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Private: Beyond the Blues Brothers

Thu, Nov 06

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Skokie Country Club

Celebrate the 1980 Chicago-based movie in all its iterations

Private: Beyond the Blues Brothers
Private: Beyond the Blues Brothers

Time and Location

Nov 06, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST

Skokie Country Club

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Private Event. To book this talk for your group, head here.


Celebrate the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers as you explore its backstories, mix of Hollywood genres, and impact on Chicago-based filmmaking.


This hour-long interactive talk considers (1) backstories of the 1980 movie and the Blues Brothers' act, made famous on SNL; (2) conventional Hollywood genres and 10 ways The Blues Brothers film, for better or worse, insists on mixing them; and (3) the movie’s impact on Chicago-based filmmaking, with a special nod to Jane Byrne, who served as Chicago’s mayor during the film’s production.

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