| Uniform Title |
Blues brothers (Motion picture : 1980) |
| Title |
The Blues brothers. |
| Edition |
25th anniversary edition. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australasia), ©2003. |
| ©1980 |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (321 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Pictures : 8238634A. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. |
| Special features: Introduction to the film by Dan Aykroyd ; extended edition of the film ; musical highlights ; going rounds: a day on The Blues ; brothers transporting the music ; remembering John. |
| Contents |
Disc one: Feature film -- Disc 2: Special features ; Extended edition of feature film. |
| Credits |
Directed by John Landis ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; written by Dan Aykroyd, John Landis. |
| Performers |
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson, Steve Lawrence. |
| Summary |
After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church stopped its support and will sell the place to the education authority, and the only way to keep the place open is if the 5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their "mission from god" they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time? |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 mono ; Region 2, 4, 5 ; PAL ; Anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish. Subtitles: English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Danish, Bulgarian, Finnish, Swedish, English for the hard of hearing. |
| Subjects |
Blues (Music) -- Drama |
| Musical groups -- Drama |
| Hoodlums -- Rehabilitation -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Comedy films |
| Musical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Landis, John, 1950- director, screenwriter. |
| Weiss, Robert K. producer. |
| Aykroyd, Dan screenwriter, actor. |
| Belushi, John actor. |
| Brown, James, 1933-2006 actor. |
| Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 actor. |
| Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 actor. |
| Franklin, Aretha actor. |
| Candy, John actor. |
| Fisher, Carrie actor. |
| Gibson, Henry actor. |
| Lawrence, Steve, 1935- actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Aykroyd, Dan .
- Belushi, John .
- Brown, James, 1933-2006 .
- Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 .
- Candy, John .
- Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 .
- Fisher, Carrie .
- Franklin, Aretha .
- Gibson, Henry .
- Landis, John, 1950- .
- Lawrence, Steve, 1935- .
- Weiss, Robert K. .
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