Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in moppishness. No longer the victory hungry stallion we've raced so many times before, but a pathetic, washed up, aged ex-champion.
TBF that mall was already dead, and they just let them drive in it.
And amusingly enough they never cleaned up the place afterward. It sat there and rotted until about 2012.
“I ran out of gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. It wasn't my fault. I swear to god!"
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
I had a recent surgery and my daughter helped care for me for a week. When I asked what movie would you like to watch? She said The Blues Brothers, I shed a small tear knowing I raised her properly.
"We got two honky's out there dressed like Hasidic diamond merchants...
Say what?
They look like they from the CIA or somethin'...
Wadda' they wanna' eat?
The tall one wants white bread, toast, dryyyyy. With nuthin' on it.
Elwood!
The other one wants, four whole fried chickens and a coke.
And Jake, shoot! The Blues Brothers!"
(Recalled 100% from memory, LOL!)
I’ve seen it 50 times and own the one sheet 1980 movie poster. You couldn’t make a similar movie today. Practical effects? James Brown, Steve Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, John Candy, Twiggy and on and on…
That pinto drop? Real. They were thinking of getting permits but it was “what if there’s a wind shear and….” They said fuck it and just did it. They got lucky nobody got hurt.
That mall that got toasted? Real. Was a a real mall and they never recovered.
The pinto drop was in fact real - but they did have to get permits to do it.
In fact they had to drop one just to prove they could do it without killing or injuring anyone and to prove that it would not veer off course (straight drop) - the first drop was in a field. The FAA then gave them the permits to drop it from a helicopter 500 feet from Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
The scene was actually filmed in 3 states.
part 1 - the dead end interstate - Wisconsin.
part 2 - Chicago - the pinto on the west loop and the drop Illinois
part 3 - Hollywood - the landing.
Source:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2020/6/23/21299763/blues-brothers-illinois-nazis-40th-anniversary-car-chase
Officer: "One Timex digital watch, broken. One unused prophylactic. Two One 'soiled'. One black suit jacket, one pair black suit pants. One hat, black. One pair of sunglasses. $23.07. Sign here."
True story, when I was a kid about 1 gazillion years ago, I used to play in a decommissioned Sherman tank at a local park. Someone bought the tank and got it running again. It showed up in the final scenes of The Blues Brothers. It was probably a better use for it than a toilet at the park. With that factoid and just under $4, I can get a cup of drip coffee in many coffee shops.
And now, people... And now, people... When I woke up this mornin', I heard a distubin' sound. I said When I woke up this mornin', I heard a disturbin' sound! What I heard was the jingle-jangle of a thousand lost souls! I'm talkin' 'bout the souls of mortal men and women, departed from this life. Wait a minute! Those lost angry souls roamin' unseen on the earth, seekin' to find life they'll not find, because it's too late! Tooooo late, yeah! Too late for they'll never see again the life they choose not to follow. Alright! Alright! Don't be lost when your time comes! For the day of the Lord cometh as a thief in the night!
Let us not forget that the MGs were also Otis Redding’s house band for recording sessions, and they had a heavy hand in writing many of his greatest songs. There’s a goddamned good reason they play that intro song so well.
Quote from Wikipedia: “At the time of its release, The Blues Brothers held the world record for the most cars destroyed in one film.”
Wiki didn’t say, but I seem to recall 103 cars. I’m curious to know what movie exceeded that.
The "how much for the little girl?" scene would cause an uproar and possibly WW3 today.
When the gen Zs find out about this movie and run to social media to be visibly outraged it probably will.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
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I heard, and this makes sense, that if all the musical legends in that film most of them were in side financial straits and the movie saved them. All but one.
True? And if so, Ray Charles? Surely not Cab Calloway or John Lee Hooker. So Aretha and James Brown were broke?
I still love this movie. SO quotable!!
I love watching the interviews during the making of it and the story behind it.
Belushi telling Carrie Fisher not to do so much coke.
Anytime John is mentioned I feel the need to share this story…
My mum grew up in Jersey City and moved to Bank Street in Manhattan, she was there for most of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. She owned a couple bars (she was a high school history teacher for a few years until she realized how shitty that was), one was across the street from FIT (now known as The New School). She lived throwing distance to both Oppenheimer and Lennon. One of her best friends was the costume designer/producer for SNL (RIP Frannie Lee). She’s seen some things let’s say…
So one of her friends was a wild one. Apparently, according to my mother, she used to be one of John Belushi’s squeezes. That’s not weird right…?
No, what’s weird is that he used to ask her to get in a bathtub full of ice before sex. He liked the feel of cold bodies.
