Description
The Blues Brothers on VHS from MCA Home Video, catalog number VHS 77000. This 1980 musical comedy, directed by John Landis, follows Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers on a self-described mission from God who set out to reunite their old rhythm and blues band to raise money and save the orphanage where they grew up. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star as the brothers, with musical appearances by James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, plus Carrie Fisher and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis and produced by Robert K. Weiss for Universal Pictures. This release presents the film in color with a running time of 2 hours 13 minutes and is rated R. It is recorded in VHS Hi-Fi Stereo, with Dolby B-type noise reduction on the linear tracks. The tape comes in the original MCA cardboard slipcase with the classic cover art of Jake and Elwood in their hats and dark sunglasses. The sleeve carries a 1985 MCA Home Video copyright.