Comedy greats National Lampoon's Animal house ; The Blues Brothers ; The jerk ; Car wash

Language and/or Subtitles: English
French
Spanish
Format: DVD 2012
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Summary
National Lampoon's Animal house: The members of Delta Tau Chi fraternity offend the straight-arrow and up-tight people on campus in a comedy film which irreverently mocks college traditions.
The Blues Brothers: Jake Blues, recently released from prison, and his brother Elwood reassemble their blues band and stage a concert to raise money for the orphanage where they grew up.
The jerk: The story of the adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him along the road from rags to riches to rags.
Car wash: An irreverent but affectionate look at a typical day in a Los Angeles car wash.
Contents
National Lampoon's Animal house / Universal Pictures ; The Matty Simmons-Ivan Reitman production ; a Universal Picture ; produced by Matty Simmons and Ivan Reitman ; written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney & Chris Miller ; directed by John Landis (109 min.)
The Blues Brothers / a Universal Picture ; written by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; directed by John Landis (148 min.)
The jerk / Universal Pictures presents an Aspen Film Society, Willliam E. McEuen-David V. Picker production ; a Carl Reiner film ; screenplay by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias ; story by Steve Martin & Carl Gottlieb ; produced by David V. Picker and William E. McEuen ; directed by Carl Reiner (94 min.)
Car wash / an Art Linson production ; a Universal Picture ; written by Joel Schumacher ; directed by Michael Schultz ; produced by Art Linson and Gary Stromberg (97 min.).

Additional Information
Subjects College students -- Drama.
Blues (Music) -- Drama.
Brothers -- Drama.
Fund raising -- Drama.
Inventors -- Drama.
Adoptees -- Drama.
Wealth -- Drama.
Car wash industry -- Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
College life films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Publisher Universal City, CA :Universal Studios Home Entertainment,2012
Edition Widescreen.
Other Titles National Lampoon's Animal house ; The Blues Brothers ; The jerk ; Car wash
Contributors Simmons, Matty, film producer.
Reitman, Ivan, film producer.
Ramis, Harold, screenwriter.
Kenney, Douglas C., screenwriter.
Miller, Chris, 1942- screenwriter.
Landis, John, 1950- film director, screenwriter.
Belushi, John, actor.
Matheson, Tim, 1947- actor.
Vernon, John, 1932-2005, actor.
Bloom, Verna, 1938-2019, actor.
Hulce, Tom, 1953- actor.
Danova, Cesare, 1926-1992, actor.
Sutherland, Donald, 1935- actor.
Aykroyd, Dan, screenwriter, actor.
Weiss, Robert K., film producer.
Brown, James, 1933-2006, actor, singer.
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994, actor, singer.
Charles, Ray, 1930-2004, actor, singer.
Fisher, Carrie, actor.
Franklin, Aretha, actor, singer.
Gibson, Henry, actor.
Martin, Steve, 1945- screenwriter, actor.
Gottlieb, Carl, screenwriter.
Elias, Michael, screenwriter.
Picker, David V., film producer.
McEuen, William E., film producer.
Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020, film director.
Peters, Bernadette, actor.
Adams, Catlin, actor.
Mason, Jackie, actor.
Schumacher, Joel, 1939-2020, screenwriter.
Schultz, Michael, 1938- film director.
Linson, Art, film producer.
Stromberg, Gary, 1942- film producer.
Ajaye, Franklyn, actor.
Carlin, George, actor.
Corey, Irwin, actor.
Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008, actor.
Fargas, Antonio, 1946- actor.
Kehoe, Jack, 1934-2020, actor.
Muse, Clarence, actor.
Gary, Lorraine, 1937- actor.
Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005, actor.
Bernstein, Elmer, composer.
Whitfield, Norman, composer.
Pointer Sisters, actor, singer.
Blues Brothers Band, actor, singer.
Universal Pictures (Firm), production company.
Aspen Film Society, production company.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Participants/Performers National Lampoon's Animal house: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Cesare Danova, Donald Sutherland.
The Blues Brothers: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson, The Blues Brothers Band.
The jerk: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Jackie Mason.
Car wash: Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin, Professor Irwin Corey, Ivan Dixon, Antonio Fargas, Jack Kehoe, Clarence Muse, Lorraine Gary, The Pointer Sisters, Richard Pryor.
Other Contributors National Lampoon's Animal house: Music, Elmer Bernstein.
Car wash: Music, Norman Whitfield.
Audience MPAA rating: R (National Lampoon's Animal house and The jerk). MPAA rating: PG (Car wash). Not rated (The Blues Brothers).
Language English
French
Spanish
National Lampoon's Animal house and The Blues Brothers: In English; with optional French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
The jerk: In English, French or Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
Car wash: In English or French; with optional French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
Notes Title from container.
National Lampoon's Animal house originally released as a motion picture in 1978. The Blues Brothers originally released as a motion picture in 1980. The jerk originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Car wash originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
System Details DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1 (except Car wash), Dolby Digital 2.0 mono. (except The Blues Brothers).
Description 4 videodiscs (448 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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