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@@kyo2975 It's the Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini. It has been used in dozens of different places. I remember it in the Spy Hunter video arcade game.
Fun fact. That was Steven Spielberg as the county clerk at the end. I was 10 years old when this came out. Still one of the funniest movies ever. With so much heart.
Dan Akroyd and John Belushi were best friends. The role in Ghostbusters played by Bill Murray was originally meant for Belushi, but sadly he passed away before filming.
@@newbiesama I saw an interview with Eddie. He said he had to pick between making Beverly Hill Cop or Ghostbusters. He said he wanted to do both but couldn't. He said if he had done both people would have bowed down in his presence. LOL
You laughed, were surprised, amazed, and thoroughly entertained. And, not one bit of CGI. This is what can be done with real people, lots of them, and a parking lot full of cars to destroy, and don't forget the shopping mall. An immortal film.
I definetly think that cgi is good when used right but there's also no way it could remake the car crash scene and just how insane how many cars crashing into each other that way is
FYI: The kid that tries to steal the electric guitar is De'voreaux White who portrayed Argyle in Die Hard playing the limo driver and appeared with Bruce Willis again for the Die Hard battery commercial.
The guy in the sauna is Steve Lawrence. He and his wife, Eydie Gorme, were a popular singing duo with a 50 year career appearing in nightclubs, Las Vegas and TV variety shows. Their first recorded hit was in 1954.
The story goes that when Belushi died Dan Aykroyd drove his motorcycle across New York to get to Belushi's wife before she learned of his death from the news.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen two guys enjoy this movie as much as you guys did! Most reaction teams just don’t get it like you did! I enjoyed seeing you enjoy and appreciate the absurdity of it! Bravo!
Favorite Story from this film is Carrie Fisher said John Belushi told her "Carrie you need to lay off the coke.". As she said if John's telling you to stop you know there's a problem.
The band backing up the Blues Brothers was/is one of the most stacked group of musicians in the last 60 years. Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn were two members of Booker T and the MG's, one of the first mixed race southern soul bands. They had their own hits and backed up Otis Redding, Aretha and pretty much anyone else who ever recorded at Muscle Shoals in the late 60's. Mat "Guitar" Murphey was a slayer of delta blues, the horn section was from the original SNL band, the drummer was in the Bar Kays among others.
And though it’s uncredited - apparently Paul Schaffer (David Letterman band leader and SNL) arranged the music - he also has a fun cameo in This is Spinal Tap - another great early 80’s music movie!
That shot of John Lee Hooker is special. A last glimpse at a legend from an earlier generation that influenced all that followed. Same with Cab Calloway. Reminds me of that shot in Blazing Saddles with the Count Basie Orchestra.
Absolutely. I might be completely wrong but to me the fact that Jake & Elwood do not interact with John Lee Hooker at all was a deliberate choice - to keep his appearance a bit more serious as a show of respect.
In the extended version of the movie, there is a much longer John Lee Hooker scene and the Minnie the Moocher performance from Cab Calloway was extended. That version is 13 minutes longer than the theatrical version with many changes. I also wouldn't call it is last glimpse of JLH, he kept recording and winning Grammy awards into the '90's before he passed in 2001. Saw him and Bonnie Raitt on their tour in 1992 (I think).
@@stobe187 In the extended version, the JLH performance is a lot longer. There are four scenes of them watching JLH perform, one with a head shake and "yup" from Elwood.
I hold _Wayne’s World_ in very, very high regard, but I completely agree with you. Isn’t it interesting that the two best SNL spin-offs both have some very important involvement of music within their plots?
A couple of the band members, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn were part of the house band for rhythm and blues record label Stax Records in the 60's and were also core members of the band Booker T & the MG's who are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (class of 1992).
The music sting is "Peter Gunn". It was written by Henry Mancini in 1958 as the theme for a TV show of the same name. It's also the music in the old arcade game Spy Hunter
Cab Calloway was an honoured jazz musician and band leader. The song he sings in this film, "Minnie the Moocher," was the number 1 song in 1931! He performed the song loads of times in his career, and all his other songs are totally worth the checkout!
@vapoet I like that one, but personally, his performance of "It ain't necessarily so" on the Ed Sullivan show is my favourite by a long shot! I love how my generation (gen z) has access to this stuff that was probably missed by Millenials and Gen x on original broadcast or rare reruns + to people here in the UK and other countries who probably never saw the show broadcast in their own countries!
@@jaykilkenny5727 ...Wait, you don't think Millennials lacked an internet capable of playing this stuff in their youth, do you? Yeah we were too young for original broadcasts (because of course), bit we weren't all just stuck with reruns until we were 20, ffs. 😅 C'mon man, Gen Z humor is so brainrotted in part because you were immediately and unfortunately exposed to our prior cringe and stupidity the moment you had internet access. With stuff like that, it's no wonder you upped the ante. We Rawr XD'd so you could Sheeeeeeeesh. 😂
@Knight-Bishop tbh I have no clue what half of what you said means, but I was just trying to say that to people like me here in the UK of the Gen z generation (1998 - 2010) films like this didn't air on tv (unless you really looked or requested it), so it's nice to find it on the Internet and expose a new group of people to these old classics. None of this has to do with our humour either. I'm just stating that as a fan of oldies stuff, it's cool to find all this among with stuff by Frank Sinatra, etc, on the Internet for free!
@@jaykilkenny5727 ...Er...Okay? I thought I was pretty clear, but I'm not going to mug you off for not getting it. It just sounded like you were making some generational thing about it, not just about what was available in the UK in the past. It makes sense considering what you meant, though. And that's also the context for my comment about senses of humor and the internet. My bad, I guess? I just thought you were saying we didn't have access to this stuff when we were young. Made me feel old as hell for a moment, like people used to just upload entire unedited movies to TH-cam in the early days. Idk if that helps explain why I was confused. 😵
First time watching the Blues Brothers?! Well, I hope you like it lol. “The movie is 133 minutes long, you got a full cup of coffee, half a bagel, it’s 9am EST and you’re wearing sunglasses (and hand made binoculars) - Hit It!”
John Landis wrote the “four fried chickens and a coke” scene after seeing John Belushi eat four whole fried chickens. Elwood’s dry white toast came from when Dan Akroyd first moved away from his parents - his toaster was a coat hanger on a stovetop.
Elwood: "It's 106 miles to Chicago. We got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses." Jake: "Hit it!" One of the most iconic quotes in movie history. Love this classic film.
Hearing that always reminds me of the 60's Batman show where Robin says "Atomic Battery to Power. Turbines to speed." for an engine checklist right before Batman peels off in the Batmobile. ☺️
So I'm from Chicago and I remember I had someone in France ask me what movie I would recommend if I wanted them to know what Chicago was like, and this was the movie I told them to watch. The Blues Brothers just captures something about Chicago that is genuine. The neighborhoods, the culture, the attitude; all of it is Chicago to the core.
