The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers (1980)

They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Date of release
1980-06-16
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (4710)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Music, Comedy, Crime
Director
John Landis

Casting

  • John Belushi — 'Joliet' Jake Blues
  • Dan Aykroyd — Elwood Blues
  • James Brown — Cleophus James
  • Cab Calloway — Curtis
  • Ray Charles — Ray
  • Aretha Franklin — Mrs. Murphy
  • Steve Cropper — Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
  • Donald 'Duck' Dunn — Donald 'Duck' Dunn
  • Murphy Dunne — Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
  • Willie Hall — Willie 'Too Big' Hall
  • Tom Malone — "Bones" Malone
  • Lou Marini — 'Blue Lou' Marini

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