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Niki Wurster Visit our Movie Scripts Page screenplay 451: http://www.geocities.com/~screenplay451/ Mao Guangqin 2 1 2000-01-15T02:45:00Z 2000-01-15T02:45:00Z 25 7650 43606 Pumpkin Software 363 87 53551 9.2504 21 6 磅 5.2 磅 0 0 The Blues
Boys, you're in big trouble.
SAUNA SCENE
Jake, Elwood and Mr. Sline in a sauna.
JAKE
Maurie, you owe me. We'll play anywhere, anytime for
anybody.
ELWOOD
Put us in the Double Up Lounge or the Morgan Park
Theatre, or the Crystal. We always knock them dead in those joints.
MAURIE
I don't know boys. I just don't know. Times have
changed you know what I mean. What are you guys gonna do? The same act? Wearing
the same fracuctus suits. You'll scare people away. Don't you guys ever wear
blue jeans or jumpsuits like Wayne Cochran or CC riders?
JAKE
Maurie, you gotta come through for us. We need 5000
bucks fast.
MAURIE
5000 bucks? Who do you think you are? The Beatles?
Hey, you know the size of hall you gotta work to take in that kinda money, huh?
JAKE
We'll fill any hall in the country.
MAURIE
You guys familiar with the Palace Hotel Ballroom?
JAKE
Never heard of it.
MAURIE
Nice place up north. Built in the 40's on Lake Wazzapamani.
That seats 5000. You guys fill that place, you can make 5000 bucks easy.
JAKE
Book us for tomorrow night.
MAURIE
Hold it, hold it. Tomorrow night? What are ya talking
about? A gig like that, you gotta prepare the proper exploitation.
ELWOOD
I know about that stuff, I've been exploited all my
life.
MAURIE
Uh Forget it, there's no way with you guys forget
about it.
JAKE
Say uh, hows Mrs. Sline? I might have some information
she'd like to know.
MAURIE
You blackmailing me Jake?
JAKE
If you want to put it that way. Maurie we need this
gig!
ELWOOD
We're on a mission from God!
JAKE
You get us the hall Maurie and I guarantee we'll pack
'em in from miles around. Whaddya say?
MAURIE
Okay. I'll get ya the Palace Hotel. I'll print up
showbills, I'll make the place look real pretty okay? I don't think you guys
are gonna gross dollar one, but if you do, I want a taste of the gig, okay?
JAKE
Okay. Let's go boys.
Camera angle goes wide to show the whole band were also in the
sauna. They get up and leave.
Curtis talks to the kids at the orphanage.
CURTIS
Listen, you boys heard me talk about Jake and Elwood.
Well now they used to live here just like you. And I used to sing to them just
like with you. Tonight, Jake and Elwood are going out to sing and play to raise
the money to help you children. Your lazy butts are in this too. So get up on
that wagon. We're goin' up north to put the word to the streets.
Jake and Elwood have attached a giant megaphone to the roof of their car and are driving around town to advertise the gig.
ELWOOD
Tonight only, the fabulous Blues Brothers. Rhythm and
Blues review. The Palace Hotel Ballroom. Route 16. Lake Wazzapamani. The
fabulous Blues Brothers show band and review.
KIDS
Check it out, check it out. Tonight only from Chicago
the Blues Brothers rhythm and Blues review. One night only, the fabulous...
ELWOOD
... Blues Brothers show band, and review. You, on the
motorcycle!...You two girls, tell your friends.
JAKE
(to Elwood)
Free parking.
ELWOOD
Free parking. Two dollar cover charge only folks.
That's a lot of entertainment.
JAKE
(to Elwood)
For two dollars.
ELWOOD
For two dollars.
LITTLE KID
(speaking to Aretha at the Soul Food Café)
Will you please put this in the window lady cos it's
real important?
ELWOOD
Tonight only. From Chicago. the fabulous Blues
Brothers rhythm and blues review for your dancing pleasure...
Lots of pretty women walking along the lake front.
ELWOOD
... and it's ladies night tonight at the Palace Hotel
Ballroom.
In a men's room, written on the wall...
TUCKER MCELROY
Tonight only the Blues Brothers genuine rhythm and
Blues review. Place Hotel Ballroom tonight only.
ELWOOD
How we doing?
JAKE
Well so far we've covered Lake, McHenry and part of
Page County.
ELWOOD
Good, let's get to the gig.
The car chokes and splutters.
JAKE
What is it?
ELWOOD
We're outta gas.
JAKE
Oh shit.
PALACE HOTEL BALLROOM
MURPH
Oh a classic. What a room. This place is gonna swing
tonight.
MR. FABULOUS
It's a fucking barn. We'll never fill it.
CURTIS
We've gotta fill this hall tonight. A lot of young
children are depending on it.
STEVE
Young children? Why, whaddya mean?
GAS STATION
OWNER
We're outta gas.
ELWOOD
Yep, mind if we fill er up?
OWNER
Nope. I said we're outta gas. Tanker trucks late.
Shoulda been here two hours ago. It's always late on Thursdays.
ELWOOD
Well uh... I'll guess we'll have to wait.
OWNER
Yeah.
A sports car with a blond female driver pulls up to the station.