The gas station "hottie" is Twiggy, the first fashion supermodel and known for her thin physique. Her father nicknamed her "Twigs" because of her thin frame. She was discovered in the 60's and became a British cultural icon. She started a trend in which teen girls would starve themselves to get the "Twiggy" look. Cab Calloway is the singer/ band leader. He had his own band , popular in the 30's and 40's. He is famous for his scat singing and hit song "Minnie the Moocher".
The Nazis... there was a real case where a white hate group sued to march through a northern suburb of Chicago. It was a big case because the neighborhood was generationally Jewish, including a huge population of death camp survivors. Seeing the brothers run them off the bridge got the biggest cheer in the Chicago theater where I first watched this.
And as I recall (yes, I'm that old), the ACLU lawyer who defended their right to free speech was Jewish, which was part of the reason it became national news.
So glad I'm gen x. Nobody can understand how much fun we had growing up unless you are gen x yourself and experienced it. I am so lucky to have those memories. If people would have these experiences today hardly anyone would be so angry.
I think this is probably my favorite watch along so far! The way you two lit up and the dancing had me smiling from ear to ear. I used to watch this movie with my late father all to time and this gave me so much joy. Thank you guys!
This is one of the few I have seen where the reactors actually know something about the directors, writers, musicians and cameo appearances. I hated when younger reactors have no idea what or who they are watching.
You guys articulated what made prime John Landis movies so entertaining--his deadpan, patient, grounded style, rooted in the enviroments with precision comic timing. This film, ANIMAL HOUSE, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, THRILLER and his Eddie Murphy comedies all have that blunt-yet-subtle edge.
Close. It was 104 destroyed in 1980, and 105 in 1998. Also it was surpassed by an indie film called "The Junkman" (1982) which destroyed 150 cars. Which held the record until 2003 when the Matrix Reloaded destroyed 300 cars.
@@blacksheep_edge1412 I stay with 103 cars because that’s what most sources say. But I give you the „Junkman“, didn’t knew that. And the record for destroyed cars right now goes to „Transformers 3“ with 532 cars 🥳💀
And the first time I saw this was on the German autobahn being driven by this Turk in this coach At rather alarming speeds… not the best movie to watch on a bus- there’s a car crash every few minutes..
Ackroyd was always a huge Blues fan and became friends with Belushi and instilled in him an equal love of the genre. The 'Blues Brother" started as a kind of passion project for the duo playing gigs around NYC during their early SNL days. Lorne Michaels eventually allowed them to perform as a one-time joke skit with both performing wearing 'Killer Bee' outfits. Two years later, the final product that is seen in the movie was featured with Belushi singing 'Hey Bartender' and was an instant hit. Inspired, they put together an all-star band of the best blues musicians in the country along with Paul Scheaffer of Dave Letterman fame who was SNL's musical director and played a short series of concerts. The recordings of which were released as the 'Biefcase of Blues' album in 1978 which produced the hits 'Soul Man' and 'Rubber Biscuit'. And, whose liner notes fleshes out the lore on which the characters are based. Most of the musicians, less Schaeffer, are the same ones in the movie. Yes, not only is that actually Belushi and Ackroyd singing, the latter is a skilled blues harmonica player. If you like the music in the film, mostly relegated to the guest artists. You really should check out the album it is full of great Blues music and adaptations of other genres into blues style.
Thanks! I love this movie and it was always obvious to me that they were singing. You can hear their voices! I always thought the harmonica was dubbed though.
I saw this theatrically in 1980 when I was about 12 1/2 years old. I went because I loved John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd from SNL. This movie exposed me to a whole genre of music I didn’t even know existed and that I love to this day.❤
The primary conflict of the story is that Jake was comfortably asleep on his bunk in his cell and then got woken up and thrown out into the world. The resolution to the primary conflict is that Jake takes the world by storm and is returned to prison. The Hero's March is the Jailhouse Rock.
One of the greatest movies of all time. I’m so shocked you guys hadn’t seen this, but I’m glad you let us come along for the ride. The cameos in this are perfect 👌🏻
No one ever remembers Used Cars and it’s fantastic. Ever watched the DVD with the commentary on? It’s just as hilarious as the film itself. ‘A mile of cars…?’ 😂😂
every singer and musician in this movie is a legend in music. Dan Aykroyd supposedly was driving in the scenes under the L-line and topped it out at over 115 MPH.
I have seen this movie so many times and it will always be an all time classic. From a SNL sketch written by Dan Aykroyd to becoming a film is just awesome. Also Carrie Fisher during the making of this film was engaged to Dan Aykroyd for a short period. Kathleen Freeman who plays the nun voiced Ma in the episode "Eggbaby" for Batman Beyond. Frank Oz's cameo as the officer giving Jake Blues his stuff back before getting released from Prison is great. His underrated "What About Bob?" that came out in 1991 is just hilarious and you should do a reaction video for that film.
Kathleen Freeman was also Lina Lamont’s vocal coach in Singin’ in the Rain (1952). I quote her frequently: rrrround tones, Miss Lamont, rrrrround tones.
@@shirleydurr411 Close, but off just a bit. Frank Oz voiced Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and also in Return of the Jedi (1983). He was also the Voice of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Animal, and many other in the original Muppet Movie (1979) as well as the sequels of The Great Muppet Caper, and The Muppets Take Manhanttan, just to name a few of his career highlights.
JOHN - all of the locations were in Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois. I’m a born, raised, and still living in Chicago. The mall scene was in Harvey at a shopping center that was torn down. The guys were pulled over on Cumberland Avenue in Park Ridge. Mayor Jane Byrne allowed the drive through Daley Plaza and building because they were going to remodel the lobby. She also wanted to bring more tourism and films to Chicago.
The one shot that wasn't was filmed in Milwaukee - where they back-flipped the car to avoid the Illinois Nazis. They filmed that on the then -unfinished 794.
Clicked on this so insanely quickly!! This was such a brilliantly contagious joyful and delightful watch!! Me and my cousin watched this religiously growing up. Getting to watch you guys watch and review this has just been so much fun!! Thank you! ❤
That line "when at Universal Studios ask for Babs" is a reference back to Landis and National Lampoon's "Animal House". The girl that Elwood was hitting on was Twiggy, a super model of the 60's. The Blues Brothers started as a skit on SNL. Blues Brothers 2000 has much more music and music icons.
Favorite cameo is definitely Steven Spielberg as the Tax Clerk that takes the payment right after his lunch break. Mainly because it's uncredited. This film is a classic. It never ever gets old. I watch it properly, 3 times a year, minimum.
