Top billed cast

1. 

   Dan Aykroyd

   Elwood Blues

2. 

   John Goodman

   Mighty Mack McTeer

3. 

   Joe Morton

   Cab Chamberlain

4. 

   Frank Oz

   Warden

5. 

   J. Evan Bonifant

   Buster Blues

6. 

   B.B. King

   Malvern Gasperon

7. 

   Wilson Pickett

   Mr. Pickett

8. 

   Aretha Franklin

   Mrs. Murphy

9. 

   James Brown

   Cleophus James

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

I guess it's not as bad as the one star rating might suggest. And I get that they moved from Chicago to New Orleans, I mean, who hasn't started in Memphis and worked their way from W.C. Handy down the Delta Blues Trail with a couple of stops at both Robert Johnson's crossroads?

So, it seems like it want's to be a tribute to the Blues in that way... but it doesn't come across as the same comedic love letter to the music as the original one did.

And of course John is gone and even though this was Akroyd's love child, it just feels wrong having John Goodman--or anyone else--in his place.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$28,000,000.00

Revenue
$14,051,384.00

Keywords

• prison
• chicago, illinois
• orphanage
• blues
• musical
• half-brother
• buddy
• cheerful