Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

Director:

John Landis

Writers (WGA):

Dan Aykroyd (film The Blues Brothers) and
John Landis (film The Blues Brothers) ...

Release Date:

6 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

The Blues Are Back

Plot:

Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."

Plot Keywords:

Band | Battle Of The Bands | Louisiana | Strip Club | Militia

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Walter Levine	...	Same Guard
Dan Aykroyd	...	Elwood Blues
Tom Davis	...	Prison Clerk
Frank Oz	...	Warden
Shann Johnson	...	Matara / Dancer
B.B. King	...	Malvern Gasperon
Kathleen Freeman	...	Mother Mary Stigmata
J. Evan Bonifant	...	Buster
Gloria Slade	...	Police Receptionist
Joe Morton	...	Cabel Chamberlain
Jennifer Irwin	...	Nun #1
Junior Wells	...	Junior Wells
Lonnie Brooks	...	Lonnie Brooks
Leon Pendarvis	...	Stripster Band
Steve Potts	...	Stripster Band

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for exotic dancing and some language.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Ontario/Prince Edward Island/Saskatchewan) | South Korea:All | USA:PG-13 (#35812) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

When the Blues Brothers are playing "Ghost Riders In the Sky" at the bluegrass festival, we can hear Elwood say "Duck, give me a mountain tempo in A minor". In the first Blues Brothers film, when they need to play country music, and decide on "Theme from Rawhide", someone in the band asks "What key?", and Duck Dunn answers: "A. Good country key, A."

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Originally the leader of the militant group is crushed and explodes with the boat. However, he reappears at Queen's saying" If you try any of that...”

Quotes:

Cab Chamberlain: I thought you said she was old and ugly.
Elwood Blues: Ix-nay on the ugly-ay.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mission Hill: Happy Birthday, Douchebag (#1.12)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Green Onions

There are much worse films than this.

It takes guts to make a sequel to a movie after 20 years, especially after the original has become a legend and the star has died since.

However this movie does a lot of things right and frankly, even if it had been perfect, some people would hate it anyway. The film suffers from not having John Belushi, but John Goodman puts in a good effort, and I for one was surprised at the quality of his singing. James Brown and Aretha Franklin reprise their guest roles. The music is not as good as the original but still better than most music in the charts these days.

The humour from the original is here but it is not as funny as the original. In fact all elements from the original are here in slightly inferior forms, with the exception of the car chase, which is better.

To be honest, it is worth seeing this film just to see how all the band has aged. i would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Blues music, though fans of the original may be disappointed