BLONDE
(to Elwood)
Excuse me sir, yes you, could you fill it up with premium
please and check under the hood.
Elwood, stuffing his jacket full of five-finger discount fan belts,
looks at the blonde and points to himself as if to say "Who me?".
BLONDE
Yes, you!
ELWOOD
Sure... you uh want I should uh... wash the dead bugs
of the windshield?
BLONDE
Oh no don't worry. I'm in kind of a hurry.
BACK AT THE PALACE HOTEL
CURTIS
Where in the hell are they?
BACK TO THE GAS STATION
ELWOOD
So uh... maybe you'd like to uh come by and see the
show?
BLONDE
Oh, I'm awfully sorry, but I do have a prior dinner
engagement.
The tanker pulls in.
CUT TO:
POLICE STATION
Someone hands in a flyer with for the gig.
MR. MERCER
Thanks Marvin.
He reads the poster, talks into the phone.
MR. MERCER
Debbie, get me troopers Daniel and Mount.
CUT TO:
PALACE HOTEL BALLROOM
Bob and The Good Ole Boys are in the audience carrying baseball bats.
BOB
I don't see those Blues Brothers.
TUCKER
We'll wait.
Meanwhile, back at the gas station.
ELWOOD
Okay, you're all set. That'll be... 94 dollars.
BLONDE
Here's $95. Thank you Elwood.
ELWOOD
Okay and uh.. that's a dollar change.
BLONDE
Oh, keep the change.
ELWOOD
Oh thanks. Uh... so look uh, if you're date don't work
out tonight for any reason uh, there's a motel up on the interstate, uh maybe
we could say uh meet... around uh midnight?
BLONDE
I'll think about it Elwood, okay?
ELWOOD
Yeah. Bye.
She drives off. Jake looks at his watch and realizes the time.
JAKE
Son-of-a-bitch.
He hits Elwood.
JAKE
Come on!
ELWOOD
Owww!
BACK IN THE PALACE HOTEL BALLROOM
The audience is becoming impatient.
WILLIE
I always liked to perform for angry mobs.
CURTIS
Can't quit now.
MURPH
What can they be doing?
Jake and Elwood park the car in a storm drain tunnel near the ballroom.
JAKE
Oh. My head hurts. That nitrates a mean wine.
ELWOOD
You'd better get right pal, we've got a show to do.
Then we gotta figure out some way to collect the gate money and get it to the
Cook county Assessors office, as soon as they open in the morning.
BACK AT THE PALACE HOTEL BALLROOM
The audience is chanting:
AUDIENCE
We want the show... We want the show... We want the
show..
MR. FABULOUS
Gentlemen, I'm leaving.
WILLIE
Damm. We were so close.
CURTIS
Hey, you guys know Minnie the Moocher?
MURPH
I knew a hooker once named Minnie Mizola?
CURTIS
No, the song Minnie the Moocher.
STEVE
Yeah. So what?
CURTIS
Hit it.
SONG: "Minnie the Moocher"
Throughout the song, Jake and Elwood sneak up to the hotel. They
come across the Winnebago. Elwood enters and glues down the accelerator.
This is glue. Strong stuff!
The song ends. Police officers arrive in the audience.
TROOPER DANIEL
Okay. Let's take them.
MR. MERCER
Now wait a minute. We haven't even heard these boys
sing. Alright?
TROOPER DANIEL
Alright. They're not going no place.
MR. MERCER
Alright. Cover all exits. Let's go. Come on hurry up.
Move it.
Meanwhile, Jake and Elwood get into the Ballroom through the ladies room amongst lot's of screaming.
ELWOOD
Excuse us.
JAKE
Good evening ladies.
IN THE AUDIENCE
MR. MERCER
(to Troopers)
Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip?
(to a nearby Officer)
Three orange whips.
Jake and Elwood make an Entrance.
ON STAGE
Curtis spots Jake and Elwood and gets the all clear to start the intro.
CURTIS
And now ladies and gentlemen, it is the distinct
pleasure of the management to present to you, the evening's star attraction.
Here they are back after their exclusive three year tour of Europe, Scandinavia
and the sub continent. Won't you welcome from Calumet City Illinois, the show
band of Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues... The Blues Brothers.
Jake and Elwood enter the stage during the brass section of the
intro music, and and Jake does a
cartwheel and lands besides Elwood right on cue with the last beat
of the song... the audience is deathly quiet.
JAKE
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4.
Bands starts playing "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love".
ELWOOD
We're so glad to see so many of you lovely people here
tonight. We would especially like to welcome all the representatives of
Illinois' law enforcement community who have chosen to join us here at the
Place Hotel Ballroom at this time. We certainly hope you all enjoy the show and
remember people that no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive and
survive, there's still some things that make us all the same. You, me, them
everybody, everybody.
SONG: "Everybody Needs Somebody to
Love"
JAKE
Thank you. That was for Wilson Picket. This is
dedicated to the late great magic sound.
SONG: "Sweet Home Chicago"
THE GREAT ESCAPE
Half way through the "Sweet Home Chicago", Jake and Elwood go off back stage. They are met there by a record agent.
JAKE
It looks like the Mafia is out there.
AGENT
You guys are great. I've gotta record you.
