alt.fan.blues-brothers FAQ
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Summary: List of frequently asked questions (and their answers) about
The Blues Brothers.
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=========================== General Information ===========================
1. Introduction to the FAQ for alt.fan.blues-brothers
The newsgroup alt.fan.blues-brothers (AFBB) is for discussion about
The Blues Brothers - the plot, the actors, the music, the band, and
anything else remotely related to the movie and the Blues Brothers.
It is NOT for simply reciting quotes to each other.
This FAQ is maintained by GLen Pringle (pringle@cs.monash.edu.au)
and is posted to alt.fan.blues-brothers, alt.answers and news.answers
once every month. It is also available at the following locations.
Anonymous FTP
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<URL:ftp://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/blues_bros/faq.txt>
<URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/alt.fan.blues-brothers/alt.fan.blues-brothers_FAQ>
World Wide Web
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<URL:http://www.cs.monash.edu.au/~pringle/bluesbros/faq.html>
<URL:http://www.landfield.com/faqs/movies/blues-bros-faq/>
<URL:http://www.faqlib.com/bluesbros/faq.html>
<URL:http://www.ba-karlsruhe.de/faqlib/bluesbros/faq.html>
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<URL:http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/newfaqs/alt.fan.blues-brothers/alt.fan.blues-brothers_FAQ>
2. What WWW/ftp sites are there?
There are numerous sites constantly being created. This list is by
no means comprehensive, however most of the main sites are here,
and these have links to many other sites.
<URL:http://www.cs.monash.edu.au/~pringle/bluesbros/>
GLen Pringle's Blues Brothers site with FAQ, script, sounds,
pictures, lyrics, album info, trivia, links...
<URL:http://www.mbcmr.unimelb.edu.au/bluesbrothers>
Ewen's Blues Brothers site with movie script, sounds, pictures,
trivia and more
<URL:http://www.mbcmr.unimelb.edu.au/Blues/melb/index.htm>
The Melbourne Blues Brothers site, featuring the longest running
cinema lateshow in the Southern Hemisphere
<URL:http://info.bris.ac.uk/~ld4687/tribute.html>
The Official Tribute to The Blues Brothers - Live On Stage
<URL:http://yakko.cs.wmich.edu/~lemming/blues/>
The Blues Brothers audiovisual page
<URL:http://www.nta.no/brukere/kol/bb/>
The Blues Brothers multi-media site with sounds, pictures and
movie clips.
<URL:http://www.moviesounds.com/blues.html>
Blues Brothers movie sounds.
<URL:http://www.dimensional.com/~manthey/blusbro.htm>
Ben's Blues Brothers sound clips.
<URL:http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/1290/>
Another Blues Brothers site with lyrics and script
<URL:http://www.wfu.edu/~bwilson/bb/>
Brian's Blues Brothers site
<URL:http://www.angelfire.com/az/BluesBrothersWorld/>
The World of the Blues Brothers
<URL:http://www.belushi.com/bb/>
The Saxonian Blues Brothers Page
<URL:http://info.bris.ac.uk/~ld4687/bluesbros.html>
Lucy's Tribute to The Blues Brothers
<URL:http://www2.ebtech.net/~puttb/bluebros.html>
Finbar's Blues Brothers Homage
<URL:http://sunsite.unc.edu/pant/midi/lib/pop_rock/the_blues_brothers/>
Blues Brothers Midi files
<URL:http://www.glue.umd.edu/~hjeffrey/blues/blues.html>
Jeff's Blues Brothers Page
<URL:http://www.dannyland.org/sfx/BluesBrothers/>
Dannyland's Blues Brothers Audio Archive
<URL:http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?Blues+Brothers,+The+(1980)>
The Internet Movie Database entry for The Blues Brothers (USA)
<URL:http://hob.com/hob.html>
The House of Blues
<URL:http://www.snlvideo.com/>
The best of Saturday Night Live (SNL)
<URL:http://www.snlvideo.com/chbb.html>
The Blues Brothers on SNL
<URL:http://www.snlvideo.com/actaykr.html>
Dan Aykroyd on SNL
<URL:http://www.snlvideo.com/actbelu.html>
John Belushi on SNL
<URL:http://www.belushi.com/>
The Ultimate John Belushi Page
<URL:http://www.angelfire.com/il/DanAykroyd/>
The Ultimate Dan Aykroyd Site
<URL:ftp://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/blues_bros/>
Ftp site for the FAQ, plus a small number of images and sound files
<URL:ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/music/lyrics/b/blues.brothers/>
Ftp site with lyrics to songs performed by The Blues Brothers
3. Where can I get pictures, sound files, lyrics?
See the WWW sites in Question 2.
