TCM Party screens The Blues Brothers
Turner Classic Movies hosted a scheduled TCM Party screening of The Blues Brothers, with host Ben Mankiewicz appearing in Blues Brother attire. The 1980 film stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd and delivers set-piece moments such as the diner scene and the chain-reaction car chases. The soundtrack and on-screen performances feature soul legends and Stax session players, including Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn of Booker T and the MGs. The screening highlights the film's blend of comedy and reverent soul and why it remains a touchstone for music and film fans.
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in "The Blues Brothers", 1980. Thank you, TCM.
Mick Staken17The Blues Brothers was a huge boost to the exposure of artists like Aretha/Ray/James Brown/Cab Calloway/all other artists in the album. It reminded the old audience and introduced them to a new younger audience at the same time. and they did it because they knew Dan and John were the real deal. ❤️
Kilgore Trout11Back when America thought the Nazis were the bad guys.
greenstraw2026.bsky.social11On my top 10 movie list. "We're on a mission from God' line was the best.
Andy N.8I'm watching right now! I've watched this at least 150 times since it's release. Hilarious!
Ordinary Magic7We're on a mission from God.
florencemd1.bsky.social6When is Pope Leo going to canonize Jake & Elwood?
Shaybo6I loved the film concept of preserving some of those legends of blues.
zenplumber.bsky.social5One of my favorite Halloweens was when my sister and I went as The Blues Brothers. No one had to ask us who we were.
AutumnBaum🟣🏳️⚧️🟣4Jake and Elwood, mid-mission from God.
George Hoff4If I had one movie that I was allowed to watch for the rest of my life and only one movie it might just be this one. Great music and jokes too? Record amount of car crashes at the time and Nazi bashing? Tough to beat
stanykb.bsky.social3I was an extra in this film in two sequences. You can see a quick shot of me dancing in jail at the end of the movie. Landis had six cameras rolling for those shots. Six. I also got to sit at the Palladium for two days and watch Cab Calloway perform.
American Absurdity Association3Now, “The Old Landmark” is going through my head. 🎶
Cast Adrift 🫘3The Ex with, what was it?, an AK-47, after setting off a gas tank with a flame thrower after just missing with a rocket launcher. ….. Carrie Fisher was never sexier.
Come On TARS2This was like 25% of TBS programming back in the day.
tehmud.bsky.social2W'ere on a mission from god
KUNA2just watched it again, still can't get enough of that iconic Soul Food Cafe scene
Carrie fisher and John Belushi on the set of 'The Blues Brothers'. #TheBluesBrothers #TCMParty
BookHoarder6You just know she had fun
Suzie5I had a blue Pontiac Grand Prix like the one she drove in the movie! 💙🥰
Rusty Ring2Saw this movie in the Costa Rican outback, in a restaurant whose roof was mounted on poles – no walls. In quiet moments you could hear tropical wildlife calling in the dark jungle around us. Surreal and awesome way to revisit my favourite film.
TheRealityComics2In putting together the trailer for my podcast (by weird coincidence do The Blues Brothers), I used some of those shots -- if I'm recalling what I saw online, in that first one, Aykroyd is directly to Fisher's left.
I was a kid when they filmed this in Chicago. The city just let them do whatever they wanted. LOL #TheBluesBrothers #TCMParty
Pesky Professor3Let them destroy a bunch of old cop cars and a literal mall carte blanche 😂
TheRealityComics3Just did a podcast on the movie -- their budget went $8M or so past the original budget b/c of all the shots on the Chicago streets! It didn't help that Landis went back and reshot part of the climactic chase b/c he thought it looked bad first time out.
Karen Haas2Lived up in north Arlington Hts, not far from where I-53 came to an abrupt end (well, it did back then!). Shots of the state troopers' cars was filmed there. We felt so special that it was local!
