Evan Bonifant) and John Goodman’s “Mighty” Mack. Also, why make a movie called Blues Brothers 2000 and release it in 1998? Semantics aside, Blues Brothers 2000 is a deeply weird movie, one where Elwood Blues ( Dan Aykroyd) quickly moves on from the death of his brother to add a child to the group with Buster Blues ( J. Right out the gate, Blues Brothers 2000 is a weird idea, considering that one of the two Blues brothers-Jake Elwood ( John Belushi)-died years before the making of this film. RELATED: ‘MacGruber’ Review: More of the Same, But You’d Be a Friggin’ Turd Not to Enjoy That On the 30th anniversary of Wayne’s World’s theatrical release, let’s take a look at the past of Saturday Night Live movies and rank the 11 SNL movies that have been released over the years. While some are fantastic expansions on characters we know and love, many others can highlight just how thin some of these characters are, and that something that works in a five-minute comedy sketch maybe can’t expand into a feature-length film. For nearly half a century, Saturday Night Live has been an integral part of the comedy landscape, introducing such comedians as Adam Sandler, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, and many more into the public consciousness.īut while Saturday Night Live has remained an icon of sketch comedy on television, SNL’s attempts at jumping into film have been a mixed bag.

For almost fifty years, Saturday Night Live has remained one of the most influential comedy shows on television, introducing iconic characters to the world, and constantly bringing new voices in comedy to the forefront of the public’s consciousness.

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