I finally sat down and watched the comedy classic The Blues Brothers on Netflix the other night (a little later than I said I would, but you all know how life can get). I enjoyed the movie alright (though I’ll take John Belushi in Animal House, also on Netflix, any day). One of the biggest things that stuck out to me was its incredible lineup of cameos.
The movie follows Jake (Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) as they embark on a mission from God to save the orphanage where they grew up from being closed. To do so, they round up their old band to put on a concert and raise the money. While doing that, they run into characters that are played by some of the greatest music legends of all time. I knew about some of them — James Brown and Ray Charles — though I was admittedly surprised when the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, popped up.
