| Genre: | Comedy |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Rating: | PG13 |
| Country: | USA |
| Cast: | Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, J. Evan Bonifat, Aretha Frankilin, James Brown, BB King, Erykah Badu, Lonnie Brooks, Eric Clapton, Clarence Clemons, Steve Cropper, Bo Diddley, Dr. John, Kathleen Freeman, Isaac Hayes, Taj Mahal, Tom Malone, Sam Moore, Frank Oz, Nia Peeples, Wilson Pickett, Lou Rawls, Paul Shaffer, Koko Taylor, Travis Tritt, Junior Wells, Stevie Winwood |
| Credits: | Directed by John Landis
Music By Paul Shaffer
Writen By Dan Akroyd and John Landis
Universal Pictures |
| Home Page: | http://www.Blues-Brothers-2000.com/ |
Synopsis
Blues Brothers 2000, a comedy with rhythm and blues, is director John
Landis' sequel to his 1980 hit, The Blues Brothers. Reprising his signature
role as Elwood Blues, the maverick musician with a briefcase full of soul, is
Dan Aykroyd, with John Goodman (ABC's Roseanne), Joe Morton (Speed,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day) and J. Evan Bonifant (Three Ninjas Kick Back)
heading the cast. The screenplay for Blues Brothers 2000 was written by
Aykroyd and Landis, with Landis, Aykroyd and Leslie Belzberg serving as
producers and Grace Gilroy as associate producer.
Blues Brothers 2000 picks up 18 years after the brothers' original "mission
from God" left off, with Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) getting out of prison and
discovering that much has changed in the time he's been away. His partner,
Jake, is dead, his band is long gone and the orphanage where he grew up has
been demolished. Even Curtis, the orphanage custodian who was the
surrogate father to Jake and Elwood, has passed on, making Elwood's only
living relation Curtis' bastard son Cabel (Joe Morton) - his
almost-step-brother. Cabel, a straight-as-an-arrow, by-the-book cop, doesn't
exactly acknowledge any family ties; he's convinced that Elwood's still up to
no good.
Seeking guidance from his former teacher, Sister Mary Stigmata, Elwood finds
her working as a hospital administrator with a problem of her own; she's at
the end of her rope with Buster (J. Evan Bonifant), a 10-year-old orphan
seriously in need of a "mentor."
Acknowledging that "the Lord works in mysterious ways," Elwood soon
realizes that he's embarked on a whole new mission - to reassemble the old
band, compete at Queen Mousette's Battle of the Bands in Louisiana and set
the wayward Buster on the path to redemption. With Elwood, that path leads
them right to a strip joint where they hook up with bartender Mighty Mack
McTeer (John Goodman), who knows a thing or two about the blues, himself.
The three then hit the road in order to reunite the band, trying their best to
stay ahead of Cabel and the cops, as well as the Chicago Chapter of the
Moscow Mafia and a rabidly right-wing militia group.
Blues Brothers 2000 features return engagements from many cast members
of the original film. Reprising their roles are James Brown, Aretha Franklin,
Steve Lawrence, Frank Oz, Kathleen Freeman, Jeff Morris and the original
Blues Brothers Band: Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn,
Murphy Dunne, Willie "Too Big" Hall, Tom "Bones" Malone, Lou "Blue Lou"
Marini, Matt "Guitar" Murphy and Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin.
Also appearing in the film are B.B. King, Paul Shaffer, Erykah Badu, Nia
Peeples, Wilson Pickett, Jonny Lang, Eddie Floyd, Sam Moore, Taj Mahal,
Blues Traveler, Darrell Hammond, Shann Johnson, Junior Wells and Lonnie
Brooks as well as many other surprise performances.
Copyright c1998 Universal City Studios.
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