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The Blues Brothers

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

1980 · 2h 13m · 7.7 on TMDB

R

Music Comedy Crime

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.

Cast

John Belushi
'Joliet' Jake Blues
Dan Aykroyd
Elwood Blues
James Brown
Cleophus James
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

Production

Universal Pictures

Directed by

Where to watch

AMC+ Amazon Channel

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Released: June 16, 1980
Budget: $27M
Box office: $115M

Part of the The Blues Brothers Collection

2 films, in story order

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Blues Brothers 2000
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