This movie is magical. I have seen it well over 30 times. The band was the SNL band in the 70s. Someone else mentioned this, but Steve and Duck were house band members for Stax records which produced the songs "Soul Man", "Sittin on the Dock of the Bay", the "Shaft" soundtrack as ell as many others. The adlib in "Soul Man" where Sam says, "Play it Steve!", he's talking to Steve Cropper. Most of the band for Stax were high school students, including Booker T, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn!
There were no voice overs on this movie. EVERYONE that was singing or playing an instruments really did so in real life and in real time with the filming. Dan Aykroyd sang /sings in the most beautiful bass and his tenor register is very unique. John Bulushi and his brother Jim were singers and dancers (back then you had to know how to act, sing and dance. It was called the triple threat) just like Dan. You two really need to watch Blues Brothers 2000. If you loved the music in this one, you will definitely love the music in that one. All of the singing and dancing for BB2000 was also done by the actors…ALL OF THEM 😉☺️
@@legionaireb we, my family and I love these movies. My son was 9 when BB2k came out and we couldn’t keep him still. He wanted to dance in the theater aisle and sing the songs, my daughter was 6 and she was singing! My 3 year old joined her. When it came to DVD we had to have both films so we bought the commemorative set. I still have it 🥰 I feel like you have to be a lover of ALL music to understand this movie..
The first film was the better film - but I’ve always loved BB2K as well. So many musical greats, and the audio quality is better too. The plot… well, who was really there for the plot in the first place?
Although, due to the logistics of shooting scenes multiple times from multiple angles most were lipsynced (though the artists themselves were the ones who recorded it). For example, that's Aretha Franklin singing but she is lipsyncing to her own recording because it's the only way to have all the shots line up.
Steven Williams is the actor that says "I'm going to catch that sucker if it's the last thing I ever do" appeared on 21 Jump Street. You also get the iconic John Candy as well working with Steven Williams in this film trying to catch the Blues Brothers.
8:06 God is a character in this film. It is not subtle. From this instant forth, the hand of god is guiding and aiding Jake and Elwood. They can not be harmed, which is why the ruler and the rod and falling down the stairs do no harm, and why everything's cool throughout the movie, and they can harm no one. When Henry Gibson goes off the unfinished overpass, the [PINTO] he is in is taken by the hand of god, which is how it is able to end up so amazingly high up. The Blues Brothers were not respinsible for that.
And in order to film the scene w the Pinto falling, they had to drop another one as a "flight test" and file paperwork with the FAA to describe the flight characteristics. IIRC, they dropped the car from 1500 feet from a helicopter.
Henry Gibson leader of the Nazi party lol. He voiced Wilbur in Charlotte's Web and also appeared in "The Burbs" directed by Joe Dante and Carrie Fisher also appeared in that film portraying Tom Hanks onscreen wife. You guys need to do a reaction video for that as well.
LOVE The Burbs! Originally came to it for Corey Feldman, but stayed for Rick Ducommun's INSANELY great performance. "Satan is good ... Satan is our pal...!" 🤣🤣🤣
So good to see some younger reactors recognizing and appreciating the musical guests in this wonderful movie. A true classic with an iconic soundtrack.
Akroyd and Belushi were actually passionate about Blues music, and this film grew out of them performing as the Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live ( playing music, not a skit ). This film and their dedication to the Blues led to the House of Blues music venues and radio show which REALLY helped to revitalize Blues music fandom.
Thank you for watching this. ❤❤❤ It was a family fave growing up. We would come home and someone in the family invariably would say “you got my cheez whiz boy??! “ 😂😂😂 But obviously there are M A N Y quotable lines in this movie. Thank you thank you again.
1.This was Dan Aykroyd's baby that started out as a SNL skit. He eventually got with Landis (thus Chicago) and it was built on that. There were already songs made for the Blues Brothers from SNL They also put out one album. 2. All-star cast.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 3. Booking officer is Frank Oz. Voiced Yoda, Miss Piggy and other Muppets. 4. ".....We have a full tank of gas, a half pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses, hit it" 5. A MUCH better Musical (even better than Grease IMVHO). It's "Hair" 1979. John Savage, Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo. Milos Foreman Directed. "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest' and "Hair" 6. They smash so many cars that "Smokey and the Bandit" was practice. WE'RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD😇😇 PS: When you said, "No way" with the drawbridge, I'm thinking, just wait.😲😲
The Blues Brothers movie was a must watch at my High School, Wheaton Central. The same high school John Belushi and his brother James went to. Funny story about John when they shot this. One day John just disappeared from the set. The cast and crew had to canvass the area to find him. Turned out John, just walked into someone’s house said, “You know who I Am.” When he saw the owner and crashed on his couch. Later when they were shooting the Chicago scene, he got into a fight with the director and some random fan pulled up in his car saying, “hey John Belushi!!” John proceeded to jump into this guy’s car and took off with him.
My father plays lead trumpet in one of Chicago's most famous tribute bands, the Blooze Brothers, and was the one to continue Mr. Fabulous's legacy. I'm so proud one of me and my dad's favorite movies is getting the recognition it had back in the 80's once again. Thanks Reel Rejects 👍
"We're gonna have some dance moves in here?" I was born 20 years after this movie came out. It's actively still some of the best choreography on film, 44 years later.
I must be getting old if I’m dying from watching you two go ape 💩while watching an old school 80s classic that would never be done today 😂. Great video. Now you have to watch another 80s classic Bloodsport
The absolute greatest reaction to this movie that I have ever seen. This movie held the record for most cars wrecked, 103, until The Blues Brothers 2000, 104. And Twiggy, the girl at the motel, was an extremely popular model in the 70's, you couldn't open a magazine or newspaper without finding her picture.
I'm glad you guys had a blast watching this, it's even better with a bunch of friends, imagine it's 1992 you're stationed in Germany and watching this with your semi drunk army buddies in the barracks...man good times!
I believe I heard there was an episode of Saturday Night Live where John Belushi walks thru a graveyard stopping at every gravestone with an original cast members name on it and remembering skits they had on the show. It had this idea that John Belushi was the last of the original cast to still be alive, which was sadly ironic because he was actually the first of the original cast to pass away.
It was one of a number of occasional bits on the show called "Schiller's Reel." As mentioned, this episode was "Don't Look Back in Anger." The MOST ironic thing is that he stated, "They all thought I'd be the first to pass..." Sadly, he was. 😢
I saw him for the first time in 1981. For me, one of the best films of the last century. Awesome cast. Awesome music.This film should not be missing at any film party. And it has lost none of its appeal to this day. 😎🤘greetings from Germany 🤘😎
The police officer is indeed the actor who played Rufus on Supernatural. He also played Captain Fuller on the 21 Jump Street series (Commisioner Fuller in the 22 Jump Street movie) and Mr. X on The X-Files
23:50 "We gotta go to work!" is one of my favorite lines from a movie, ever, considering it's context. Also, John being red-faced due to laughter throughout the whole movie is reason enough to 'Like' this video.
