Episode 034: The Blues Brothers (1980, John Landis)

Though the brothers couldn’t be whiter,
For a band they couldn’t be tighter,
In a car ex-police,
Says Jake post-release,
‘Elwood, fix the cigarette lighter’.

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500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA is a new podcast taking a spoiler-filled behind-the-scenes look at movies from the 1950s to the 1990s. Season two is now available. Come along on the journey!

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Further Reading

  • The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, The Rise Of Improv, And The Making Of An American Film Classic – Daniel De Vise (2024, Atlantic Monthly Press)
  • Improv Nation – Sam Wasson (2017, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  • The SNL Companion: An Unofficial Guide To The Seasons, Sketches, And Stars Of Saturday Night Live – Stephen Tropicana & Steven Ginsberg, 2013, Applause)
  • Live From New York: The Complete Uncensored History Of Saturday Night Live – James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales (2002, Little, Brown And Company)

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