What the 'mission from God' really was for 'The Blues Brothers' movie
Even casual fans of “The Blues Brothers” know the scene.
A patrolman pulls over Jake and Elwood Blues in their Bluesmobile. The officer keys in the tag number and divines that Elwood’s license is suspended for 56 moving violations and 116 parking tickets. The patrolman orders the boys out of the car. Instead, Elwood speeds off.
“They’re not gonna catch us,” he tells Jake. “We’re on a mission from God.”
The first half of that line came from Dan Aykroyd’s original script for “The Blues Brothers,” a 324-page tome that he delivered to producers wrapped in the cover of an L.A. telephone book.
The second half came from John Landis, the director. He added it in a winking nod to Aykroyd, whose passion for rhythm and blues had inspired the film’s true mission.
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