What’s Aged the Worst?
Manual steering; missing Shaffer and cameos; sequel; racist theater bookings
In the discussion (7)
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- Enormous car pileups are questioned as a dated appeal, but escalating absurdity eventually turns initially tedious chases into impressive comic invention. — Sean Fennessey
- Manual steering ages poorly; a remembered failed test drive of a cheap late-1960s Mustang illustrates the difficulty. — Chris Ryan
- Paul Shaffer’s absence disappoints; his competing Gilda Live commitment reportedly enraged Belushi and cost him his band place. — Bill Simmons
- Howard Shore suggesting the Blues Brothers name without continuing involvement is raised, though his later career went well.
- More SNL-related cameos, such as Murray, Martin or Laraine Newman, are desired; Hartman’s later cameo work illustrates the appeal. — Bill Simmons
- Blues Brothers 2000 is called a poor sequel. — Bill Simmons
- Landis’s account of Ted Mann restricting bookings to avoid Black audiences is condemned as racist and as harming the film’s release, despite its eventual success. — Bill Simmons