4. Where can I get the script for the movie?
The script can be ordered from Script City in Hollywood. It includes
scenes which never made it into the final cut and only costs about $20.
They can be contacted at:
Script City
8033 West Sunset Boulevard # 1500,
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(213) 871-0707
5. Isn't it online?
There are several www sites which have transcripts. See Question 2.
6. I heard that there will be a sequel. Is that true?
It appears that the sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, will be going
ahead in early June 1997. More details will be added here as
they come to hand.
7. When will the sequel be out?
See the previous question.
8. Who will be in the sequel?
Dan Aykroyd will (of course) appear as Elwood Blues. Jim Belushi plays
Jake Blues' half brother (the other son of Jake's mother), Brother zee.
Elwood wants to put the band back together and hears about Jake's
brother. He comes to him wanting him to join, but there are some
problems as the brother is the head of the Illinois state police. John
Goodman will also be in it.
John Landis will once again be directing it and all the band members
will be back in it.
9. How dare they make a sequel - it can never be as good as the first.
Opinions vary - we'll have to wait and see...
10. Where happened to the old version of this FAQ which had lots of other
information in it?
The previous version of the FAQ (which is still available - see GLen
Pringle's Blues Brothers site in Question 2) had many errors in it and
needed an update. Much of it is still being verified. This new FAQ
contains pointers to where you can find the extra information which was
in the old FAQ (such as the quote list, song lyrics etc).
=========================== Saturday Night Live ===========================
11. Weren't The Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live (SNL)?
Yes, the act originated on SNL. Take a look at the SNL WWW site in
Question 2 for more information.
12. What performances were there on SNL?
The following acts are those that I've been told about. If you know of
any additional ones (or corrections to this list), please send email to
pringle@cs.monash.edu.au
o King Bee (this was performed in Bee costumes)
o I Don't Know
o Soul Man
o (Everything I Need) Almost
o "B" Movie Box Car Blues (also known as Get Back To You)
o Hey Bartender
o Flip, Flop and Fly (Aykroyd and Goodman, 1995)
================================== Music ==================================
13. What albums have the Blues Brothers/Blues Brothers band released?
The Blues Brothers: The Best of the Blues Brothers (1989)
The Blues Brothers: A Briefcase Full of Blues
(Atlantic #19217-2)
The Blues Brothers: Made in America
(Atlantic #16025-2)
The Blues Brothers: The Original Soundtrack
The Blues Brothers: The Definitive Collection (1989)
(Atlantic #82428-2); double-length (20 songs, 67 minutes) Note:
does not include "Rawhide!"
The Blues Brothers: Everybody Needs the Blues Brothers
Released through either an Italian company or a German one in
Europe - a re-release of old stuff
The Blues Brothers Band: Red, White, and Blues
Post-Belushi, just the band with one appearance by Elwood
Elwood Blues Revue: Land of a Thousand Dances
1988 12"
Elwood Blues Revue: Great Outdoors Soundtrack
The Blues Brothers: Live In Montreux 1992
14. What bootleg CDs are there?
The Blues Brothers: Groove Me
Import, live from their 12/31/79 show at Winterland in San
Francisco.
The Blues Brothers: Winterland
Live in San Francisco 1992
15. What videos are available?
The Blues Brothers
The original movie
The Return of the Blues Brothers
Features music from Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) with brothers Steve
Blues (James Belushi) and Mighty Max Blues (John Goodman). More
info is available at <URL:http://www.wienerworld.com/bluesbro.htm>
16. Are the lyrics/sheet music to the songs available?
For sheet music/charts, find a local store which carries Blues music
and they should be able to help you.
The lyrics should also be available with the sheet music.
================================== Books ==================================
17. What books are there available on the Blues Brothers?
"Rolling Stone Visits Saturday Night Live"
New York : Rolling Stone Press, 1979. ISBN: 0-385-15674-x
A compilation of Rolling Stone articles about SNL including the
famous Blues Brothers piece by Timothy White. This is THE article
for the very famous Annie Leibovitz RS cover photo of Jake and
Elwood with blue faces (Annie Leibovitz did the nude, pregger,
Demi Moore on Vanity Fair).
Mitch, Miami. "The Blues Brothers"
Jove, June 1980. ISBN: 0-515-05630-8
A novel based on the screenplay by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis.
Jacklin, Judith and Insana, Tino. "The Blues Brothers - Private"
Perigee Books.
Ad for this book: "Now, you can get the lowdown on The Blues
Brothers. These are the records (report cards, loan applications,
prison records, etc.) from the personnel file of dear Sister Mary
Stigmata, the loving nun who raised them. These files (hidden from
prying eyes in a cracker box and only recently unearthed by sweet
Sister Mary) tell the whole story of the brothers' - and the
band's - rise to notority. Get the inside 'dish' - in BLUES
BROTHERS-PRIVATE." Included a poster.
