animation series looney. Clearly, the blues brothers is one of my favourite movies. In tom shales and james andrew millers book live from new york. Tell me about this steve cropper guy, whats he look like. Here at ux mastery, were big fans of the 1980 musical comedy film, the blues brothers. They learn the church is no longer supporting the institution and will sell the place to the education authority.
John belushi and dan aykroyd john belushi and dan aykroyd have a laugh during the production of the blues brothers. There are so many joliet jake blues quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on the face, change of mood, bring you out. It s hard to ignore the sad and conspicuous absence of the late john belushi, but this longdelayed sequel to 1980s the blues brothers still has dan aykroydas chicago bad boy and blues rocker elwood blues to keep the music alive. So for me, for my mother, my grandmother, my father, my uncle, and for the common good, i must now kill you, and your brother. After hunting him down, the jilted woman has decided to kill him, and his brother, elwood, because jake left her at the altar. Belushi and aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist joliet jake blues and harmonica playervocalist elwood blues, fronted the band, which was composed of wellknown and. John belushi, as jake blues, is kneeling in the mud selection from the secret language of influence. Back when dan aykroyd wasnt fat and john belushi wasnt dead, they starred together in an occasional sketchcummusicalact featuring the two of them in dark suits and sunglasses as the blues brothers. The genesis of the blues brothers was a january 17, 1976, saturday night live skit.
Its hard to ignore the sad and conspicuous absence of the late john belushi, but this longdelayed sequel to 1980s the blues brothers still has dan aykroydas chicago bad boy and blues rocker elwood bluesto keep the music alive. Why was jim belushi excluded from starring in blues. He also tours and records with jim belushi, brother of the late original blues brother, john belushi, in a revue called have love, will travel. Our lady of blessed acceleration, dont fail us now. Sep 27, 2003 he also tours and records with jim belushi, brother of the late original blues brother, john belushi, in a revue called have love, will travel.