Blues Brothers 2000 Page #4

and Agent Bowman, FBI.

Good to have you here.

Elwood Blues is a menace

to decent people.

We'll get him, sir. That's a promise.

Every lawman in two states

is on this border.

Let him try to get past this roadblock.

Roll up your windows.

How long can we stay down here?

How long can you hold your breath?

Am I right?

Yes, sir.

I said, am I right?

Yes, sir.

I can't hear you!

Yes, sir!

You may think we're just a group

of sorry son-b*tches...

...out here jerking each other off.

Or you may just think

that we know something.

I'll tell you something else.

The federal government has a computer.

This computer is wired...

...to a computer in Jerusalem...

...and Moscow.

There's something in the river.

Where?

I saw something under the water, sir.

Son...

...it's okay to be nervous.

There are enough explosives in that boat...

...to blow up every post office

in the country.

But nobody knows we're here.

Nobody knows our plans.

You guys having a picnic?

Don't shoot! You might hit the boat!

What boat?

That's the international Jewish,

communist conspiracy in action, people.

One of their spy satellites

picked up our location.

Kill them!

- Did you hear something?

- Nope.

- You sure they'll come?

- They're booked here. They'll come.

More stunts coming up...

...and only 20 minutes

until the wonderful Bluegrass Brothers.

These will make us look

a lot more bluegrass.

I'll fake some fiddle on my keyboard.

We go on after the last car stunt.

How will Elwood, Mack and the kid...

...get to the stage

with all the police around?

I like the car this color.

It's temporary camouflage, that's all.

All right. Go on.

Lots of heat here.

Maybe we ought to skip this gig.

That would be unprofessional.

Park it somewhere dark.

Now...

...the Devil Drivers' star, Rick Avery...

...does the triple-ramp loop

through the ring of fire!

Now the county fair is proud to present

tonight's musical entertainment...

...the Kentucky Bluegrass Brothers!

What's with the hats and beards?

You look like ZZ Top.

Sline booked us in here

as a bluegrass band.

Thank you so much, and howdy.

Howdy!

Howdy.

Howdy!

Good to see your smiling faces.

We'd like to see you a little bit closer.

Come on down out of the stands.

Come close to the stage.

Bluegrass?

Riders.

Duck, mountain tempo in A minor.

"That old cowpoke went ridin' out

one dark and windy day

"Upon a ridge he rested

as he went along his way

"When all at once a mighty herd

of red-eyed cows he saw

"A plowin' through the ragged skies

"And up a cloudy draw

"The ghost herd in the sky

"Their brands were still on fire

and their hooves were made of steel"

Excuse me. Step aside.

Take your men behind the stage.

"A bolt of fear went through 'em

as they thundered through the sky

"For they saw the riders comin' hard

"And they heard their mournful cry

"Ghost riders in the sky

"Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred

their shirts all soaked with sweat

"They're ridin' hard to catch that herd

but they ain't caught 'em yet

"'Cause they got to ride forever

in that range up in the sky

"On horses snortin' fire

"As they ride on hear their cry

"Ghost riders in the sky"

Step aside! Comin' through!

Excuse me.

Thank you!

Everyone into the Bluesmobile!

Stop them!

Elwood!

We'll get them, sir.

Sline says their next job is at a place called

Queen Moussette's.

Queen Moussette's.

That's it. She's bone dry.

I'd like to be. Let me out.

Where are we?

Five miles north of Panther Burn,

Mississippi.

What's the plan?

We start walking.

What's the point? I say we turn around.

Elwood. I think we got a rebellion

on our hands.

What do you mean?

Why don't you give them

a motivational speech?

So, you all want to quit?

Honestly, who can blame you?

I've dragged you down

as far as living humans can go.

All right. Fine.

'Bye. I understand.

So, what happens now?

I don't know. I guess it's over.

Go away, kid.

You're not being a very good mentor.

I ain't your mentor.

I don't even know what it means.

Just do me a favor and go away.

You're not the Elwood Blues I know.

The Elwood I know once said:

"No pharmaceutical drug

could equal the rush you get...

"... when the band grooves,

people are dancing, shouting...

"... and the house is rocking. "

Yeah, that was me.

The music. You know you miss the music.

Thanks, Buster.

Go if you wish.

Remember this.

Walk away now and you walk away

from your skills, your vocations...

...leaving our youth with nothing

but digitally-sampled techno grooves...

...quasi-synth rhythms, pseudo songs

of violence-laden gangster rap...

...acid pop and saccharine, soulless slush.

Depart now and you separate yourselves

from the vital legacies of...

...Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters,

Willie Dixon...

...Jimmy Reed, Memphis Slim,

Blind Boy Fuller...

...Louis Jordan, Little Walter, Big Walter,

Sonny Boy Williamson One and Two...

...Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Elvis Presley

and Robert K. Weiss.

Who is Robert K. Weiss?

Turn your backs and you snuff out

the fragile candles of blues, R&B and soul.

When those flames expire,

the light of the world is extinguished...

...because the music which has moved

mankind for seven decades...

...will wither and die

from abandonment and neglect.

Sh*t.

Go ahead, cats. I'll get gas.

Hey, look. A circus.

It's a tent-revival meeting.

Excuse me. Who's preaching

the good word today, ma'am?

The Right Reverend Cleophus James

from Chicago.

Of the Triple Rock Baptist Church?

From Chicago. That's right.

I know him. He'll give us gas money.

We'll meet you guys inside.

Okay, thanks. Keep an eye on them.

Wait for us to arrive.

That was the Sheriff in Panther Burn.

The Blues gang is at a revival meeting.

Good.

Now, all you people of the faith...

...are you ready for the word?

Are you ready for the word?

Are you ready for the word?

Let us begin with a sweet song

of meditation...

...from our own Reverend Morris

and the Tent-Revival Choir.

- "Who's that writing?

- "John the Revelator

"He wrote the book of the seven seals

"Yes, tell me who's that writing

"John the Revelator

- "Tell me who's that writing

- "John the Revelator

"Tell me who's that writing

"John the Revelator wrote

the book of the seven seals

"God walked down a hill one day

"Called Adam by his name

"Adam wouldn't answer

"'Cause he was naked and ashamed

- "Tell me who's that a writing

- "John the Revelator

"Tell me who's that a writing

"John the Revelator wrote

the book of the seven seals

"You know Christ

- "Twelve apostles

- "Spirit willing

"Three he led away

"He said, 'Watch with me while I walk

"For I go yonder and pray'

"Listen when Christ rose

"On Easter mornin'

- "Mary and Martha came down to see

- "The resurrection

"He said, 'Go and tell my disciples

"To meet me in Galilee'

- "Yes, who's that writing?

- "John the Revelator

"Who's that writing?"

Stop the music.

Those men are under arrest.

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