The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980
2h 13m
7.7

7.7/10

4,729 votes • View on IMDb
Music Comedy Action

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

Overview

Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.

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Status: Released

Budget: $27,000,000

Revenue: $115,229,890

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date June 16, 1980
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0080455

Cast

John Belushi
John Belushi

'Joliet' Jake Blues

Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

James Brown
James Brown

Cleophus James

Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway

Curtis

Ray Charles
Ray Charles

Ray

Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Mrs. Murphy

Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper

Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Murphy Dunne
Murphy Dunne

Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

Willie Hall
Willie Hall

Willie 'Too Big' Hall

Tom Malone
Tom Malone

"Bones" Malone

Lou Marini
Lou Marini

'Blue Lou' Marini

Key Crew

Robert K. Weiss
Producer
John Landis
Director
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
John Landis
Writer
Dan Aykroyd
Writer