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Blues Brothers 2000 [DVD] [Widescreen]

1 disc
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

The now-brotherless Ellwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is finally out of prison, attempting to reunite the old band and find a few new partners in crime (John Goodman and J. Evan Bonifant). In this sequel to the original BLUE BROTHERS comedy/musical, Ellwood battles the Chicago police, sings and dances his way out of numerous sticky situations, and manages to get the old band on the road for a hair-raising adventure. With the police in hot pursuit, the Blues Brothers set off on a road trip to Kentucky for their first gig at a redneck fair where they have been billed as the Bluegrass Brothers, stopping to perform a thunderous rendition of "Riders on the Storm" and narrowly escaping the clutches of the police and a raving band of neo-Nazis, among other archenemies. With the help of gospel revivals and good disguises, Ellwood and the boys reach their final destination: the Plantation Club of Louisiana's Queen Mousette (Erykah Badu), where they must conquer the queen's powerful voodoo to win the battle of the bands. In this breathtaking finale the stage is packed with musical giants, including B. B. King, Lou Rawls, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Dr. John, and Screaming Jay Hawkins, among others.
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- Rating - For exotic dancing and some language
Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 20281
Credits

Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Edward Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, Joseph Morton, Evan Bonifant, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Murphy Dunne, Willie Hall, Lou Marini, Tom Malone, Alan Rubin, Alan "Mr Fabulous" Rubin, Matt Murphy, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Kathleen Freeman, Tom Davis, Gloria Slade, Jennifer Irwin, Leon Pendarvis, Steve Potts, Birch Johnson, Demo Cates, Michael Bondar, Slavko Hochevar, Igor Syyouk, Victor Pedtrchenko, Wally High, Richard Kruk, George Sperdakos, Esther Ridgeway,
Critic Reviews

"...The music is as brash and energetic as ever..."
Sight and Sound
"...[A] foot-stomping, hand-clapping, ear-electrifying soundtrack..."
USA Today
"...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
"...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