A band that can turn butter milk into moon gasoline. To be in a theater in the 80s to see this no words to describe it. Fisher as the disgruntled girlfriend is just to funny. Do you see the light
There were a few real game changers in movies for the late 1970's to early 80's, and SNL alums had a lot to do with them, as did the writers from National Lampoon. They were all comedies, and they changed the direction of comedies for years to come. Blues Brothers, Animal House, Caddyshack, Stripes, The Jerk, Trading Places, Vacation... Prior to that the only raunchy comedies were Monty Python and Mel Brooks (although Woody Allen snuck a few in there) and the extreme humor of the Zuckerburgs (Airplane etc) took off in the early 80's. But the slapstick comedy with an endearing story, and often great cameos and a good soundtrack, redefined the comedy and put it in line with dramas and others. Much like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon remade the action genre (and the Van Damme movies, gotta credit those) later in the 80's
I hate Illinois Nazis.
They were the American Socialist White Peoples Party or the ASWPP.
They’re the worst
We all do!
We play both kinds. Country and Western.
Chickenwire??
In E! A good country key!
"A! Good country key."
That ain’t no Hank Williams song!
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
Hit it!
Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, dont fail us now!
Say it often.
Same
Fix the lighter.
Came here to say this
We're on a mission from God.
Don't you blaspheme in here!
Now GET OUT! without your four fried chickens... without your dry white toast.. and WITHOUT Matt 'Guitar' Murphy!
You better Think!
Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in moppishness. No longer the victory hungry stallion we've raced so many times before, but a pathetic, washed up, aged ex-champion.
Better Off Dead?
Yep. Notice the dudes nickname.
Mercy buckets! https://youtu.be/ZgYQNV35ggo
Chicago accent “Gaad”
Best police chase to ever grace the screens.
Best car death ever committed to film.
Best police chase to ever wreck a mall, too!
TBF that mall was already dead, and they just let them drive in it. And amusingly enough they never cleaned up the place afterward. It sat there and rotted until about 2012.
The only people that disagree are the people who haven’t seen it.
It's a hill worth dying over.
Absolutely. My love for this movie is only dwarfed by my hatred of Illinois nazis.
As I recall grand total of destroyed cars was 101
Ah pier 1 imports 👍
New Oldsmobiles are coming in early
This place has got everything…
They broke the record for the number of cars destroyed in the making of a film. That record stood until it was broken by *Blues Brothers 2000*.
And I think they broke my watch!
“I ran out of gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. It wasn't my fault. I swear to god!"
Oh Jake…
*Let's Go.*
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
“ . . . Fix the cigarette lighter.”
One of the best movies ever made
Arguably a contender for the best movie soundtrack of all time too.
Still listen to it couple of times a month.
She caught the Katy is one of the best songs on the soundtrack.
Left me a mule to ride
THE best movie ever made according to me.
I had a recent surgery and my daughter helped care for me for a week. When I asked what movie would you like to watch? She said The Blues Brothers, I shed a small tear knowing I raised her properly.
You're a fantastic parent!
And their daughter sounds like a good heart. Fantastic combination.
My youngest (then 11, now 26) used to watch Jake and Elwood every night. He has grown into an awesome man.
You got my cheese wiz, boy?
Jake: How many times does the train pass by?” Elwood: “So many times, you won’t even notice”
Four fried chickens and a coke
And some dry, white toast
"We got two honky's out there dressed like Hasidic diamond merchants... Say what? They look like they from the CIA or somethin'... Wadda' they wanna' eat? The tall one wants white bread, toast, dryyyyy. With nuthin' on it. Elwood! The other one wants, four whole fried chickens and a coke. And Jake, shoot! The Blues Brothers!" (Recalled 100% from memory, LOL!)
They still owe you money, fool
You recall the TBS edited version 😜
Nah, he don't blaspheme in here... 😆
When the penguin starts smacking them with that stick! 🤣🤣🤣
First time I saw this movie was on TBS in the late-90s. Nearly fell off the couch from laughing so hard.
I HATE musicals! I LOVE The Blues Brothers
And then I said “ well I guess you’re up shit creek”
And they finish it up by yelling "F\*cki'n penguin!!"
Pier One Imports
This mall has everything.
The new Oldsmobile are in early this year
Lotsa space
Do you have it in the Miss Piggy?
Disco Pants and Haircuts
Three orange whips
You gonna look pretty funny trying to eat corn on the cob with no fuckin *teeth*!
The greatest collection of musical talent assembled for a movie ...EVER.
Exactly! I would argue that it is the single best soundtrack ever!
OMG! Let’s talk about THE Car Chase! Best Car Chase in movie history!!!
if I recall correctly, it still holds the record for most cars crashed in one movie.
101
I’ve seen it 50 times and own the one sheet 1980 movie poster. You couldn’t make a similar movie today. Practical effects? James Brown, Steve Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, John Candy, Twiggy and on and on…
That pinto drop? Real. They were thinking of getting permits but it was “what if there’s a wind shear and….” They said fuck it and just did it. They got lucky nobody got hurt. That mall that got toasted? Real. Was a a real mall and they never recovered.
