They used 13 different Bluesmobiles, including five for filming John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as they portrayed Jake and Elwood Blues driving about town. “That was all real,” director John Landis said.įilmmakers flew in 40 stunt drivers every weekend. Whereas in movies today computer graphics are often used to enhance a stunt, filmmakers had no such aid when they were shooting in 1979. In his review, Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert called the chases “incredible” and “sensational.” When the film was released in 1980 it set a record for the number of cars crashed in a movie, according to the Internet Movie Database. The chases usually end with one or several of Illinois’ finest in some sort of pile-up. Editor’s note: The story was originally published on June 23, 2005, as part of a weeklong series to commemorate the 25th anniversary of “The Blues Brothers.” The Sun-Times is republishing the stories to mark the 40th anniversary of the movie in 2020.Ĭall it the mother of all modern car chase movies.įor much of “The Blues Brothers,” Jake and Elwood race from place to place: along Lower Wacker Drive, under the L tracks, over a gaping 95th Street bridge as it opens, and through a south suburban mall.
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