Blues Brothers Breaks Guinness World Record For Wrecked Cars

One of my favorite movies of all time is "Blues Brothers," and there are some interesting facts about the famous flick that was filmed in Illinois.

Legendary Movie Filmed In Chicago Broke A World Record in The Guinness Book

One of my favorite movies of all time is "Blues Brothers." I still remember the first time I saw it. My dad introduced me to the film. We rented it from the local video store. He was so happy that I enjoyed it as much as he did. The bonus was that it was filmed in Chicago. I had recorded it off of HBO, and we would watch it so much that my mom "accidentally" taped over it with one of her shows. It was quite the production, so I've got some interesting facts to share about the filming of the movie.

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According to Hey Chicago...

In 1980, the streets of Chicago hosted the wildest traffic jam in movie history. By the time the director finally yelled "Cut!" for the last time, the production had destroyed a grand total of 103 cars. It was so much destruction that it actually set a Guinness World Record for the most cars wrecked in a single movie.

 

vehicles near buildings at night time

Interesting facts about "Blues Brothers"...

• Filmed in Chicago in 1980

• Wildest traffic jam in movie history

• The stunts were real

• No special effects, computers, or green screens were used

• Retired police cars were purchased at auctions for $400 each

• A group of local mechanics was hired to work on all the vehicles

• Those mechanics worked 24 hours per day during shooting

• Stunt drivers were used to drive the Bluesmobile

• The stunt drivers would travel at 118 mph through the Chicago streets

• All the vehicles were destroyed during the filming

• 103 cars were wrecked during the making of the movie

• The Guinness World Record was broken for most cars ever demolished during the making of one movie