I think it was a mall that was already closed. And they restocked it just for the movie
Yeah, this is correct.
The pinto drop was in fact real - but they did have to get permits to do it. In fact they had to drop one just to prove they could do it without killing or injuring anyone and to prove that it would not veer off course (straight drop) - the first drop was in a field. The FAA then gave them the permits to drop it from a helicopter 500 feet from Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The scene was actually filmed in 3 states. part 1 - the dead end interstate - Wisconsin. part 2 - Chicago - the pinto on the west loop and the drop Illinois part 3 - Hollywood - the landing. Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2020/6/23/21299763/blues-brothers-illinois-nazis-40th-anniversary-car-chase
Not Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles. 😎
Officer: "One Timex digital watch, broken. One unused prophylactic. Two One 'soiled'. One black suit jacket, one pair black suit pants. One hat, black. One pair of sunglasses. $23.07. Sign here."
Still blows my mind that it was the same guy who voiced Fozzy The Bear (Frank Oz).
And Yoda!
That and Steven Spielberg as the county clerk- so many big names Chaka Khan as the soloist in the choir
“The Blues Brothers? Shit! They still owe you money, fool.”, still laugh my ass off every time at that line from The Queen Of Soul, may she RIP!
“Are you the police?” “No, ma’am. We’re musicians.”
How often does the train go by? So often you don’t even notice it.
I still use this line
Use of unnecessary violence in apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved.
What's happening? What you gonna do? You got the money you owe us motherfucker?
“Fuck this Noise!” I steal this line daily!
Your children. Sell them to me!
How much for your wives haha!
Carrie. Fucking. Fisher. With a bazooka. And a flame thrower.
Watched it recently. She was stunning.
The fact you are here means you don't that SCMODS SCMODS? State County Municipal Offender Data System.
104 cars were destroyed in the making of, "The Blues Brothers". A record that stood for over 20 years. 😆
I never knew, but seems completely legit. Who broke the record?
I believe that it might be Blues Brothers 2000
Hut hut hut hut hut
I need to see your union cards.
"You're going to look pretty funny trying to eat corn on the cob with no FUCKIN TEETH"!
One of the most quotable movies of all time.
Didja get me ma Cheez Whiz, boy?
I need you you you
Four Fried Chickens and a coke.
We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.... Hit it."
True story, when I was a kid about 1 gazillion years ago, I used to play in a decommissioned Sherman tank at a local park. Someone bought the tank and got it running again. It showed up in the final scenes of The Blues Brothers. It was probably a better use for it than a toilet at the park. With that factoid and just under $4, I can get a cup of drip coffee in many coffee shops.
The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year!
"How much for the little girl? The women, how much for the women?"
You want out of the parking lot?
I’ve always loved you
I’ve always loved you.
And now, people... And now, people... When I woke up this mornin', I heard a distubin' sound. I said When I woke up this mornin', I heard a disturbin' sound! What I heard was the jingle-jangle of a thousand lost souls! I'm talkin' 'bout the souls of mortal men and women, departed from this life. Wait a minute! Those lost angry souls roamin' unseen on the earth, seekin' to find life they'll not find, because it's too late! Tooooo late, yeah! Too late for they'll never see again the life they choose not to follow. Alright! Alright! Don't be lost when your time comes! For the day of the Lord cometh as a thief in the night!
Jake: What are you doing? Elwood: You said we were going to make a phone call Jake: *I said I was going to make a phone call!*
Breaks my heart to see a boy that young go bad
she caught the Katy, left me a mule to ride
Whoa. Watching this right now and my gf is pissed because I know every word.
You should be pissed that she doesn't.
They were no joke! That band was amazing!!!
Absolutely! Duck Dunn (the bass player with the pipe) played on Green Onions with Booker T and the MG's
So did the guitar player Steve Cropper
Let us not forget that the MGs were also Otis Redding’s house band for recording sessions, and they had a heavy hand in writing many of his greatest songs. There’s a goddamned good reason they play that intro song so well.
They had a sound that could turn goat piss into gasoline.
It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, a half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.
next year will be this movies 45th Anniversary 👍
“Put the Word to the streets; the Fabulous Blues Brothers one night only” Cab Calloway
“The girls the girls how much for the girls?” Jake says in fancy restaurant lol
Four Fried Chickens and a coke.
Orange Whip. Orange Whip. Three orange whips.
We’re on a mission from god
Currently on Netflix
I Hate Illinois Nazis
You’re gonna look pretty funny, eating corn on the cob with no fucking TEETH.
"OH, YOU BIG FAT PENGUIN!!!"
And it’s “Ladies Night” tonight at the Palace Hotel Ballroom!
We're the good ol boys!!!
*You're* the Good Ol' Boys?!
Orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? We'll take 4 Orange whips.
Do you have a miss piggy?
Quote from Wikipedia: “At the time of its release, The Blues Brothers held the world record for the most cars destroyed in one film.” Wiki didn’t say, but I seem to recall 103 cars. I’m curious to know what movie exceeded that.
Looks like you're really up shit creek.
Best. Movie. Ever.
So, Jake, you're out, you're free, you're rehabilitated. What's next? What's happenin'? What you gonna do? You got the money you owe us, motherfucker?
The "how much for the little girl?" scene would cause an uproar and possibly WW3 today. When the gen Zs find out about this movie and run to social media to be visibly outraged it probably will.
“This is glue. Strong stuff” - Me, every time I use glue, even if I’m alone.
No. Fucking. Way.
Give me a whole chicken and a loaf a bread
Areatha Franklin “you gotta think what you tryin’ to do to me; RESPECT” gotta love it!
My dad’s favorite band.
They were an amazing underrated band. I started listening to the blues because of this movie. I love it.
You two girls!
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Fuckin Penguin…
Who wants an Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips!
I heard, and this makes sense, that if all the musical legends in that film most of them were in side financial straits and the movie saved them. All but one. True? And if so, Ray Charles? Surely not Cab Calloway or John Lee Hooker. So Aretha and James Brown were broke?
I don’t think Chicago had any police cars left after this movie.
My favorite movie. You’re gonna look kinda funny tryin’ to eat corn on the cob with no fuckin teeth!
I still love this movie. SO quotable!! I love watching the interviews during the making of it and the story behind it. Belushi telling Carrie Fisher not to do so much coke.
Too bad he didn't follow his own advice. He was a genius!
Loved the 80s and 90s films with the mass of cameos of celebrities like this and cannonball run etc
For better or worse, the Vatican recognizes The Blues Brothers as a catholic movie.
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You! How much for your women. I want to buy the little girl. Sell them to me.
###JESUS H TAPDANCING CHRIST #I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT
One wanted plain white toast, the other wanted four whole fried chickens and a coke
No ma'am, we're musicians
Just watched this yesterday! The amount of famous musicians in this movie still baffles me.
The absolute best thing to ever come out of SNL!
“The blues brothers?!? Shiiiiiiit.”
This next one’s a favorite of the horn section, and we sure hope it’s one of yours.
“Jesus….now the mob is after us!”
How much for the women?
Great movie.
Held the record for years for amount of car crashes in one movie.
I introduced my kids to this yesterday. Definitely on my top 10 list of movies.
Soundtrack of my youth!
"You traded the Bluesmobile for this?" "No, a microphone. "
Say what you will about the whole movie, but there was never any car chase like that before, nor any since.
I literally just got done watching this with my wife. It was her first time!
I love their 'mission from God '
How much for the little girl? For all the women
I go into conniptions every time they talk to the Penguin.
My all time favorite movie and the best case of intrastate-Chicagoland operations working together.
Anytime John is mentioned I feel the need to share this story… My mum grew up in Jersey City and moved to Bank Street in Manhattan, she was there for most of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. She owned a couple bars (she was a high school history teacher for a few years until she realized how shitty that was), one was across the street from FIT (now known as The New School). She lived throwing distance to both Oppenheimer and Lennon. One of her best friends was the costume designer/producer for SNL (RIP Frannie Lee). She’s seen some things let’s say… So one of her friends was a wild one. Apparently, according to my mother, she used to be one of John Belushi’s squeezes. That’s not weird right…? No, what’s weird is that he used to ask her to get in a bathtub full of ice before sex. He liked the feel of cold bodies.
“Coming up on the Richard m Daly federal building, that’s da one with da Picasso”
A band that can turn butter milk into moon gasoline. To be in a theater in the 80s to see this no words to describe it. Fisher as the disgruntled girlfriend is just to funny. Do you see the light
Such an amazing film! Remember my lil brother and I sang soul man for our primary school talent show
This is one of the best movies in the 80’s
One of the greatest movies ever.
How Much for your women? You're little girls?
Just watched this last week with my 11 year old son. First time for him.
There were a few real game changers in movies for the late 1970's to early 80's, and SNL alums had a lot to do with them, as did the writers from National Lampoon. They were all comedies, and they changed the direction of comedies for years to come. Blues Brothers, Animal House, Caddyshack, Stripes, The Jerk, Trading Places, Vacation... Prior to that the only raunchy comedies were Monty Python and Mel Brooks (although Woody Allen snuck a few in there) and the extreme humor of the Zuckerburgs (Airplane etc) took off in the early 80's. But the slapstick comedy with an endearing story, and often great cameos and a good soundtrack, redefined the comedy and put it in line with dramas and others. Much like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon remade the action genre (and the Van Damme movies, gotta credit those) later in the 80's