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The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, reports John Landis' cult classic The Blues Brothers, is now a "Catholic classic," and recommended viewing for Catholics everywhere.
The Blues Brothers, released 30 years ago this weekend, stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues, the Blues Brothers. In the movie the brothers are on "a mission from God" to save the Catholic orphanage in which they grew up.
Saving the orphanage involves putting the band back together, playing a big show with many great acts like Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and James Brown.
In the movie, when not playing music, the brothers are trying to avoid a country and western band, a group of "Illinois Nazis" led by Henry Gibson, most of the law enforcement organizations of the state of Illinois, and a mysterious woman who apparently has a grudge against Jake Blues (played by Carrier Fisher).
The film is based on a skit from Saturday Night Live. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live. The Blues Brothers went on to release a "Briefcase Full of Blues" in 1978. The "Blues Brothers" movie was released in 1980.
"The Blues Brothers" now joins "The Passion of Christ" and "The Ten Commandments," as being a movie with the Catholic seal of approval.
The Blues Brothers, released 30 years ago this weekend, stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues, the Blues Brothers. In the movie the brothers are on "a mission from God" to save the Catholic orphanage in which they grew up.
Saving the orphanage involves putting the band back together, playing a big show with many great acts like Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and James Brown.
In the movie, when not playing music, the brothers are trying to avoid a country and western band, a group of "Illinois Nazis" led by Henry Gibson, most of the law enforcement organizations of the state of Illinois, and a mysterious woman who apparently has a grudge against Jake Blues (played by Carrier Fisher).
The film is based on a skit from Saturday Night Live. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live. The Blues Brothers went on to release a "Briefcase Full of Blues" in 1978. The "Blues Brothers" movie was released in 1980.
"The Blues Brothers" now joins "The Passion of Christ" and "The Ten Commandments," as being a movie with the Catholic seal of approval.
