John
and Dan and The Blues Brothers
DVD
No Other
Musical Comedy Quite Matches the
Blues Brothers Starring Dan
Aykroyd and John
Belushi
The Blues
Brothers is a cult movie, a
musical comedy that blends
classic soul music, car chases
and charismatic characters. There
are many imitators but there's
nothing to beat the real thing.
Fans can collect Blues Brothers
DVD versions and there are plenty
to choose from.
The film
was released in 1980 and directed
by John Landis. The two main
characters were played by Dan
Aykroyd as Elwood Blues and the
late John Belushi as his brother
Jake.
The plot
begins with the release of Jake
from prison and his attempts to
reform his old band to raise
money to save the Catholic home
for orphans, where he and Elwood
were raised.
Who are
The Blues Brothers?
The
brother's characters were
expanded from Saturday Night Live
sketches. A Blues Brothers DVD
gives an opportunity to relive
the comic moments and music from
the supporting cast, including
James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray
Charles and Aretha Franklin.
The band,
fronted by Aykroyd on mouth organ
and vocals and Belushi as lead
vocalist, brought out an album
titled Briefcase Full of Blues
after their appearance on
Saturday Night Live and before
the movie release.
The
original band line up featured
some well known musicians, such
as Steve Cropper on guitar, a
former member of Booker T and the
MGs. The drummer was Willie Hall,
who had played drums for Isaac
Hayes band, the
Bar-Kays.
The Blues
Brothers DVD - 25th Ann
Ed
In 2005,
the 25th Anniversary Edition DVD
was released. The two discs show
the original release and the
extended one that included
previously cut scenes. The
director had been ordered to cut
his film and he was pleased to
have it restored.
Dan Aykroyd
introduces the film and there is
a documentary about the making of
the movie. There is also concert
footage of the band from the
House of Blues in San Diego.
Other extras include footage from
impersonators singing songs from
the movie. Another earlier Blues
Brothers DVD was released in
1998, called the Collector's
Edition. This too showed the
director's cut.
The Best of
the Blues Brothers DVD has
footage of the band performing
live and appearances on Saturday
Night Live by Belushi and
Aykroyd. There is also a
documentary made in 1992 and an
interview with Aykroyd as himself
and in character as Elwood.
The Blues
Brothers DVD 2000 shows the film
in wide screen format and has
bonus material on the making of
the movie. It also contains a
theatrical trailer, promotional
posters, photographs from the set
and cast and filmmakers notes.
Now, sit back, pop in your video,
listen to the blues music and
have a ton of laughs!
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