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

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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:

Just before "Ghost Riders in the Sky", the emcee of the festival introduces the final car stunt performer as "Dare-devil driver star, Rick Avery". Rick Avery was the stunt coordinator for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Mother Mary Stigmata strikes Elwood on his left shoulder. In his reaction shot, he rubs his right shoulder.

Quotes:

Buster Blues: You're not the Elwood Blues I know. The Elwood Blues I know once said that no pharmaceutical product could ever equal the rush you get when the band hits that groove; the people are dancin', and shoutin', and swayin'; and the house is rockin'!
Elwood Blues: Yeah, that was me.
Buster Blues: The music, man. You know you miss the music.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

How Blue Can You Get

Meant to be a Tribute Movie, but it's just a sequel

Blues Brothers 2000 is a movie with good intentions, Aykroyd and Landis once again team up to recapture the magic in tribute to John Belushi, and almost all of the original cast are still here. Musically the magic is still there and without a doubt this film is all about the music, but the original Blues Brothers film was about so much more.

Blues Brothers 2000 like the first film has very little plot, and that didn't matter the first time around, but this time; without the comedy, the lack of plot is all too apparent. I just didn't find this film funny, with a few rehashed gags and some new ones that didn't work Blue Brothers 2000 really does struggle to entertain.

John Goodman doesn't try and replace John Belushi, and he actually does a good job in poor role, but the introduction of a kid to the Blues Brothers Band seemed completely pointless and adds absolutely nothing to the film.

The saving grace is the music, with Eric Clapton, BB King, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, etc. and the original Blues Brothers Band, the music is damn good, but this alone is not enough.

Thanks for trying, but must try harder. 5/10