The world premiere of RJ Cutler’s Belushi will light up a Pilsen drive-in and thousands of homes across the country for the Chicago International Film Festival’s opening night on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Chronicling the life and career of the native son and Second City alumnus, the documentary will launch ChiFilmFest’s annual slate of features and shorts from around the globe.
Belushi's achievements include his role in "The Blues Brothers," a 1980 film co-starring Dan Akryod and Cab Calloway featuring performances by Aretha Franklin, Carrie Fisher, John Lee Hooker, Murphy "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, John Candy, and a legion of additional music and movie legends.
Directed by John Landis, who co-wrote the script with Dan Akryod, the film showcased the sights and sounds of Chicago while earning an estimated $115 million at the box office.
To ensure the safety of audiences, the 2020 festival will include remote streaming of film screenings, events, and Q&As along with a selection of in-person drive-in screenings.
The full schedule for the 56th Chicago International Film Festival will be revealed on Tuesday, September 22. For more information, click here.
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The Blues Brothers play the big show and bring the house down.
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Expanding on their Saturday Night Live characters, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star as Jake and Elwood Blues, two white boys with black soul. Sporting cool shades and look-alike suits, Jake and Elwood are dispatched on a "mission from God" by their former teacher, Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman). Said mission is to raise $5000 to save an orphanage. In the course of their zany adventures, the Blues Brothers run afoul of neo-Nazi Henry Gibson, perform the theme from Rawhide before the most unruly bar crowd in written history, and lay waste to hundreds of cars on the streets and freeways of Chicago. In case you aren't swept up in the infectuous nuttiness of the brothers Blue, you might have fun spotting film's legion of guest stars, including James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Steve Lawrence, Twiggy, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman), Frank Oz, and Steven Spielberg.
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Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Armand Cerami, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Murphy Dunne, Willie Hall, Tom Malone, Lou Marini, Matt Murphy, Alan Rubin, Steven Williams
Director: John Landis
Producers: Bernie Brillstein, George Folsey Jr., David Sosna, Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriters: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
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