The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)

6.5/10 • 56 min • Documentary

Overview

The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every participant from the film. Star and co-writer Dan Aykroyd explains how a joke that he and best friend John Belushi shared with friends evolved from a Saturday Night Live skit to a best-selling album and then to a film. Director John Landis covers the difficult production, from the outrageous stunts to Belushi's disappearances from the set.

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Self

John Landis

Self

Tom Malone

Self

Alan Rubin

Self

Lou Marini

Self

Paul Shaffer

Self

Steve Cropper

Self

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Self

Murphy Dunne

Self

Robert K. Weiss

Self

Sean Daniel

Self

George Folsey Jr.

Self

Frank Oz

Self

Henry Gibson

Self

Aretha Franklin

Self

Kathleen Freeman

Self

John Belushi

Self (archive footage)

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