"Who ELSE can we get in this? Can we get some MILITARY?" 3 seconds later... US Army. This movie just says YES to EVERYTHING! Creepy nun ✅️ Souped up car ✅️ Destroy a shopping mall ✅️ Mission from God quest ✅️ Lots of Cops ✅️ Nazis ✅️ Blues and R&B dance numbers ✅️ Enough cameos to rival Deadpool 3 ✅️ Action in a musical ✅️ Musical in a drama flick ✅️ Jilted murderous ex fiancee ✅️ Hideehideehideeho ✅️ Beyond ridiculous car chase ✅️
Great reaction. This is my favorite musical of all time. The music. The comedy. The action. Top notch 80s insanity. I love it. If you are a fan of the film, check out the extended/directots cut. It includes a lot of little details. Tho it changes the pacing a bit. Still a bit of gold for any Blues Brothers fan. 😊
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I believe that song is from the opening theme to Dragnet?
@@kyo2975 It's the Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini. It has been used in dozens of different places. I remember it in the Spy Hunter video arcade game.
Dudes! Loved your reaction so much. Liked and subscribed. Will you do Blues Brothers 2000 please?
One of the greatest pleasures in life is to see someone lose their shit to this movie as completely as you two did. it heals the soul.
Agreed. I had a grin on my face the entire time watching them keep losing it over and over. 😂
Couldn't have said it better, sir. A-fucking-men.
I was crying laughing at THEM laughing.
I absolutely agree. This is the proper response to this!
Yeah! Their first watch and they were having the best time! Was so great! 😂
Fun fact. That was Steven Spielberg as the county clerk at the end. I was 10 years old when this came out. Still one of the funniest movies ever. With so much heart.
And you have Frank Oz working at the prison.
@@h2ohydroxAnd Twiggy! The girl that Elwood talked up at the gas station!
@@Vulcanerd Oh yeah, of course!
Love cameos like this 👏👏
None of the reactions clock him and I’m like “DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT STEVEN SPIELBERG LOOKS LIKE?” 😂😂😂😂
Dan Akroyd and John Belushi were best friends. The role in Ghostbusters played by Bill Murray was originally meant for Belushi, but sadly he passed away before filming.
And If I remember right wasn't oen of the others seposed to be Eddy murphy?
@@newbiesamayes, Winston.
The Slimer ghost was supposed to be the ghost of Belushi.
@@newbiesama I saw an interview with Eddie. He said he had to pick between making Beverly Hill Cop or Ghostbusters. He said he wanted to do both but couldn't. He said if he had done both people would have bowed down in his presence. LOL
Ummmmmmm Belushi died like a decade before Ghostbusters was conceived. Quit making up shit.
You laughed, were surprised, amazed, and thoroughly entertained. And, not one bit of CGI. This is what can be done with real people, lots of them, and a parking lot full of cars to destroy, and don't forget the shopping mall. An immortal film.
I definetly think that cgi is good when used right but there's also no way it could remake the car crash scene and just how insane how many cars crashing into each other that way is
FYI: The kid that tries to steal the electric guitar is De'voreaux White who portrayed Argyle in Die Hard playing the limo driver and appeared with Bruce Willis again for the Die Hard battery commercial.
@@Tijuanabill corrected.
No shit? I didn’t know that & Im a fanatic of this film.
@@jacobkubacki2719 Yup that's him.
I only found that out the last time I saw doe hard because I wondered what else he was on . So in that universe he changed his ways and moved to LA
@@jacobkubacki2719 Steven Spielberg plays the clerk in the end when he approves the check for the orphanage.
The guy in the sauna is Steve Lawrence. He and his wife, Eydie Gorme, were a popular singing duo with a 50 year career appearing in nightclubs, Las Vegas and TV variety shows. Their first recorded hit was in 1954.
Believe it or not, they've had a Steve and Eydie review in Greenwich Village for decades.
@@APigsEye This makes the Mrs Stein joke more funny knowing this.
The story goes that when Belushi died Dan Aykroyd drove his motorcycle across New York to get to Belushi's wife before she learned of his death from the news.
He rode to the funeral on the motorcycle and he left the funeral in the Bluesmobile.
She found out via a phone call, according to her book "Belushi". I don't recall if it was Dan who called her though.
That's the true definition of True Blue Right-hand Man.
Also very likely that Robin Williams was the last person to see John alive.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen two guys enjoy this movie as much as you guys did! Most reaction teams just don’t get it like you did! I enjoyed seeing you enjoy and appreciate the absurdity of it! Bravo!
Favorite Story from this film is Carrie Fisher said John Belushi told her "Carrie you need to lay off the coke.". As she said if John's telling you to stop you know there's a problem.
The band backing up the Blues Brothers was/is one of the most stacked group of musicians in the last 60 years. Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn were two members of Booker T and the MG's, one of the first mixed race southern soul bands. They had their own hits and backed up Otis Redding, Aretha and pretty much anyone else who ever recorded at Muscle Shoals in the late 60's. Mat "Guitar" Murphey was a slayer of delta blues, the horn section was from the original SNL band, the drummer was in the Bar Kays among others.
Dan and John did the vocals...the band had 2 hit albums and toured the country.
Booker T & the MGs worked out of the Stax studio in Memphis. The Swampers were the band that worked out of the FAME studio in Muscle Shoals.
And though it’s uncredited - apparently Paul Schaffer (David Letterman band leader and SNL) arranged the music - he also has a fun cameo in This is Spinal Tap - another great early 80’s music movie!
@@TorontoJazzGuitar Paul was the actual keyboard player for the band but was committed to playing Gilda Radners tour and so Murph was brought in.
I didn't know about the Bar-Kays connection, but that makes a nice link to Spies Like Us and Soulfinger.
The girl in the car was English supermodel Lesley Lawson AKA Twiggy.
You’re right it was Twiggy but i think her real name is actually leslie thornby
@@matthewhutchinson9353 You're both right, Thornby was her birth (maiden) name, Lawson is her current name through marriage to Leigh Lawson
That shot of John Lee Hooker is special. A last glimpse at a legend from an earlier generation that influenced all that followed. Same with Cab Calloway. Reminds me of that shot in Blazing Saddles with the Count Basie Orchestra.
Absolutely. I might be completely wrong but to me the fact that Jake & Elwood do not interact with John Lee Hooker at all was a deliberate choice - to keep his appearance a bit more serious as a show of respect.
