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Entries Tagged as 'Brother/brother relationship'

The Blues Brothers (1980)

November 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Synopsis
Upon his release from Joliet Correctional Center, “Joliet” Jake Blues (John Belushi) is met by his brother Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) in an old Mt. Prospect police car. Elwood takes Jake directly to St. Helen Blessed Shroud Orphanage to visit The Penguin (Kathleen Freeman), the nun who raised them. She reveals that the Cook [...]

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Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Concert · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Famous line · Femme fatale · Interrogation · Master and pupil · Music

A River Runs Through It (1992)

September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Synopsis
As an old man threads a fishing line on the Big Blackfoot River, a narrator (Robert Redford) begins: “Long ago, when I was a young man, my father said to me, ‘Norman, you like to write stories.’ And I said, ‘Yes, I do.’ Then he said, ‘Some day when you are ready, [...]

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Tags: Based on book · Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Father/son relationship · Master and pupil · Small town · Sports · Train

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

July 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Synopsis
In present day London, a tin box is opened in a bank vault revealing the personal effects of Dr. John H. Watson. This includes “other adventures, for reasons of discretion, I have decided to withhold from the public until this much later date. They involve matters of a delicate and sometimes scandalous [...]

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Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Cult favorite · Famous line · Forensic evidence · Master and pupil · Midlife crisis · Train

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

July 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Synopsis
In Seattle, Jack Baker (Jeff Bridges) leaves his latest one-night stand in her bed. “You’ve got great hands,” she tells him on his way out. Jack dusts off his tux and shuffles to a gig at the Starfire Lounge. Performing a dual piano act with his partner of 31 years - his [...]

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Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Concert · Midlife crisis · Music · Prostitute · Road trip · Unconventional romance