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** When Aykroyd and Landis presented their first draft script to Universal, the studio responded by saying their script was essentially just a carbon-copy of the first film, except with Belushi's character swapped out for Goodman's... which Aykroyd [[JerkassHasAPoint later admitted was actually a valid criticism]]. Unfortunately, what the studio did next would ultimately send the project down in flames, as they decided they wanted the film to appeal to a younger audience, and forced the insertion of a TagalongKid sidekick to Aykroyd and Goodman, while also forcing a GenreShift that made the film much more overt fantasy than the first one.
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** When Aykroyd and Landis presented their first draft script to Universal, the studio responded by saying their script was essentially just a carbon-copy of the first film, except with Belushi's character swapped out for Goodman's... which Aykroyd [[JerkassHasAPoint later admitted was actually a valid criticism]].criticism. Unfortunately, what the studio did next would ultimately send the project down in flames, as they decided they wanted the film to appeal to a younger audience, and forced the insertion of a TagalongKid sidekick to Aykroyd and Goodman, while also forcing a GenreShift that made the film much more overt fantasy than the first one.
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* CreatorKiller: Creator/JohnLandis had already been on thin ice for over ten years after his recklessness on the set of ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' killed Vic Murrow and two child actors, and had only made a handful of films since, most of which were poorly received. The film proved to be the final straw, and he's since been relegated to directing the occasional TV show.
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* CreatorKiller: Creator/JohnLandis had already been on thin ice for over ten years after his recklessness on the set of ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' killed Vic Murrow Creator/VicMorrow and two child actors, and had only made a handful of films since, most of which were poorly received. The film proved to be the final straw, and he's since been relegated to directing the occasional TV show.
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** Unlike the first film, ''2000'' was critically mauled and a BoxOfficeBomb, completely destroying Landis' career and sending Aykroyd into a career slump that would last well into the following decade, with Goodman probably only avoiding the same fate via his roles in the same year's hugely acclaimed ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and l''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' a few years later.
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** Unlike the first film, ''2000'' was critically mauled and a BoxOfficeBomb, completely destroying Landis' career and sending Aykroyd into a career slump that would last well into the following decade, with Goodman probably only avoiding the same fate via his roles in the same year's hugely acclaimed ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and l''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' a few years later.
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** Unlike the first film, ''2000'' was critically mauled and a BoxOfficeBomb, completely destroying Landis' career and sending Aykroyd into a career slump that would last well into the following decade, with Goodman probably only avoiding the same fate via his roles in the same year's hugely acclaimed ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and the following year's ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.
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** Unlike the first film, ''2000'' was critically mauled and a BoxOfficeBomb, completely destroying Landis' career and sending Aykroyd into a career slump that would last well into the following decade, with Goodman probably only avoiding the same fate via his roles in the same year's hugely acclaimed ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and the following year's ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.l''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' a few years later.
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/JohnLandis, who was more or less forced to make the sequel, was so unhappy with it when it was released that he dove right into his next film, ''Susan's Plan'', to "cleanse his palate."
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* OldShame: Creator/JohnLandis, who was more or less forced to make the sequel, was so unhappy with it when it was released that he dove right into his next film, ''Susan's Plan'', to "cleanse his palate."
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* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to Creator/JohnBelushi, Creator/CabCalloway, and Creator/JohnCandy, the original movie's co-stars who had since died.
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* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to Creator/JohnBelushi, Creator/CabCalloway, Music/CabCalloway, and Creator/JohnCandy, the original movie's co-stars who had since died.
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* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to Creator/JohnBelushi, Creator/CabCalloway, and Creator/JohnCandy, the original movie's co-stars who had since died.
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* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Creator/JohnBelushi as Jake Blues and Music/CabCalloway as Curtis.
* CreatorKiller: Creator/JohnLandis had already been on thin ice for over ten years after his recklessness on the set of ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' killed Vic Murrow and two child actors, and had only made a handful of films since, most of which were poorly received. The film proved to be the final straw, and he's since been relegated to directing the occasional TV show.
* FakeAmerican: Canadian-born Creator/DanAykroyd as Chicago native Elwood Blues.
* FranchiseKiller: Creator/DanAykroyd said that he had plans for a third film in the mid-00s, a straight-to-video feature that would involve the group visiting Albania after learning of their mass success there. After ''2000'' flopped, there's no chance of a third film being made.
* MissingTrailerScene: The trailer for ''Blues Brothers 2000'' includes a deleted scene where the band lines up on a stage. Maury Sline and an unnamed gentleman are sitting in what appears to be a judging panel, and Maury says, "The Blues Brothers band? I thought you guys were all in jail!"
* OldShame: Creator/JohnLandis, who was more or less forced to make the sequel, was so unhappy with it when it was released that he dove right into his next film, ''Susan's Plan'', to "cleanse his palate."
* OnSetInjury: While filming a stunt scene, a car rolled onto two crew members, one of whom needed a leg amputation. Three months later, during filming for a car-crash sequence, stuntman Bob Minor suffered severe injuries to his head.