In the extended version of the movie, there is a much longer John Lee Hooker scene and the Minnie the Moocher performance from Cab Calloway was extended. That version is 13 minutes longer than the theatrical version with many changes.
I also wouldn't call it is last glimpse of JLH, he kept recording and winning Grammy awards into the '90's before he passed in 2001. Saw him and Bonnie Raitt on their tour in 1992 (I think).
@@stobe187 In the extended version, the JLH performance is a lot longer. There are four scenes of them watching JLH perform, one with a head shake and "yup" from Elwood.
That scene with John Lee Hooker is literally the thing that got me 8th the blues. Was lucky to see him live once.
There is probably no greater movie spinoff in the history of Saturday Night Live than this film. RIP John Belushi
I hold _Wayne’s World_ in very, very high regard, but I completely agree with you. Isn’t it interesting that the two best SNL spin-offs both have some very important involvement of music within their plots?
Because Lorne Michaels isn’t anywhere near it, but he made sure that wouldn’t happen again
and second city tv. snl's rival
Street musician - John Lee Hooker
Preacher - James Brown
Caretaker - Cab Callaway
Restaurant - Aretha Franklin
Music store - Ray Charles
Forgot Chaka Khan in the church choir and Joe Walsh in the prison ending
Prison property clerk - Frank Oz (Yoda).
Twiggy (in a Jaguar in the gas station..)
Behind the scenes, the musical director of the band was Paul Schaeffer (former SNL and Letterman band leader).
A couple of the band members, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn were part of the house band for rhythm and blues record label Stax Records in the 60's and were also core members of the band Booker T & the MG's who are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (class of 1992).
The music sting is "Peter Gunn".
It was written by Henry Mancini in 1958 as the theme for a TV show of the same name.
It's also the music in the old arcade game Spy Hunter
Mancini also wrote the theme music for 'The Pink Panther' cartoons.
"Spy Hunter" was also on the Nintendo that's where I most recognized it from.
The lyrics are, "Peter Gunn Theme Peter Gunn Theme Peter Gunn Theme Peter Gunn Theme". At least they are when I sing it.
@@emark8928 followed by "Heeeeeeeeeeenry. MaaaaaaaaaanCINI!"
Spy Hunter! Thank you!
Cab Calloway was an honoured jazz musician and band leader. The song he sings in this film, "Minnie the Moocher," was the number 1 song in 1931! He performed the song loads of times in his career, and all his other songs are totally worth the checkout!
Watch him with the Nicholas Brothers in Stormy Weather. Greatest dance sequence in movie history.
@vapoet I like that one, but personally, his performance of "It ain't necessarily so" on the Ed Sullivan show is my favourite by a long shot!
I love how my generation (gen z) has access to this stuff that was probably missed by Millenials and Gen x on original broadcast or rare reruns + to people here in the UK and other countries who probably never saw the show broadcast in their own countries!
@@jaykilkenny5727 ...Wait, you don't think Millennials lacked an internet capable of playing this stuff in their youth, do you? Yeah we were too young for original broadcasts (because of course), bit we weren't all just stuck with reruns until we were 20, ffs. 😅
C'mon man, Gen Z humor is so brainrotted in part because you were immediately and unfortunately exposed to our prior cringe and stupidity the moment you had internet access. With stuff like that, it's no wonder you upped the ante. We Rawr XD'd so you could Sheeeeeeeesh. 😂
@Knight-Bishop tbh I have no clue what half of what you said means, but I was just trying to say that to people like me here in the UK of the Gen z generation (1998 - 2010) films like this didn't air on tv (unless you really looked or requested it), so it's nice to find it on the Internet and expose a new group of people to these old classics.
None of this has to do with our humour either. I'm just stating that as a fan of oldies stuff, it's cool to find all this among with stuff by Frank Sinatra, etc, on the Internet for free!
@@jaykilkenny5727 ...Er...Okay? I thought I was pretty clear, but I'm not going to mug you off for not getting it. It just sounded like you were making some generational thing about it, not just about what was available in the UK in the past. It makes sense considering what you meant, though. And that's also the context for my comment about senses of humor and the internet. My bad, I guess? I just thought you were saying we didn't have access to this stuff when we were young. Made me feel old as hell for a moment, like people used to just upload entire unedited movies to TH-cam in the early days. Idk if that helps explain why I was confused. 😵
“I remained... celibate for you.”
John and Aaron simultaneously, “Woah...” 😳🤣
Carrie Fischer has the accuracy a Stormtrooper🤣
😂
Ain't that Ironic I guess she lost her accuracy since the battle of endor.
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First time watching the Blues Brothers?! Well, I hope you like it lol.
“The movie is 133 minutes long, you got a full cup of coffee, half a bagel, it’s 9am EST and you’re wearing sunglasses (and hand made binoculars) - Hit It!”
John Landis wrote the “four fried chickens and a coke” scene after seeing John Belushi eat four whole fried chickens. Elwood’s dry white toast came from when Dan Akroyd first moved away from his parents - his toaster was a coat hanger on a stovetop.
I was having a bad day, then I saw your absolute unbridled joy watching this. My day is so much better now.
“I wonder who did his singing for him.” I’ve never sputtered so hard. 😂 Great reaction- the best Blues Bros. reax on TH-cam, I think.
Blasphemous!
Elwood: "It's 106 miles to Chicago. We got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
Jake: "Hit it!"
One of the most iconic quotes in movie history. Love this classic film.
I had a poster with that quote and that shot, when I was a kid.
Hearing that always reminds me of the 60's Batman show where Robin says "Atomic Battery to Power. Turbines to speed." for an engine checklist right before Batman peels off in the Batmobile. ☺️
Friends and I started many a trip with that line.
I still (to my gf's embarassment) start roadtrips with that line - adapted to whatever we're doing.
I had a t-shirt as a teenager in the 1980's @@Tijuanabill but it got stolen from the clothesline 😥
So I'm from Chicago and I remember I had someone in France ask me what movie I would recommend if I wanted them to know what Chicago was like, and this was the movie I told them to watch.
The Blues Brothers just captures something about Chicago that is genuine. The neighborhoods, the culture, the attitude; all of it is Chicago to the core.
The gas station "hottie" is Twiggy, the first fashion supermodel and known for her thin physique. Her father nicknamed her "Twigs" because of her thin frame. She was discovered in the 60's and became a British cultural icon. She started a trend in which teen girls would starve themselves to get the "Twiggy" look. Cab Calloway is the singer/ band leader. He had his own band , popular in the 30's and 40's. He is famous for his scat singing and hit song "Minnie the Moocher".
She was essentially the first full fledged supermodel.
The Nazis... there was a real case where a white hate group sued to march through a northern suburb of Chicago. It was a big case because the neighborhood was generationally Jewish, including a huge population of death camp survivors. Seeing the brothers run them off the bridge got the biggest cheer in the Chicago theater where I first watched this.
