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The Blues Brothers (1980) watch along (Patreon)

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2026-02-28 20:00:11
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This movie was a TRIP! I had no idea what I was in store for - other than some laughs!

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ENJOY!

Ames

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The Blues Brothers (1980)

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Clay F

Glad you reacted to the runnerup. Putting on the reaction now.

Joe R

The Blues Brothers started out as a skit on SNL and just got more and more popular. They helped start a resurgence of blues music in the 80's and we all discovered a lot of the old blues musicians from back in the day. Good blues bands could pack in crowds at bars, and it was all a good time.

Joe Blankenship

This movie always reminds me of my dad. We watched it a lot and quoted it often. It's also a good movie to "put on while you clean" because the music is so great.

Bill Maurer

The 'worker' at the tax collection agency in Chicago office building was none other than Steven Spielberg himself

Clay F

As Joe indicated below, The Blues Brothers (Jake and Elwood) originated as a musical sketch on SNL in 1978. We watched SNL back then in the late 70s. Dan Aykroyd's exposure to blues began as a teen growing up in Ottawa, Canada -- at a nightclub called Le Hibou, where he was able to witness performances by legendary blues musicians.

Catchermag

What a fun reaction. I wore this soundtrack out when I worked at the record store, and have seen the movie so many times. It’s a musical, but it’s also a concert with a running plot. John Lee Hooker is a blues hero of mine and he was one of the few artists who did his playing and singing live. I wish his part was longer. It’s a movie made off the back of the Blues Brothers popularity on Saturday Night Live, the band was essentially the band from SNL, and they really nailed it. This is the first movie based on SNL characters. Wow, the musical lineage in this is mind blowing. Side note: while not widely mentioned like everyone else, Chaka Khan is the main choir singer behind James Brown in the Church scene. Ames, this has been my favorite reaction week from you in a while. Just awesome. Glad you’re feeling better! Also, when you said ‘is that actually Aretha Franklin?’ I’m like, who else has the voice like that?! What a Queen!!

Reggie

As a nine year old 4th grader sitting in the school lunch room in 1980, I remember discussion about this film as a must-see. Upon being picked up by my Mom I pleaded with her take to take me to this Rated R restricted entry movie. After consulting with one of her friends who had already seen it she relented and I got to experience this incredible musical spectacle (my first R-rated movie). I can still remember walking out of the theater to the car after it ended feeling exhilarated by the music and the action. I can genuinely say that I considered it my favorite film for years after that. I got its soundtrack on cassette and just about wore it out. The lead characters in The Blues Brothers are SNL comedy legends (this began as a skit on that show) and have fantastic comedic chemistry. The lineup of musicians and celebrities that were cast is extremely impressive, and the supporting members in the band were actually accomplished and renowned musicians. I was a massive fan of John Belushi when I was a kid, and still remember where I was in 1982 when I heard that he had tragically passed away. This is of course why he did not appear in the sequel "Blues Brothers 2000" that came out in 1998. His absence was a significant reason why IMHO that movie turned out to be cringe-inducingly awful. The original holds up though. It is still wildly entertaining to watch over four decades later. Great reaction Ames! I'm glad you enjoyed this one!

Teemu Laitinen

The extended version does extend some musical numbers. Otherwise the added scenes don't add to much. Rawhide was indeed a western TV show from 1959-1965. It starred a young lad called Clint Eastwood. Hope he makes it someday. Blues Brothers held the record of most cars destroyed in a film (103 cars) until the sequel broke the record. The young kid who tried to steal a guitar at Ray's Music Exchange is also the limo driver in Die Hard. The theme that you thought was the Blues Borthers theme Ames is the theme tune from the TV show Peter Gunn composed by Henry Mancini. The players in the band were all well known studio musicians. The only time someone gets hurt in this film is when Jake punches Elwood at the gas station and Elwood says ow. This film is just pure fun. Love how our boys take everything in stride and nothing fazes them. Someone shot at us or a building exploded, gotta get to work. Nothing can stop our Blues Brothers since they're on a mission from God. The boys do know some country since they sing the Tammy Wynettte classic Stand by Your Man at Bob's Country Bunker where they play both kinds of music, country and western. Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers HAS been approved. Glad you checked this out Ames.

VivendoBem

This film was made possible by the Coca Growers Associations of Medellín and Santiago de Cali. They would go on to become perhaps the most vital creative force behind much of 80s Hollywood.

SteveW

What a great reaction! It's always a pleasure to watch movies with you, Ames. :) One thing, did you know that the tax collector at the end was Steven Spielberg? I looked through some of the comments but didn't see anyone point that out. :)

Richard Higgs

If you haven't reacted to any Pee-Wee Herman yet, you should at least react to Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), it's totally worth it 😁