'The Blues Brothers' (1980), Elwood's Apartment Building Blown Up

[daveR]

I recently found out that Carrie Fisher and Dan Aykroyd were briefly engaged during the time this movie was in production.

[nmarcel]

For me, the funniest part is that just after the explosion while the building is falling, Jake keeps sleeping as if nothing out of Blues' normality is happening, ha ha ha!

[richardvinsen]

The explosion effect is really well done for 43 years ago.

[didsthecat]

My dad forced me to watch this movie as a child and I remember laughing so much at this scene and how they both got up so casually from the rubble 😂

[SirCraigius]

I love that no matter how many times she tries to kill them, they completely fail to notice. Even when they had to dig their way out of the rubble.

[francescoangelucci]

The fact John survived a building explosion WITH HIS HAT ON HIS surviving a building explosion lika boss, that's y i fell in love with Blues Brothers.

[kwebax]

They way Elwood collapses gets me everytime

[Faceplant-hlyn]

* Building Explodes *

The Blues Brothers : oh would you look at the time, let's go to work

[johndoe-dlqo]

Carrie Fisher was such a beautiful woman

[streetsul]

Love this movie, I crack up every time.

[mertonaloyisius]

Hey! Elwood's hotplate survived!

[joeritchie]

Its funny how Jake managed to sleep through nearly gettin blown to pieces

[chrisfinch]

Here's to you, John Candy and Carrie Fisher- the actors who really defined a good part of my nostalgic life.

[forthedoggiesguitars]

It's almost nine o'clock. We got to go to work.

[JTRocks]

That should wake everybody in the building up. 🙂

[Scyber_Official]

Ohhh, man - what a way to wake up. We didn't even drink that much last night.

[georgeromo]

Ok now I really have to rewatch this movie. 😮

[Hypestyle]

In the movie, Elwood and Jake spent Jake’s first night out of jail at the Plymouth at 22 W. Van Buren. Filmmakers shot inside the hotel, including its long narrow flight of stairs up, its dingy second-floor lobby and even inside Elwood’s cramped room.

[irtrdavenueel]

I liked the part where Carrie Fisher controled the explosion

[ZakWolf]

Why was I not surprised to hear that old stock two-prong explosion sound effect from Universal when the building blew up? (0:57)