How can you not "get" 'The Blues Brothers'?

[TrogL]

I taped it the other day and missed the beginning so it started where Carrie Fisher blew up the apartment near the L-train.

I fell over :rofl: and CraftyGal just stared at me.

[underpants]

1. It's not possible

Perhaps the greatest movie ever made.

Almost seamless

Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips!

[TrogL]

2. WTF is an "orange whip"?

[wicket]

16. Never had one, sounds yummy though!

http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/3031

Orange Whip
Ingredients:

* 4 oz Orange juice
* 1 oz Rum
* 1 oz Vodka
* 1 package Cream or creamer
* Over Ice cubes

Mixing instructions:

Pour ingredients over ice and stir.

[MrCoffee]

3. the new Oldsmobiles are in early this year

[underpants]

4. .

[wicket]

34. The opening & title sequence is one of the best ever, IMHO

:D

[wicket]

10. Pier 1 imports

"We're in a truck"

:rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

5. Disco pants and haircuts

This place has everything!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

6. ...

"Are you men with the police?"

"No Ma'am. We're Musicians."

[wicket]

11. "The light was yellow, Sir"

:rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

12. I've actually used that line before

I was in the Army Band for quite a few years. While on a bus trip, we stopped at a small town in Missouri for lunch before a parade. A local lady saw all of us uniformed people getting off the bus, and asked if we were with the police.

she didnt get it.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

7. Illinois Nazis

John B - "I Hate Illinois Nazis"

[guitar man]

22. hehe

great scene :bounce:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGp7IFc5jbc

[wicket]

8. We're on a mission from God.

:rofl:

[azmouse]

9. They're on a mission from God.

[underpants]

15. $5,000? Who do you guys think you are, The Beatles?

[azmouse]

19. Bring me four fried chickens and a Coke.

And some dry white toast.

[wicket]

27. "You want chicken wings or chicken legs sugar?"

:rofl:

[wicket]

13. "JESUS H. TAP-DANCING CHRIST... I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT! "

:rofl: :rofl:

[underpants]

18. .

[guitar man]

14. "It's 106 miles to Chicago

We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark and we're wearing sunglasses"

"Hit It"


"Fix the cigarette lighter"

"No Ma'am, we're musicians"

"...200 dollars...but you drank 300 dollars worth of beer..."

:rofl:

[wicket]

25. Heh

"Uh, well, like, when we first come in the bar lady never charged us for the first round so like we figured you know beer was like complimentary for the band, you know."

[abq e streeter]

44. you traded the Caddy for a microphone????---Oops , just saw OCD's post below

OK I can see that...Always wondered how many "civilians" got some of the in-jokes.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

17. The Bluesmobile

John - "You traded the Bluesmobile for this?"

Dan - "No, I traded it for a microphone."

John - "O.K."

[guitar man]

21. oh yeah

here ya go, I love that scene :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TH5eN6vl6I

[underpants]

31. ELWO OD

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

20. Fried Chicken & Toast

Mrs. Murphy: Help you two?

Elwood: Do you have any white bread ma'am?
Mrs. Murphy: Yeah.

Elwood: I'll have some toasted white bread please.
Mrs. Murphy: You want butter or jam on that, honey?
Elwood: No ma'am, dry.

Jake: Do you have any fried chicken ma'am?
Mrs. Murphy: Best damned chicken in the state.
Jake: Bring me four fried chickens and a Coke.
Mrs. Murphy: You want chicken wings or chicken legs?
Jake: Four fried chickens and a Coke.
Elwood: And some dry white toast please.
Mrs. Murphy: Ya'all want anything to drink with that?

Elwood: No ma'am.
Jake: A Coke.

[wicket]

23. I love when Elwood says this to Aretha:

"Ma'am you gotta understand that this is a lot bigger than any domestic problems you might be experiencing."

:rofl: :rofl:

[guitar man]

26. yeah

then he says "Were on a mission from God" and Aretha goes ballistic "Don't you blaspheme in here, don't you blaspheme!!!"

:rofl:

[wicket]

24. "How much for your women?"

"Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters, sell them to me. Sell me your children. "

[underpants]

28. We have a Dom Perignon '71 at 120 dollars.

That'll be fine pal.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

32. Pee Wee

[wicket]

33. "Wrong glass, sir"

[underpants]

35. .

http://www.nederpoparchief.nl/bluesbrothers/script_i.html

[wicket]

40. "It's just that.. well, frankly, they're offensive. Smelling. I mean they smell bad."

:rofl:

[MrCoffee]

29. did you get me my Cheeze Wiz, boy?

[billyskank]

30. Possible scenario

You went to the video store and it was out.

[China_cat]

36. I know. You don't know how hard it is having to explain to

people my two Bouviers...Jake and Elwood.



The Bouv Brothers

[CraftyGal]

37. Why are you bringing our disagreemnet to the forum?

By the way I absoluteluy love "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986) with Rick Moranis or "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Anyone want to do the "Time Warp Again"? And were maniacal with the laughter.

Crafty

PS: Love ya sweety :* :hug:

[wicket]

38. I love Little Shop, especially Steve Martin's song "You're going to be a dentist"

:rofl:

[TrogL]

39. Trying to find you support for your position

and I'm not sweaty

[GOPisEvil]

41. When I had hermit crabs, they were named Jake and Elwood.

The Blues Brothers is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[datasuspect]

42. the blues brothers depicts a chicago that no longer exists

especially the scenes at "nate's" (which didn't look like that inside) in jewtown.

all of it. gone.

[mitchum]

45. Great! Now your post is gonna get this thread sent to the I/P dungeon...

:)

[datasuspect]

46. that's what it was called

jewtown/maxwell st.

it's because it was an eastern european ghetto/port of entry neighborhood WAY back when. back when they were doing pogroms in russia and shit.

now it's monoculture housing and retail with all traces of its history wiped away.

[mitchum]

47. Yes, I know about Maxwell St...

I was just being funny...okay...trying...to be funny

[Hand]

43. Insh'Allah. nt

[Taverner]

48. It's a generational thing

Boomers and Gen Xers get it (we're joined at the hip, folks! don't let anyone tell you different!)

Gen Y and beyond just...don't