* TroubledProduction: Like its predecessor, the film had a problematic production:
** Creator/JohnBelushi died from a drug overdose a couple of years after the original film's release, leaving the follow-up in limbo (during which time co-stars Creator/JohnCandy and Music/CabCalloway also died) for the better part of two decades. During that timespan it was widely assumed that Belushi's younger brother Creator/JamesBelushi would be the obvious candidate to co-star with Creator/DanAykroyd in a sequel. In the end however, he turned it down, ostensibly because of a schedule conflict, resulting in Creator/JohnGoodman being cast in [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute the entirely new role of Mighty Mac]].
** When Aykroyd and Landis presented their first draft script to Universal, the studio responded by saying their script was essentially just a carbon-copy of the first film, except with Belushi's character swapped out for Goodman's... which Aykroyd [[JerkassHasAPoint later admitted was actually a valid criticism]]. Unfortunately, what the studio did next would ultimately send the project down in flames, as they decided they wanted the film to appeal to a younger audience, and forced the insertion of a TagalongKid sidekick to Aykroyd and Goodman, while also forcing a GenreShift that made the film much more overt fantasy than the first one.
** The actual shoot wasn't ''quite'' as problematic as that of the first film, but Aykroyd and Goodman had to work essentially for free in order to get the film produced under the less-than-adequate budget that they were given. Aykroyd and Landis became increasingly despondent due to the continued ExecutiveMeddling throughout the shoot, which resulted in the two threatening to quit, until the studio counter-threatened them with a lawsuit for breach of contract. Still, they roughed it out, and eventually finished the shoot.
** Unlike the first film, ''2000'' was critically mauled and a BoxOfficeBomb, completely destroying Landis' career and sending Aykroyd into a career slump that would last well into the following decade, with Goodman probably only avoiding the same fate via his roles in the same year's hugely acclaimed ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and the following year's ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/JamesBelushi was originally planned to co-star along with Creator/DanAykroyd and Creator/JohnGoodman, but his scheduling prevented this.
** Creator/MacaulayCulkin was offered the role of Buster, but declined as he'd retired from acting a few years earlier.
* CreatorKiller: Creator/JohnLandis had already been on thin ice for over ten years after his recklessness on the set of ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' killed Vic Murrow and two child actors, and had only made a handful of films since, most of which were poorly received. The film proved to be the final straw, and he's since been relegated to directing the occasional TV show.
* FakeAmerican: Canadian-born Creator/DanAykroyd as Chicago native Elwood Blues.
* FranchiseKiller: Creator/DanAykroyd said that he had plans for a third film in the mid-00s, a straight-to-video feature that would involve the group visiting Albania after learning of their mass success there. After ''2000'' flopped, there's no chance of a third film being made.
* MissingTrailerScene: The trailer for ''Blues Brothers 2000'' includes a deleted scene where the band lines up on a stage. Maury Sline and an unnamed gentleman are sitting in what appears to be a judging panel, and Maury says, "The Blues Brothers band? I thought you guys were all in jail!"
* OldShame: Creator/JohnLandis, who was more or less forced to make the sequel, was so unhappy with it when it was released that he dove right into his next film, ''Susan's Plan'', to "cleanse his palate."
* OnSetInjury: While filming a stunt scene, a car rolled onto two crew members, one of whom needed a leg amputation. Three months later, during filming for a car-crash sequence, stuntman Bob Minor suffered severe injuries to his head.
* TroubledProduction: Like its predecessor, the film had a problematic production:
** Creator/JohnBelushi died from a drug overdose a couple of years after the original film's release, leaving the follow-up in limbo (during which time co-stars Creator/JohnCandy and Music/CabCalloway also died) for the better part of two decades. During that timespan it was widely assumed that Belushi's younger brother Creator/JamesBelushi would be the obvious candidate to co-star with Creator/DanAykroyd in a sequel. In the end however, he turned it down, ostensibly because of a schedule conflict, resulting in Creator/JohnGoodman being cast in [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute the entirely new role of Mighty Mac]].
** When Aykroyd and Landis presented their first draft script to Universal, the studio responded by saying their script was essentially just a carbon-copy of the first film, except with Belushi's character swapped out for Goodman's... which Aykroyd [[JerkassHasAPoint later admitted was actually a valid criticism]]. Unfortunately, what the studio did next would ultimately send the project down in flames, as they decided they wanted the film to appeal to a younger audience, and forced the insertion of a TagalongKid sidekick to Aykroyd and Goodman, while also forcing a GenreShift that made the film much more overt fantasy than the first one.
** The actual shoot wasn't ''quite'' as problematic as that of the first film, but Aykroyd and Goodman had to work essentially for free in order to get the film produced under the less-than-adequate budget that they were given. Aykroyd and Landis became increasingly despondent due to the continued ExecutiveMeddling throughout the shoot, which resulted in the two threatening to quit, until the studio counter-threatened them with a lawsuit for breach of contract. Still, they roughed it out, and eventually finished the shoot.
** Unlike the first film, ''2000'' was critically mauled and a BoxOfficeBomb, completely destroying Landis' career and sending Aykroyd into a career slump that would last well into the following decade, with Goodman probably only avoiding the same fate via his roles in the same year's hugely acclaimed ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and the following year's ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/JamesBelushi was originally planned to co-star along with Creator/DanAykroyd and Creator/JohnGoodman, but his scheduling prevented this.
** Creator/MacaulayCulkin was offered the role of Buster, but declined as he'd retired from acting a few years earlier.
