The Blues Brothers poster

Music Comedy Action

2h 13m

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Overview

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.

77%

John Landis

Director

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

John Belushi

'Joliet' Jake 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

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

John Belushi

'Joliet' Jake 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

Extra

Release Date

June 16, 1980

Original Language

English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Production Company

Available On

You can visit JustWatch for more information.

Videos

Remembering the Sensational John Belushi Bonus Feature thumbnail

Gimme Some Lovin’ Gets Rejected at the Country Bar in 4K HDR thumbnail

Images

movie backdrop 0

movie backdrop 1

Recommendations

title poster

title poster