Movie connections for
The Blues Brothers (1980)

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Followed by

"The Blues Brothers Animated Series" (1997)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

Edited into

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998) (V)
 -  clips shown
2004 MLB All-Star Game (2004) (TV)

Spin off from

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

References

It's a Gift (1934)
 -  Trooper LaFong named after one of the running gags in the movie where the insurance salesman is looking for Carl LaFong.
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
 -  Blues Brothers do a cover of "Jailhouse Rock" while in jail at the end of the movie.
"Peter Gunn" (1958)
 -  Peter Gunn Theme, performed by the Blues Brothers Band, is used.
"Rawhide" (1959)
 -  Blues Brothers do a cover of "Rawhide"'s theme in Bob's Country Bunker.
"Sesame Street" (1969)
The French Connection (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The California Reich (1975)
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
 -  Propoganda from John Landis's fake movie "See You Next Wednesday" are seen in both films
Animal House (1978)
Scavenger Hunt (1979)

Referenced in

Doctor Detroit (1983)
 -  The car that Dan Ayrkoyd's character drives has an Illinois "BDR529" license plate
Trading Places (1983)
 -  The restaurant has the same background music from the Chez Paul.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Nati con la camicia (1983)
 -  The suits, the suitcase and the swat team are all borrowed from the Blues Brothers
The Dark Power (1985)
 -  Movie poster visible in the house's game room.
Weird Science (1985)
Agnes of God (1985)
 -  Visual joke in first seconds of AOG: view up convent staircase recreates nervous Jake and Elwood's look up stairway to Mother Superior's office in BB.
Viva Shaf Vegas (1986) (TV)
 -  Shaffer takes in a Vegas Blues Brothers tribute show; Shaffer was originally arranger/piano player for The Blues Brothers "SNL" act
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
 -  Ferris and Cameron throw shrimp into each other's mouths. When they realize what has happened to the odometer, the same thinking statues are shown as when the Bluesmobile is destroyed.
Raising Arizona (1987)
"Family Ties: The Blues Brother (#6.20)" (1988)
 -  title reference
Beetle Juice (1988)
Riding Bean (1989) (V)
Wired (1989)
After (1990)
 -  "You three look like the Blues Brothers."
The Last of the Finest (1990)
 -  The license plate on the jeep is "BDR 529"- the same number as the license plate on the Bluesmobile in The Blues Brothers.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (VG)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
 -  The Blues Brothers version of the song "Rawhide" is used in the scene where Fievel is traveling across the desert in a tumbleweed.
"Saturday Night Live: Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson, Bruce Hornsby (#17.11)" (1992)
 -  Mentioned by Bob Swerski
Sneakers (1992)
Love Field (1992)
 -  BDR 529 license plate visible
The Best of the Blues Brothers (1993) (V)
 -  About the Blues Brothers Band, so of course making the movie comes up.
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
 -  A video screen in the police car shows the Mario brothers' mugshots and states "use of unnecessary force has been approved," a reference to the verbal statement from the first movie, "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues brothers has been approved."
Fatal Instinct (1993)
Gunsmith Cats (1995) (V)
 -  Illinois "BRD529" license plate on the Shelby GT.
Mallrats (1995)
 -  Same Elevator Music
GoldenEye (1995)
"Coogan's Run: Thursday Night Fever (#1.4)" (1995)
 -  Poster can be seen in Mike's house.
Primal Fear (1996)
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Bulletproof (1996)
 -  When they see the two agents with the suits and ties and wearing sunglasses, Damon Wayans' character says, "These are our guys." Adam Sandler's character asks, "The Blues Brothers?".
"Tatort: Tod im All (#1.350)" (1997)
Soul Music (1997) (V)
 -  "Are you the Watch?" "No Ma'am, we're musicians.", etc.
Kummeli kultakuume (1997)
Deep Rising (1998)
The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' (1998) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Torsk på Tallinn (1999) (TV)
 -  The musical show on the boat
"Tatort: Restrisiko (#1.406)" (1999)
 -  On the carnival and later on the police station there are two men looking loke Jake and Elwood.
"Kaubôi bibappu: Boogie-Woogie Feng-Shui (#1.21)" (1999)
 -  The mob guys in black suits are based on the Blues Brothers.
Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999)
"Spaced: Gatherings (#1.2)" (1999)
 -  The quote "It's boil in the bag perversion for sexually repressed accountants and 1st year drama students with too many posters of Betty Blue, The Blues Brothers and Big Blue and Blue Velvet on their blue bloody walls!"
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Sophomore Jinx (#1.6)" (1999)
 -  A kid says to Munch and Cassidy "Look, it's the Blues Brothers !"
Taxi 2 (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Chicken Run (2000)
Driver 2 (2000) (VG)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Shrek (2001)
Star (2001/I)
ReBoot: Daemon Rising (2001) (TV)
Dai-Rantô Smash Brothers Deluxe (2001) (VG)
Principe e il pirata, Il (2001)
The Country Bears (2002)
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Stitch! The Movie (2003) (V)
 -  Music, and sunglasses.
Smala Sussie (2003)
 -  Poster in Pölsa's kitchen.
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
 -  When the truck leaves with a bunch of taliban people escaping, the snippet of music playing is from The Blues Brothers
"Drake & Josh: Blues Brothers (#2.8)" (2004)
 -  title reference
Kung fu (2004)
 -  Two guys with black hats and black sunglasses who claim that they are "actually musicians"...
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV)
 -  the original and best known SNL feauture film
Banlieue 13 (2004)
 -  Taha (the bad guy) calls Damien and Leito (the good guys) the Blues Brothers
Staring at the Sun (2005)
 -  The note handed to Clay lists "The Gypsy" as residing at "1060 W. Addison", the same fictitious address that Elwood Blues uses on his driver's license, the address of Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Batman Begins (2005)
 -  The car chase through Lower Wacker Drive, and the extensive number of police cars crashed during the chase.
"Stargate SG-1: Avalon: Part 1 (#9.1)" (2005)
 -  Cameron: "Did I mention I'm on a mission from God?" and "Doesn't look like we're gettin' the band back together."
"Stargate SG-1: Beachhead (#9.6)" (2005)
 -  Cameron: "Got the band back together."
'Tommy Boy': Behind the Laughter (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Masters of Horror: Deer Woman (#1.7)" (2005)
 -  Murph & The Magic Tones are playing at the casino
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Stargate SG-1: The Fourth Horseman: Part 2 (#9.11)" (2006)
 -  Hammond: "Congratulations on getting the band back together."
Boys Life 5 (2006) (V)
 -  In After, a guy says "You three look like the Blues Brothers."
Monster House (2006)
 -  The police car in the movie has the same license plate number as the Bluesmobile, BDR 529.
Vier Minuten (2006)
 -  Two action figures of Jake and Elwood appear on the prison director's desk
Crank (2006)
 -  Driving through the mall
A New Wave (2007)
 -  "Blues Brothers suit"
The Invincible Iron Man (2007) (V)
 -  Rhodey calls two guards in suits and sunglasses "Jake and Elwood"
"It Takes Two: (#2.3)" (2007)
 -  A package on Russell Gilbert and Wendy Matthews' rehearsals parodies some of the scenes from this movie, and they perform the song Everybody Needs Somebody.
Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five (2007) (V)
 -  In "retirement", when Strong Bad agrees to check one last email each on his two old computers to save his current one, he says a line from the movie (just before he relents): "If it'll save the orphanage..."
"Family Guy: Blue Harvest (#6.1)" (2007)
 -  the scene where they sneak to "Minnie the Moocher" is recreated

