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The Blues Brothers
Uniform Title
Blues Brothers (Motion picture)
Title
The Blues Brothers [videorecording] / a Universal picture ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; written by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis ; directed by John Landis.
ISBN
1417034742
9781417034741
Edition
25th anniversary ed.; widescreen.
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (148 min. ; 133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
Special features: Side A - Extended version (2 hrs. 28 min.) ; stories behind the making-of 'The Blues brothers'; musical highlights. Side B - Theatrical version (2 hrs 13 min.) ; introduction to the film by Dan Aykroyd; going rounds: a day on the 'Blues brothers' tour; transposing the music, remembering John; musical highlights; production notes.
Director of photography, Stephen M. Katz ; music, Elmer Bernstein ; editor, George Folsey, Jr.
Extended version: English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Theatrical version: English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Summary
After Jake Blues is released from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church is no longer supporting the institution and will sell the place to the education authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within the next 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the money by staging a big show. As they set off on their "mission from god" they seem to make more enemies than friends along the way.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French; Spanish
Added to Catalog
March 19, 2008
Credits
Director of photography, Stephen M. Katz ; music, Elmer Bernstein ; editor, George Folsey, Jr.
Cast
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson.
System details note
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (Extended time), Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. (Theatrical time), NTSC.
Audience
Not rated (Extended version); R (Theatrical version).
Contents
side A. Theatrical release, stories behind the making on the movie, musical highlights
side B: Introduction by Dan Aykroyd, Remembering John, production notes.
Videorecording number
26744 Universal
Subjects
Genre/Form
Road films.
Comedy films.
Musical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
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