Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Landis
Written by	Dan Aykroyd John Landis
Produced by	Dan Aykroyd Leslie Belzberg John Landis
Starring	Dan Aykroyd John Goodman Joe Morton J. Evan Bonifant Aretha Franklin James Brown B.B. King The Blues Brothers Band
Cinematography	David Herrington
Edited by	Dale Beldin
Music by	Paul Shaffer
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 6, 1998 (1998-02-06)
Running time	123 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Box office	$32.1 million

Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay written by Landis and Dan Aykroyd, both of whom were also producers, and starring Aykroyd and John Goodman. The film serves as a sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. It also includes cameo appearances by various musicians.

The film was released on February 6, 1998, to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. It grossed $32.1 million on a budget of $30 million. The film is dedicated to John Belushi, Cab Calloway and John Candy, cast members from the original film who had died prior to its production, in addition to Junior Wells, who died one month before it was released.