And as I recall (yes, I'm that old), the ACLU lawyer who defended their right to free speech was Jewish, which was part of the reason it became national news.
Skokie, Illinois. Fuck the nazis.
It was literally Illinois Nazis who had the march.
It was literally Illinois Nazis who had the march.
Skokie, IL
Finally, the reaction this movie deserves!
When Carrie Fisher is firing the rocket launcher, the sound of the rockets being fired sounds like the blasters from Star Wars
I think it is lifted directly from Battlestar Galactica (1978).
yes, Battlestar Galactica
They were originally a skit on SNL.
They were so popular they decided to become an act.
Glad you guys liked it as much as you did. Great movie!
I am a lifelong Chicagoan--this movie is the GOAT, love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i’ve never seen any reaction channel that had as much fun as you two guys had watching this
So glad I'm gen x. Nobody can understand how much fun we had growing up unless you are gen x yourself and experienced it. I am so lucky to have those memories. If people would have these experiences today hardly anyone would be so angry.
I think this is probably my favorite watch along so far! The way you two lit up and the dancing had me smiling from ear to ear. I used to watch this movie with my late father all to time and this gave me so much joy. Thank you guys!
This is one of the few I have seen where the reactors actually know something about the directors, writers, musicians and cameo appearances. I hated when younger reactors have no idea what or who they are watching.
You guys articulated what made prime John Landis movies so entertaining--his deadpan, patient, grounded style, rooted in the enviroments with precision comic timing. This film, ANIMAL HOUSE, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, THRILLER and his Eddie Murphy comedies all have that blunt-yet-subtle edge.
The show was done over 4 days with that audience. At the prison concert at the end the guy who climbed on the table was Joe Walsh of the Eagles
Best line from John Candy: "Orange whip? Orange whip? .... Three Orange whips!"
Our fam uses that phrase to ask if you want another beer lol
Quote it all the time.
"We're in a truck!"
@@kimberlyjeanne9456 Nice Like it
@@terrylovell_video_editor Yeah, it was a regular-used phrase once the VHS finally came out.
A blind man fireing a gun at a kid never gets old
That kid went on to drive a limo for John McClane, on the night of the Nakatomi Corporation Christmas party.
@@RoGueNavyArgyle?! No kidding.
@@RoGueNavy dont blame him safer when people that can see shoots at you
103 cars were destroyed in this movie. It held the record for several years until Blues Brothers 2000 came out. That movie destroyed 104 cars 😂❤
Close. It was 104 destroyed in 1980, and 105 in 1998. Also it was surpassed by an indie film called "The Junkman" (1982) which destroyed 150 cars. Which held the record until 2003 when the Matrix Reloaded destroyed 300 cars.
@@blacksheep_edge1412 I stay with 103 cars because that’s what most sources say. But I give you the „Junkman“, didn’t knew that.
And the record for destroyed cars right now goes to „Transformers 3“ with 532 cars 🥳💀
@@ElectronicSin Did Transformers 3 destroy real cars?
@@vapoet Yes, they did. Most of these cars had floor damage which means by law, they had to be taken to the scrap yard anyway…
And the first time I saw this was on the German autobahn being driven by this Turk in this coach At rather alarming speeds… not the best movie to watch on a bus- there’s a car crash every few minutes..
Ackroyd was always a huge Blues fan and became friends with Belushi and instilled in him an equal love of the genre. The 'Blues Brother" started as a kind of passion project for the duo playing gigs around NYC during their early SNL days. Lorne Michaels eventually allowed them to perform as a one-time joke skit with both performing wearing 'Killer Bee' outfits. Two years later, the final product that is seen in the movie was featured with Belushi singing 'Hey Bartender' and was an instant hit. Inspired, they put together an all-star band of the best blues musicians in the country along with Paul Scheaffer of Dave Letterman fame who was SNL's musical director and played a short series of concerts. The recordings of which were released as the 'Biefcase of Blues' album in 1978 which produced the hits 'Soul Man' and 'Rubber Biscuit'. And, whose liner notes fleshes out the lore on which the characters are based. Most of the musicians, less Schaeffer, are the same ones in the movie. Yes, not only is that actually Belushi and Ackroyd singing, the latter is a skilled blues harmonica player. If you like the music in the film, mostly relegated to the guest artists. You really should check out the album it is full of great Blues music and adaptations of other genres into blues style.
Thanks! I love this movie and it was always obvious to me that they were singing. You can hear their voices! I always thought the harmonica was dubbed though.
I saw this theatrically in 1980 when I was about 12 1/2 years old. I went because I loved John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd from SNL. This movie exposed me to a whole genre of music I didn’t even know existed and that I love to this day.❤
The primary conflict of the story is that Jake was comfortably asleep on his bunk in his cell and then got woken up and thrown out into the world.
The resolution to the primary conflict is that Jake takes the world by storm and is returned to prison.
The Hero's March is the Jailhouse Rock.
John: What is the suspension on this thing?
Me: The suspension of disbelief.
Cop shocks
One of the greatest movies of all time. I’m so shocked you guys hadn’t seen this, but I’m glad you let us come along for the ride. The cameos in this are perfect 👌🏻
"What's the story behind some of these musicians?" he asks as John Lee Hooker is giving a masterclass in blues guitar.
17:13 Fun Fact: That was a real shopping mall that they filmed that chase scene in. It was going to be demolished
Unfortunately it was not actually destroyed until 2012, 36 years after the film was shot.
The parking lot was filled with brand new cars 😂
I actually have a piece of the flooring from the mall , (The Dixie Square Mall was its name.) And a set of actual blueprints for the mall it's self.
Steven Spielberg was the clerk at the County Assessor's office, and Chaka Khan was in the choir with James Brown.
Hands down, this movie has THE BEST soundtrack of all time. OF ALL TIME!
I remember "Are you the police?" "No mam, we're musicians" being in the trailer on TV as a kid.
Best reaction I've ever seen for this movie.
1980 gave me three of my favorite comedies of all time. The Blues Brothers, Airplane!, and Used Cars.
No one ever remembers Used Cars and it’s fantastic.
Ever watched the DVD with the commentary on? It’s just as hilarious as the film itself.
‘A mile of cars…?’ 😂😂
The blues brothers and raising Arizona are live action cartoons.
Mr Landis, how many cars do you want to crash?
Landis: YES!!!
"How many can we get..?"
every singer and musician in this movie is a legend in music. Dan Aykroyd supposedly was driving in the scenes under the L-line and topped it out at over 115 MPH.
