The Blues Brothers (1980) | The Cutting Room
The Blues Brothers (1980) | The Cutting Room  
Podcast: All The Right Movies
Published On: Wed Jul 19 2023
Description: A mission from God, supposedly. Also the most cars ever wrecked in a single film at the time it was made, a record it kept for years.John Landis's gleefully chaotic musical comedy The Blues Brothers (1980) grew out of Saturday Night Live and pairs John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd with a soundtrack of genuine legends: James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Cab Calloway. The runaway budget, the demolition-derby car chases, the cameos and the music all get the full treatment, and then Luke, Westy and Matt each rate it out of 10. It's 106 miles to Chicago, but is the trip worth taking?Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron:⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're available on any podcast platform:Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We're across all major social channels too:Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠alltherightmovies.com⁠