Blues Brothers 2000

"The Blues are back."

1998 2h 3m EN

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 760

ActionComedyCrime

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Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

“The Blues are back.”

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Cast

Dan Aykroyd
Elwood Blues
John Goodman
Mighty Mack McTeer
Joe Morton
Cab Chamberlain
Frank Oz
Warden
J. Evan Bonifant
Buster Blues
B.B. King
Malvern Gasperon
Wilson Pickett
Mr. Pickett
Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Landis
Writers: John Landis, Dan Aykroyd
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Blues Brothers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Landis, shot by David Herrington. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Shaffer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dale Beldin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman and Joe Morton carry the top of the cast.

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The take

John Landis directs. David Herrington behind the camera. Paul Shaffer scores. Dale Beldin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
4Part of the "The Blues Brothers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by John Landis, shot by David Herrington. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Paul Shaffer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dale Beldin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman and Joe Morton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Blues are back.".
10IMDB entry: tt0118747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "prison", "chicago, illinois", "orphanage", "blues".

The technical file

Cinematography: David Herrington
Original score: Paul Shaffer
Editing: Dale Beldin
Costume design: Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Stunt coordinator: Alison Reid
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $28,000,000
Box office: $14,051,384
Return: 50% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

Part of

The Blues Brothers Collection

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical crime comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from "The Blues Brothers" musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. The 1998 sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, had similar traits to the original, including large car-chase scenes and musical numbers. Landis returned to direct the film and Aykroyd reprised his role, joining John Goodman, Joe Morton, and 10-year-old J. Evan Bonifant as the new Blues Brothers.

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 1/10
I guess it's not as bad as the one star rating might suggest. And I get that they moved from Chicago to New Orleans, I mean, who hasn't started in Memphis and worked their way from W.C. Handy down the Delta Blues Trail with a couple of stops at both Robert Johnson's crossroads? So, it seems like it want's to be a tribute to the Blues in that way... but it doesn't come across as the same comedic love letter to the music as the original one did. And of course John is gone and even though this was Akroyd's love child, it just feels wrong having John Goodman--or anyone else--in his place. But on the other hand it does have Koko instead of Franklin and I always liked her more. But it was the cameo of all cameos wasn't it? It's still lacking Buddy Guy and Magic Slim and Fats Domino and some of the other greats of Blues who where alive at the time and in their place is B.B King, who isn't bad in his own right, but doesn't doesn't at all like the line up they had in the original. So, really what was probably intended to be a tribute just ended up feeling like a sequel, and one twenty-years too late

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