Revealing mistake: When Elwood drives the Blues Mobile backwards from the half-finished bridge, just as it flips you see something on the underside of the car on the far right. It's either a coiled spring or a tube with an explosive charge used to flip the car over. (02:10:50)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
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Directed by: John Landis
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, John Belushi, Cab Calloway
Factual error: Legitimate religious institutions are not subject to property taxes.
Police Dispatcher: Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers HAS been approved.
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Question: What tune is being played during the mall scene, and again when Cab Calloway introduces Jake and Elwood on stage? (I've heard it many times before, most recently in promos for the 2004 Major League All-State Game.).
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Answer: It's 'Can't Turn You Loose,' often refered to as the Blues Brothers Theme.
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Also done much earlier by Otis Redding.