Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi are the Blues Brothers (Jake and Elwood) and they push comedy to the ridiculous level. They are on a mission from God to raise $5k (in back property taxes) that is needed to save the orphanage where they were raised as kids. They decided to put their old band together and stage a fund raising concert. Sounds very bland until you add some sub plots such as Carrie Fisher who's trying to kill Jake (aka Belushi) for leaving her at the altar. She uses a variety of high end weaponry to do Belushi in (fails at every attempt). Another sub plot involves an interaction with an American Nazi Party on a bridge.
What I like about Blues Brothers is it goes to the extreme in sub plots. Throughout the movie the Blues Brothers seem determine to find their former band mates no matter where they are or what they're doing. They eventually raise the money. The final scene is in Joliet Prison with the Blues Brothers performing "Jailhouse Rock" for the inmates. Updated versions of the Blues Brothers didn't quite hit the mark.
What I like about Blues Brothers is it goes to the extreme in sub plots. Throughout the movie the Blues Brothers seem determine to find their former band mates no matter where they are or what they're doing. They eventually raise the money. The final scene is in Joliet Prison with the Blues Brothers performing "Jailhouse Rock" for the inmates. Updated versions of the Blues Brothers didn't quite hit the mark.
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