I have seen this movie so many times and it will always be an all time classic. From a SNL sketch written by Dan Aykroyd to becoming a film is just awesome. Also Carrie Fisher during the making of this film was engaged to Dan Aykroyd for a short period. Kathleen Freeman who plays the nun voiced Ma in the episode "Eggbaby" for Batman Beyond. Frank Oz's cameo as the officer giving Jake Blues his stuff back before getting released from Prison is great. His underrated "What About Bob?" that came out in 1991 is just hilarious and you should do a reaction video for that film.
Frank Oz also voiced Yoda in the original Star Wars (Episode 4) and, I think, in another episode. He also voiced muppets including Miss Piggy.
Freeman was in a bunch of Jerry Lewis films before this.
Love watching you react to this movie. It’s an all time favorite. All the band members were real life famous band members.
Kathleen Freeman was also Lina Lamont’s vocal coach in Singin’ in the Rain (1952). I quote her frequently: rrrround tones, Miss Lamont, rrrrround tones.
@@shirleydurr411 Close, but off just a bit. Frank Oz voiced Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and also in Return of the Jedi (1983). He was also the Voice of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Animal, and many other in the original Muppet Movie (1979) as well as the sequels of The Great Muppet Caper, and The Muppets Take Manhanttan, just to name a few of his career highlights.
JOHN - all of the locations were in Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois. I’m a born, raised, and still living in Chicago. The mall scene was in Harvey at a shopping center that was torn down. The guys were pulled over on Cumberland Avenue in Park Ridge. Mayor Jane Byrne allowed the drive through Daley Plaza and building because they were going to remodel the lobby. She also wanted to bring more tourism and films to Chicago.
The one shot that wasn't was filmed in Milwaukee - where they back-flipped the car to avoid the Illinois Nazis. They filmed that on the then -unfinished 794.
This movie is a classic and a gem and it surprises me when so many people tell me they've never seen it
John Landis was the cop in the upside-down car in the mall, complaining about his broken watch.
Nope, that's Stephen Bishop, who was also in Animal House as the guy with the guitar. Landis is the non-speaking cop in the car sitting next to him.
Clicked on this so insanely quickly!! This was such a brilliantly contagious joyful and delightful watch!! Me and my cousin watched this religiously growing up. Getting to watch you guys watch and review this has just been so much fun!! Thank you! ❤
Fact: At the time of the movies release it held the record for most vehicles destroyed with 104 total vehicles destroyed.
The county tax person they paid the $5k to was Steven Spielberg!
That line "when at Universal Studios ask for Babs" is a reference back to Landis and National Lampoon's "Animal House". The girl that Elwood was hitting on was Twiggy, a super model of the 60's. The Blues Brothers started as a skit on SNL. Blues Brothers 2000 has much more music and music icons.
We dont use the tern "jive turkey" enough anymore. Lol
"you jiii-ve turkey!
seeeeee?
you got ta SASS it!
quit JIIIIIIII-VIN' me, turrr-KEY!!!
(a turkey is a bad person!)"
-homer j simpson
Favorite cameo is definitely Steven Spielberg as the Tax Clerk that takes the payment right after his lunch break. Mainly because it's uncredited. This film is a classic. It never ever gets old. I watch it properly, 3 times a year, minimum.
This movie is magical. I have seen it well over 30 times. The band was the SNL band in the 70s. Someone else mentioned this, but Steve and Duck were house band members for Stax records which produced the songs "Soul Man", "Sittin on the Dock of the Bay", the "Shaft" soundtrack as ell as many others. The adlib in "Soul Man" where Sam says, "Play it Steve!", he's talking to Steve Cropper. Most of the band for Stax were high school students, including Booker T, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn!
There were no voice overs on this movie. EVERYONE that was singing or playing an instruments really did so in real life and in real time with the filming. Dan Aykroyd sang /sings in the most beautiful bass and his tenor register is very unique. John Bulushi and his brother Jim were singers and dancers (back then you had to know how to act, sing and dance. It was called the triple threat) just like Dan. You two really need to watch Blues Brothers 2000. If you loved the music in this one, you will definitely love the music in that one. All of the singing and dancing for BB2000 was also done by the actors…ALL OF THEM 😉☺️
This is by far the most glowing review of BB2K that I've ever heard, and this is coming from a person who enjoys the movie.
@@legionaireb we, my family and I love these movies. My son was 9 when BB2k came out and we couldn’t keep him still. He wanted to dance in the theater aisle and sing the songs, my daughter was 6 and she was singing! My 3 year old joined her. When it came to DVD we had to have both films so we bought the commemorative set. I still have it 🥰 I feel like you have to be a lover of ALL music to understand this movie..
The first film was the better film - but I’ve always loved BB2K as well. So many musical greats, and the audio quality is better too.
The plot… well, who was really there for the plot in the first place?
Although, due to the logistics of shooting scenes multiple times from multiple angles most were lipsynced (though the artists themselves were the ones who recorded it). For example, that's Aretha Franklin singing but she is lipsyncing to her own recording because it's the only way to have all the shots line up.
Steven Williams is the actor that says "I'm going to catch that sucker if it's the last thing I ever do" appeared on 21 Jump Street. You also get the iconic John Candy as well working with Steven Williams in this film trying to catch the Blues Brothers.
He also portrayed Mr. X on the X-Files!
For a brief time appeared on Yellowstone season 2.
@@Vulcanerdruthless mofo in X-Files..
the sound edit of the first beat of Peter Gunn hitting on his "do" is a thing of beauty.
I like to imagine that Elwood picked up the Cheez Whiz as they were driving through the Jewel at the end of the mall chase.
8:06 God is a character in this film. It is not subtle.
From this instant forth, the hand of god is guiding and aiding Jake and Elwood.
They can not be harmed, which is why the ruler and the rod and falling down the stairs do no harm, and why everything's cool throughout the movie, and they can harm no one.
When Henry Gibson goes off the unfinished overpass, the [PINTO] he is in is taken by the hand of god, which is how it is able to end up so amazingly high up.
The Blues Brothers were not respinsible for that.
I think that was a Pinto not a Volvo.
@@JeshuaSquirrel You were right. I spent an hour trying to make it a Volvo in my mind, then checked. I was wrong.
And in order to film the scene w the Pinto falling, they had to drop another one as a "flight test" and file paperwork with the FAA to describe the flight characteristics. IIRC, they dropped the car from 1500 feet from a helicopter.
Henry Gibson leader of the Nazi party lol. He voiced Wilbur in Charlotte's Web and also appeared in "The Burbs" directed by Joe Dante and Carrie Fisher also appeared in that film portraying Tom Hanks onscreen wife. You guys need to do a reaction video for that as well.
LOVE The Burbs! Originally came to it for Corey Feldman, but stayed for Rick Ducommun's INSANELY great performance. "Satan is good ... Satan is our pal...!" 🤣🤣🤣
@@itscarriebomb RIP to fellow Canadian Rick Ducommun.
