Several cast members from the first film reprised their characters, including Frank Oz, Jeff Morris, Steve Lawrence, Kathleen Freeman, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown.īlues Brothers 2000 was screened out of competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. This marks the first on-screen time that the Blues Brothers Band plays with the original keyboardist. Shaffer shaved his head for the role, a change in appearance he chose to keep permanently.ĭuring the Funky Nassau number, Shaffer in his character as "Marco" asks to cut in on keyboards, which Murph allows. of the battle of the bands ( Warren Zevon took his place that week on Letterman's show). Shaffer does appear in Blues Brothers 2000, taking a week off from Late Show with David Letterman to film his role as Queen Moussette's aide, M.C. He was replaced by actor-musician Murphy Dunne. The band's original keyboardist, Paul Shaffer, had been committed to Gilda Radner's one-woman show on Broadway and therefore unable to appear in the first film. (His character Curtis was revealed to have died in the film along with Jake.) This character was named Cabel as an homage to Cab Calloway, who died four years prior to the film's release. But due to an already existing television deal (Belushi had been cast in the ABC drama Total Security), Belushi was unable to appear and the script was altered to include Cab Blues ( Joe Morton).
The film was originally intended to include Brother Zee Blues ( Jim Belushi, brother of John Belushi). Portions of this scene were filmed in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Approximately 60 cars were used in the scene after Elwood says to the band, "Don't look back." Inevitably, everyone looks back and sees the massive pile-up. Template:Unreferenced section Blues Brothers 2000 made it into the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest car pile-up, a record previously held by the original film. The film is dedicated to John Belushi, Cab Calloway, and John Candy, cast members from the original film who had died prior to the sequel's production. Nia Peeples, Kathleen Freeman, Frank Oz, Steve Lawrence, Darrell Hammond, John Lyons, and Jeff Morris appear in cameos.
Joe Morton as Commander Cabel Chamberlain/Cab Blues – vocals.John Goodman as "Mighty" Mack McTeer – lead vocals.King, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Jonny Lang, Blues Traveler, and Eric Clapton.Ĭast and characters Bands and musical guests Special appearances and musical performances including B.B. In the midst of the mayhem, he's got to prove to the Illinois State Police that there's magic in the music.
Evan Bonifant) on the path to redemption. Elwood soon realizes that he must embark on a whole new mission - to reassemble the old band, this time with the help of a soulful bartender, Mack McTeer ( John Goodman), compete at Queen Moussette's ( Erykah Badu) Battle of the Bands and set a wayward orphan named Buster ( J. His brother, "Joliet" Jake Blues ( John Belushi) and their surrogate father-figure Curtis ( Cab Calloway) have died, his band is no longer together and the orphanage where he grew up has been demolished. Eighteen years after the original "mission from God", Elwood Blues ( Dan Aykroyd) is getting out of prison and discovering that much has changed in the time he's been away.
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