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It's called 'Blues Brothers 2000'...

posted 18 years ago by mram16
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...despite the fact that it was released in 1998.

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[–] ash-61 17 years ago

true... Stanley Kubrick filmed 2001 in the 60's. Go figure.

[–] mram16 17 years ago

Yes, but 2001 was a science fiction film set in what was then the future. Blues Brothers 2000 was not a science fiction film, and I don't remember it being implied that it was the future.

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[–] ash-61 17 years ago

Erm... good point, bro

[–] matineeidyll 17 years ago

The '2000' in the title, I believe, denotes a new phase in the life of the Blues Brothers (well, for Elwood, at least, what with Jake insisting on remaining dead).

[–] Can_a_bitch_get_a_donut 17 years ago

Mystery Science Theater 3000 takes place "in the not too distant future: next Sunday A.D."

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[–] Lokisgodhi 12 years ago

That's because that's how much money it made the one week it was shown in theaters.

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[–] Naylie 12 years ago

Funny, when I first heard this sequel was called The Blues Brothers 2000, I thought it came out in 2000, not 1998. Weird how it was like that two years before the actual year 2000 came to be.

[–] MisterZed 12 years ago

Why wasn't it called "Blues Brothers 1998" ?

[–] imnotjohncandy 11 years ago

It was sort of a trend back in the 80's and 90's to put '2000' or '3000' or any number higher than 100. I think it was to try and make it sound cool or futuristic.

[–] WoodsboroFountain 11 years ago

I watched it in 2000, so it made sense to me :D

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[–] gslex-johnson 11 years ago

I watched it in 2014...

[–] Chicago_Jake 11 years ago

"2000" didn't refer to the year. That was the number of automobiles that were destroyed in the making of the film.

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