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
The Spirit of America (2001)
It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV)
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Dance Sequences (#1.9)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best dance sequences in films
"20 to 1: Funny Films (#4.6)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown when it is the subject of a segment.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Chases (#1.12)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the best movie chase scenes
"20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the line "We're on a mission from God."
"TV Land Confidential: Movies (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  clips
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-12)" (2008)
 -  A clip of this film is shown during a mention of the late John Belushi.

Spoofs

The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Psycho (1960)
Apocalypse Now (1979)

Spoofed in

A View to a Kill (1985)
 -  Police car chase up to bridge when car leaps over and police are foiled
Sister Act (1992)
 -  Jake and Elwood can be seen standing at the back of the church in the exact same pose as when they are at the Triple Rock Baptist Church.
Airheads (1994)
Kleines Arschloch (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998) (VG)
 -  After recruiting Myron in New Reno, You have a dialogue option beginning with the words: "It's 106 miles to Arroyo, we got a full fusion cell, half a pack of radaway... "
We Married Margo (2000)
"The Simpsons: Bart to the Future (#11.17)" (2000)
 -  When Bart is singing, a laser grid protects him from bottles being thrown at him- a parody of scene in the Blues Brothers
Chicken Run (2000)
Lost in Las Vegas (2001)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
ReBoot: My Two Bobs (2001) (TV)
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
The Powerpuff Girls (2002)
"Mission Hill: Happy Birthday, Douchebag (#1.12)" (2002)
 -  Andy books a Blues Brothers tribute band for Kevin's birthday
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Shrek 4-D (2003)
The Lion King 1½ (2004) (V)
 -  Music played while Pumbaa and Timon are trying to break up Simba and Nala is the same song that is used frequently in Blues Brothers
"Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)
 -  Parody of mall chase scene, also using "I Can't Turn You Loose" as in movie.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
 -  Mr. & Mrs Smith have to wait in an elevator as The Girl From Ipanema plays, just as in the Blues Brothers.
"Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Bye Bye Nerdy (#2.11)" (2005)
 -  Bloo says "It's one hundred six and a half blocks to Mac, I've got a full bladder, half an idea where I'm going, it's Tuesday and I'm wearing sunglasses." Frankie: "Hit it!"
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
 -  when dick and jane steal their neighbors car they crash through a shopping mall window and are dressed as the blues brothers
"Family Guy: Sibling Rivalry (#4.22)" (2006)
 -  An animated Elwood throws a can of cheez whiz in the result of the demand by Stewie- "Did you get my cheez whiz?!"
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006) (V)
 -  Ryan gives the famous "We've got a full tank of gas"-speech right before the boys go on the road. When he is finished the all put on their sunglasses.

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