Movie Description
Upon his release from prison, now-brotherless Blues Brother Jake Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) puts the band back together with the help of a golden-voiced strip joint bartender (John Goodman) and a precocious 10-year-old orphan (J. Evan Bonifant) on loan from the comically abusive Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman). This hysterical sequel to the original BLUE BROTHERS comedy/musical makes good use of its copious celebrity cameos, which include appearances from old schoolers James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, and Isaac Hayes in addition to bits from blues phenom Jonny Lang, Erykah Badu, and John Popper.
| Credits | | Producer: | Dan Aykroyd, John Landis, Leslie Belzberg | | Cast: | Candide Franklin, Chris Marshall, Esther Ridgeway, Gloria Ridgeway, Gracie Ridgeway, Jennifer Irwin, Jillian Hart, Leon Pendarvis, Liz Gordon, Max Landis, Michael Bondar, Nicholas Rice, Patrick Patterson, Slavko Hochevar, Soo Garay, Steve Potts, Susan Davy, Tom Davis, Victor Pedtrchenko, Wally High |
| Details | | Edition: | Widescreen | | Sound: | Surround Sound |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Making-of
Production Interview - 1. John Landis - Director, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton - Stars
Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Stills
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus, Lead singer John Popper of the popular band Blues Traveler makes a cameo appearance as a Blues Bros. Band fan who invites Ellwood to hear his band perform.
Macaulay Culkin was originally considered for the role of Buster.
In Ellwood's motivational speech to his bandmates he lists American inspirations, such as Elvis, Otis Redding, and finally the name Robert K. Weiss. Donald "Duck" Dunn asks, "Who's Robert K. Weiss?" Robert K. Weiss was the producer of the original BLUES BROTHERS.
"We'll have to get off this road, they've called ahead by now and you can't outrun a Motorola."--Ellwood (Dan Aykroyd) to bandmates
Editorial Reviews
"...[A] foot-stomping, hand-clapping, ear-electrifying soundtrack..."
Wloszczyna
"...Big, colorful, high-energy, helium-humored production numbers featuring performers like Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, James Brown, Sam Moore, Erykah Badu, and a host of other big-name singers..."
New York Times - Lawrence Van Gelder (02/06/1998)
"...BLUES BROTHERS 2000 is the best noise you're going to hear all year....Goodman and Morton can really sing the blues..."
Los Angeles Times - Jack Mathews (02/06/1998)
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