================================== Movie ==================================
18. What famous people appeared in the movie?
The Internet Movie Database entry for the Blues Brothers (see Question
2.) has the full movie credits which includes cameos by Frank Oz, James
Brown, John Lee Hooker and Steven Spielberg.
19. Are the members of The Band real musicians?
Yes, they are all respected musicians.
Trivia
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20. How many cars were destroyed in the movie?
One person has suggested 13 bluesmobiles and around 30 police cars,
which were rebuilt as they were crashed. Another person has said 13
bluesmobiles and 60 "Chicago cars".
21. What sort of car is the Bluesmobile?
1974 Dodge Monaco sedan.
22. What is the license plate for the Bluesmobile?
BDR 529
23. What sort of car was Carrie Fisher driving?
70's Pontiac Grand Prix, no later than '77 (they changed the design
after that).
24. In prison, inmates are identified by a number, what is Jake's?
7474505B
25. What was the SCMODS (State, County, Municipal Offender Data System)
report for Elwood?
BLUES, ELWOOD
ILLINOIS LICENSE : B263-1655-2187
CURRENTLY UNDER SUSPENSION
WARRANTS OUTSTANDING : PARKG. 116
MOVING VIOLATIONS : 56
ARREST DRIVER ... IMPOUND VEHICLE
In Illinois, the last five digits on your driver's license include your
birthday (and gender) in an encoded format. According to Elwood Blues'
driver's license number, he was born on July 1, 1952.
26. What was on Murph and the Magictones business card?
---------------------------------
|Disco Polka|
| MURPH |
| and the Magictones |
| Call Murph |
| (312) KL5-7000 |
| Rm. 302 |
|Parties Weddings|
---------------------------------
27. What is the name of Carrie Fisher's business?
Curl Up and Dye Beauty Salon.
It was based upon a real salon of that name, around 2830 North Clark in
Chicago.
28. What was Carrie Fisher reading when she was sitting inside her salon?
A military weapons manual - FM-121 M-79 Flame Thrower.
29. What was the song playing in the elevator at the end of the movie?
The Girl from Ipanema.
This is an in joke which John Landis uses in many of his movies, such
as in "Spies like Us" where it is made to look like a recruiters poster
on a wall.
The other in joke is the movie title "See You Next Wednesday" which is
on the billboard that the cops are hiding behind and is used in other
movies such as "An American Werewolf in London."
30. Where is Lake Wazzapumani/Wasapumani, on which the Palace Hotel
Ballroom is located?
This is a fictional name - there isn't such a lake.
31. Was there a director's cut?
Apparently the original director's cut had 30 minutes extra footage in
it, but it was scrapped for the released version. It has not been
released.
Blues Brothers References
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32. What references are there in other movies?
In the scene at the end of Sister Act when the sisters are performing
for the pope, you can see the "Blues Brothers" standing at the rear of
the church in the same pose they have in the Triple Rock Church in The
Blues Brothers.
33. What Blues Brothers references are there in Terry Pratchett's books?
There is a reference in "Moving Pictures" (ISBN 0-552-13463-5). On
page 178:
Azhural raised his staff.
'It's fifteen hundred miles to Ankh-Morpork,' he said.
'We've got three hundred and sixty-three elephants, fifty
carts of forage, the monsoon's about to break and we're
wearing ... we're wearing ... sort of things, like glass,
only dark ... dark glass things on our eyes ...' His
voice trailed off. His brow furrowed, as if he'd just
been listening to his own voice and hadn't understood
it.
The air seemed to glitter.
He saw M'Bu staring at him.
He shrugged. 'Let's go,' he said.
These quotes are Copyright (C) 1990 Terry and Lyn Pratchett.
There are two references in "Soul Music" (ISBN 0-552-14029-5). On
page 36:
...
'You do fried rat?' said Glod.
'Best damn fried rat in the city,' said Gimlet.
'OK. Give me four fried rats.'
'And some dwarf bread,' said Imp.
'And some coke,' said Lias patiently.
'You mean rat heads or rat legs?'
'No. Four fried rats.'
'And some coke.'
'You want ketchup on those rats?'
'No.'
'You _sure_?'
'No ketchup.'
'And some coke.'
'And two hard-boilled eggs,' he said.
'And some coke.'
'And two hard-boiled eggs.'
'And some coke.'
...
The above exchange is also taken from a slightly similar scene in
The Marx Brothers' movie "A Night At the Opera".
On page 127:
...
'We might get caught.'
'He can't stop us. We're on a mission from Glod.'
'Right.'
...
These quotes are Copyright (C) 1994 Terry and Lyn Pratchett and are
used with permission.
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