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Title: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Walter Levine | ... | Same Guard |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Elwood Blues | |
| Tom Davis | ... | Prison Clerk | |
| Frank Oz | ... | Warden | |
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Shann Johnson | ... | Matara / Dancer |
| B.B. King | ... | Malvern Gasperon | |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | Mother Mary Stigmata | |
| J. Evan Bonifant | ... | Buster | |
| Gloria Slade | ... | Police Receptionist | |
| Joe Morton | ... | Cabel Chamberlain | |
| Jennifer Irwin | ... | Nun #1 | |
| Junior Wells | ... | Junior Wells | |
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Lonnie Brooks | ... | Lonnie Brooks |
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Leon Pendarvis | ... | Stripster Band |
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Steve Potts | ... | Stripster Band |
Elwood, the now lone "Blues Brother" finally released from prison, is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Once again hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops, led by Cabel the Curtis' son (and Elwood's step-brother), the Russian Mafia, and a militia group. On his new "mission from God" Elwood enlists the help of a young orphan, and a strip club bartender. Written by Stephen Scaia <s_scaia@emerson.edu>
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I have to admit that some parts of this movie were clever indeed. It was cool that they tied in the deaths of John Belushi and Cab Calloway into the movie's plot, making the characters they played dead as well. If Jim Belushi took the part of Joliet Jake, that would have been a disaster. Still, the plot of this movie could have used some serious work. For instance, in the original movie, the Blues Brothers (a) were actually brothers and (b) were on an actual "mission from God". Their goal was to make some honest money to save an orphanage from shutting down, while trying to flee from the police at the same time. The movie brought back blues legends such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown back into the spotlight, and it helped contribute to the death of disco. Eighteen years later, Jake's dead, Cab Calloway's dead, the orphanage has been shut down, so why are they being chased by the police? Because a half brother of Elwood got p***ed off at finding his real past? The kid, I must add, was a nice touch, and it was cool to see twice as many blues legends in this movie, including some new artists like Johnny Lang and Erykah Badu. But there should have been a better plot, because it seemed as though the Blues Brothers Band were going from event to event for the hell of it. Where's the plot in that? Police, leave these guys alone. The big mistake in this movie was its attempt to outdo the original movie. The music was great, and I highly recommend buying the soundtrack. However, don't expect to see a plot in this story. Otherwise, enjoy.