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The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic – by Daniel de Vise

Posted on 08/16/2023 by Mark

This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published.

It’s not one of my favorite movies, although, I did love the music and the comedy of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and a few lines are embedded in my brain. I don’t remember the first time seeing it, and I can definitely tell you it wasn’t when it premiered, as I was only three years old. So, probably video cassette or cable television.

If you want to read about how Dan and John came to be on Saturday Night Live, how they met for the first time, how they got John Landis to direct, and a lot more stories of them, then this book is for you. Oh, a lot of inside information for the how The Blues Brothers was filmed as well as Animal House from the cast and crew.

Despite the multitude of drug use by everybody, I still enjoyed the book and was glad a brief biography of Dan and John was included.

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Hi, I am Mark. I started writing in 2011 about high school football, daddy blogging since 2015, and reviewing books since 2023. My writing style is unique, my sense of humor is a little crazy, and I’m not embarrassed to share any of it. You can email me at thedadspeaks@icloud.com.

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