As the first Saturday Night Livesketch-turned-movie, with writer Dan Aykroyd having never written a film script before, The Blues Brothers were truly on a mission from God — one that would prove that ...
Some of the best movies have a little bit of everything, and The Blues Brothers fits that mold. The 1980 film is described as a musical action comedy, which already tells you there is a lot happening.
Does “The Blues Brothers” deserve a book? In the pantheon of gloriously dumb movie comedies derived from “Saturday Night Live” and the National Lampoon, the 1980 John Belushi-Dan Aykroyd R&B farce ...
The following is adapted from “The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic,” published March 19 by Atlantic Monthly Press. The author is ...
The Audible Original docuseries explores the lasting impact of The Blues Brothers and includes new insights by co-lead, Dan Aykroyd. Narrated by Aykroyd, The Arc of Gratitude dives into the film's ...
At several points in “The Blues Brothers” (1980), for no particular reason except the glee of destruction, police cruisers chasing the titular rogue siblings go airborne, spiral, smash into one ...
EXCLUSIVE: The Blues Brothers are back in business. Only this time, the Briefcase Full of Blues will be opening through a graphic novel. The family of Dan Aykroyd and the late Judy Belushi-Pisano‘s ...
While filming “The Blues Brothers” in 1979, John Belushi was partying so hard that he was often unable to function. One night, after yet another Belushi delay, director John Landis knocked on the door ...
“Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in the outrageously funny musical comedy The Blues Brothers. After the release of Jake Blues (Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Aykroyd) take ...