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Disc Title: Blues Brothers, The
MCA/Universal Home Video 35540
Rating: R Color - 144 min

Released 8 September 1998
Available
List Price: $39.98

Video Information Disc Details
1.85 : 1
Letterbox
NTSC 		THX
CC
Closed Captioning: CC
Master format: Film
Sides: 4 (CLV/CAV)
Language: English

Sound Encoding Digital TrackAnalog Track

Dolby Surround
Dolby Surround

SUPPLEMENTS
  • Documentary "The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers" featuring interviews with director John Landis, Dan Aykroyd, "The Blues Brothers Band", and producer Robert K. Weiss plus never-before-seenbehind-the-scenes footage
  • Production photographs
  • Original theatrical trailer.

NOTES
Signature Collection.
This is the director's cut with 12 minutes of additional footage.

*"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
*"THX" is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd

Disc Title: Blues Brothers, The
Pioneer PLFEB 34431
Certificate: 15
Color - 127 min

Released May 1996
Available
List Price: £19.99

Video Information Disc Details
1.33 : 1
Unmatted
PAL 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Pressed at: Pioneer Japan
Sides: 2 (CLV)
Chapter stops: 18
Language: English

Sound Encoding Digital Track
Dolby Surround

NOTES
Good picture and sound quality.

*"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

Disc Title: Blues Brothers, The
Philips 62287
Certificate: 12
Color - 127 min

Released 1992
Out of print
List Price: DM89.00

Video Information Disc Details
1.33 : 1
Pan & Scan
PAL 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 3 (CLV)
Language: German

Sound Encoding Digital Track
Dolby Surround

*"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

Disc Title: Blues Brothers, The
MCA/Universal Home Video 16020
Rating: R Color - 133 min

Released 1990
Available
List Price: $39.98

Video Information Disc Details
1.33 : 1
Pan & Scan
NTSC 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 3 (CLV/CAV)
Language: English

Sound Encoding Digital TrackAnalog Track

Dolby Surround
Dolby Surround

NOTES
Until 1997 MCA/Universal Home Video always said that this version of _Blues Brothers, The (1980)_ is the only version that will ever be released. John Landis tried to do an extended Director's Cut of the movie for a special edition, making it widescreen and so forth. After several years (Blues Brothers was out of print for 7 years) the battle between Landis and MCA ended. The winner is obvious.
In 23 February 1996 John Landis spoke at Texas A&M University. He said a director's cut of _Blues Brothers, The (1980)_ is very unlikely as the additional 17 minutes he would add were destroyed by Universal in 1985. The footage included another musical number and Jake in a shaving cream factory. Landis mentioned the cuts were made to shorten the running time.
Obviously the additional footage was not destoyed after all, as in July 1998 MCA announced that a new Laserdisc with the director's cut will be released on 8 September 1998.

*"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

Disc Title: Blues Brothers, The
CIC
Certificate: 15
Color - 133 min

Released 1982
Out of print
List Price: £

Video Information Disc Details
1.33 : 1
Pan & Scan
PAL 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 3 (CLV)
Language: English

Sound Encoding Analog Track

MONO

NOTES
This title is transcoded from NTSC to PAL with a very stupid algorythm, which skips frames once every second. Looks quite bad. The analog sound is fairly good. The cover states that it is stereo, but it is in fact mono.

Disc Title: Blues Brothers, The
DiscoVision 16-020
Rating: R Color - 132 min

Released 1981
Out of print
List Price: $29.95

Video Information Disc Details
1.33 : 1
Pan & Scan
NTSC 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Pressed at: Pioneer Japan
Sides: 3 (CLV)
Chapter stops: 14
Language: English

Sound Encoding Analog Track
Dolby Surround

*"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

Disc Title: Blues Brothers, The
DiscoVision 16-020
Rating: R Color - 132 min

Released 1980
Out of print
List Price: $24.95

Video Information Disc Details
1.33 : 1
Pan & Scan
NTSC 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Pressed at: DiscoVision
Sides: 6 (CAV)
Chapter stops: 14
Language: English

Sound Encoding Analog Track
Dolby Surround

*"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

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