Dan Aykroyd on ‘The Blues Brothers’ – ‘You’d Never Make It Today’

Hollywood in Toto ^ | 16 Nov 2023 | Christian Toto

[cuban leaf]

And yeah, it would not be made today.

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On a related note, I’d like to see them try to reboot Blazing Saddles. Easily one of the funniest movies ever made.

[PLMerite]

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Liked him in My Girl as well.

[Seruzawa]

Love BB but Coneheads is my favorite Aykroyd movie.

[Rennes Templar]

Just watched it recently. A classic. Loved the chase scenes and dozens of wrecked police cars. And Cab Calloway.

[Ken H]

“I doubt if A Christmas Story would be made today, especially the end when they eat at the Chinese restaurant. Fa rah rah rah rah”

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Traditional Christmas, two-parent family, stay at home mom, guns, bully getting beat up... Yep you are right.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Imagine the plot if liberals made the Blues Brothers today.
It would be stories of oppression and white supremacy

[Ken H]

Animal House is another Belushi gem that couldn’t be made today.

[Kaiser8408a]

Hey! I liked Dr Detroit! But NOT the dreadful Caddyshack II.

[cuban leaf]

For those that are interested, in the “street fair” scene with the John Lee Hooker song, in this video, they show signs with the address on them. If you look up that address in google maps and go to street view, you’ll notice the area has been gentrified mightily. Check out the google maps link below.
The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUyFrHERpU

What it looks like today:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8647901,-87.6460787,3a,75y,61.06h,93.24t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sE4Rooj5N6-rSmDTgGtpu5A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DE4Rooj5N6-rSmDTgGtpu5A%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D167.45074%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0&entry=ttu

[DannyTN]

Adam Sandler came out of SNL and had a phenomenal career both as an actor and director.

He went back to SNL for a reunion and sang “I was fired!!!”

[Shady]

Cab Calloway stole that movie…

[Rummyfan]

LOl! I liked his Opera Man character on SNL.

[circlecity]

Dan was just Belushi’s straight man in Blues Brothers. I thought his performance in Neighbor’s was better.

[woodbutcher1963]

Some of the skits from SNL are still funny today.

Jane you ignorant slut.

We’re just wide and crazy guys.

It’s a BAG of BROKEN GLASS.

We are from France.

[Rummyfan]

For those that are interested, in the “street fair” scene with the John Lee Hooker song...

Blues Brothers should have had more John Lee Hooker.

[Steely Tom]

IMO, the Blues Brothers ranks as one of the greatest comedies of all time, one of the greatest car chase movies of all time and one of the greatest musicals of all time.

Girl From Ipanema!

[Big Red Badger]

“We’re on a Mission from God!”
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Totally a Top Ten !

[hoagy62]

how many cars did they wreck? I lost count!
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According to IMDB, 103 cars were destroyed in “The blues Brothers”.

Also, according to IMDB, in the movie “Blues Brothers 2000’ they deliberately destroyed one more than they did in the first movie.

[Big Red Badger]

Ouch