So good to see some younger reactors recognizing and appreciating the musical guests in this wonderful movie. A true classic with an iconic soundtrack.
Akroyd and Belushi were actually passionate about Blues music, and this film grew out of them performing as the Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live ( playing music, not a skit ).
This film and their dedication to the Blues led to the House of Blues music venues and radio show which REALLY helped to revitalize Blues music fandom.
And they did said performance in an episode hosted by Carrie Fisher!
Thank you for watching this. ❤❤❤
It was a family fave growing up.
We would come home and someone in the family invariably would say “you got my cheez whiz boy??! “ 😂😂😂
But obviously there are M A N Y quotable lines in this movie.
Thank you thank you again.
One of my favourite movies ever!! RIP John Belushi 🙏
This was one of my favorite reactions ever on this channel and I'm so glad it was you guys that did it.
1.This was Dan Aykroyd's baby that started out as a SNL skit. He eventually got with Landis (thus Chicago) and it was built on that. There were already songs made for the Blues Brothers from SNL They also put out one album.
2. All-star cast.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
3. Booking officer is Frank Oz. Voiced Yoda, Miss Piggy and other Muppets.
4. ".....We have a full tank of gas, a half pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses, hit it"
5. A MUCH better Musical (even better than Grease IMVHO). It's "Hair" 1979. John Savage, Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo. Milos Foreman Directed. "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest' and "Hair"
6. They smash so many cars that "Smokey and the Bandit" was practice.
WE'RE ON A MISSION FROM GOD😇😇
PS: When you said, "No way" with the drawbridge, I'm thinking, just wait.😲😲
The Blues Brothers movie was a must watch at my High School, Wheaton Central. The same high school John Belushi and his brother James went to.
Funny story about John when they shot this. One day John just disappeared from the set. The cast and crew had to canvass the area to find him. Turned out John, just walked into someone’s house said, “You know who I Am.” When he saw the owner and crashed on his couch.
Later when they were shooting the Chicago scene, he got into a fight with the director and some random fan pulled up in his car saying, “hey John Belushi!!” John proceeded to jump into this guy’s car and took off with him.
Whenever I feel down, I'll come back to this reaction. Priceless seeing you vibin and dancin ❤😎
Totally agree!!!! Very special reaction!!!!
My father plays lead trumpet in one of Chicago's most famous tribute bands, the Blooze Brothers, and was the one to continue Mr. Fabulous's legacy. I'm so proud one of me and my dad's favorite movies is getting the recognition it had back in the 80's once again. Thanks Reel Rejects 👍
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Damn I am so happy you guys are doing this. One of my favourites of all time!!!
It's one of the best comedies ever! And to bring in so many legendary singers and musicians is a testament to its love for the music.
Realizing at the end that it actually was Cab Calloway was priceless.
"We're gonna have some dance moves in here?"
I was born 20 years after this movie came out. It's actively still some of the best choreography on film, 44 years later.
51:36 imagine hearing them recording this outside of the room thinking what the hell are they watching? lol 😂
I must be getting old if I’m dying from watching you two go ape 💩while watching an old school 80s classic that would never be done today 😂. Great video.
Now you have to watch another 80s classic Bloodsport
Here’s me lighting John up for messing up Cab Calloway 🔥❤
The absolute greatest reaction to this movie that I have ever seen. This movie held the record for most cars wrecked, 103, until The Blues Brothers 2000, 104.
And Twiggy, the girl at the motel, was an extremely popular model in the 70's, you couldn't open a magazine or newspaper without finding her picture.
My fave musical of all time and John candy in this is pretty much my fave musical cameo of all time.
Proud owner of the 25th Anniversary version of this, with the deleted scenes added in.
One of my favorite movies of all times.
Who's your FAVORITE Musical Cameo???
Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin
All of them lol but I always liked Minnie the Moocher
James Brown in Blues Brothers and Rocky 4.
Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.
I'm glad you guys had a blast watching this, it's even better with a bunch of friends, imagine it's 1992 you're stationed in Germany and watching this with your semi drunk army buddies in the barracks...man good times!
I believe I heard there was an episode of Saturday Night Live where John Belushi walks thru a graveyard stopping at every gravestone with an original cast members name on it and remembering skits they had on the show. It had this idea that John Belushi was the last of the original cast to still be alive, which was sadly ironic because he was actually the first of the original cast to pass away.
It was called Don't Look Back in Anger and was one of the most bittersweet and sadly ironic sketches
@@lopan75scorpious53 "Because I'm a DANCER!"
It was one of a number of occasional bits on the show called "Schiller's Reel." As mentioned, this episode was "Don't Look Back in Anger." The MOST ironic thing is that he stated, "They all thought I'd be the first to pass..."
Sadly, he was. 😢
Aretha: "Don't you blaspheme in here! Don't you blaspheme IN HERE!"
If Aaron could do his "mission from gyad" Ackroyd impression in all his reaction videos going forward that would be appreciated 😂
I saw him for the first time in 1981. For me, one of the best films of the last century. Awesome cast. Awesome music.This film should not be missing at any film party. And it has lost none of its appeal to this day. 😎🤘greetings from Germany 🤘😎
The police officer is indeed the actor who played Rufus on Supernatural. He also played Captain Fuller on the 21 Jump Street series (Commisioner Fuller in the 22 Jump Street movie) and Mr. X on The X-Files
Fun Fact....The at the time POPE was in Chicago during the filming of this movie...He visited the movie set and Blessed the Production
There are photos of his visit too.
You can smell the leaded gasoline exhaust, cigarette and brick weed smoke, and stale beer of the late 70's.
23:50 "We gotta go to work!" is one of my favorite lines from a movie, ever, considering it's context.
Also, John being red-faced due to laughter throughout the whole movie is reason enough to 'Like' this video.
"Who ELSE can we get in this? Can we get some MILITARY?"
3 seconds later... US Army.
This movie just says YES to EVERYTHING!
Creepy nun ✅️
Souped up car ✅️
Destroy a shopping mall ✅️
Mission from God quest ✅️
Lots of Cops ✅️
Nazis ✅️
Blues and R&B dance numbers ✅️
Enough cameos to rival Deadpool 3 ✅️
Action in a musical ✅️
Musical in a drama flick ✅️
Jilted murderous ex fiancee ✅️
Hideehideehideeho ✅️
Beyond ridiculous car chase ✅️
Great reaction. This is my favorite musical of all time. The music. The comedy. The action. Top notch 80s insanity. I love it. If you are a fan of the film, check out the extended/directots cut. It includes a lot of little details. Tho it changes the pacing a bit. Still a bit of gold for any Blues Brothers fan. 😊