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The Blues Brothers

DVD - 1998 DVD Comedy Blues 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.7 out of 5

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Call Number: DVD Comedy Blues
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby surround.
Includes 12 min. of footage that was not in the theatrical release.
Includes The story behind the making of The Blues Brothers / written, produced, and directed by Joseph "JM" Kenny.
Includes production photographs, notes, and original theatrical trailer.
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson, The Blues Brothers Band.
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.
DVD, widescreen.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

It's a Musical Comedy submitted by tbbrown76 on June 16, 2014, 1:42pm Sometimes a bit crude (PG-13), but the comedy, music and the car chases make this movie an all-time classic. A must see.

the blues brothers submitted by a2sue on June 27, 2014, 10:42pm the blues brothers is a lot of fun. there are several cameos, so keep your eyes peeled!

Fun submitted by Zekicmom on August 29, 2015, 5:30pm Amazing music, crazy, funny. A movie I can watch again and again.

Classic submitted by kernelenchilada on June 16, 2017, 12:50pm Blends humor and music with starring roles from two of the all time greats, tons of cameos!

Always brings a smile to my facr submitted by gennydc on July 27, 2020, 8:58pm Fun movie. Fantastic music with the silliness of a loony tunes cartoon.

The Band! submitted by Helengio on June 20, 2023, 11:20pm Wonderful movie with incredible music from amazing contributors.

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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.

PUBLISHED
Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, c1998.
Year Published: 1998
Description: 1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
078322804X

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Landis, John, 1950-
Belushi, John.
Aykroyd, Dan.
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
Fisher, Carrie.
Kenny, Joseph J. M.
Universal Pictures Corporation.
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
Blues Brothers Band.

SUBJECTS
Blues Brothers (Motion picture)
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.