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The Blues Brothers (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood, characters developed from the recurring musical sketch "The Blues Brothers" on NBC's variety series Saturday Night Live.
- Roger Cormier
- 14
- 3 min
- Dan Aykroyd wrote the first draft of The Blues Brothers, which was 324 pages long. In his first attempt at writing a screenplay, Dan Aykroyd penned a script that was nearly three times the length of the average screenplay (given that one page usually equals one minute of screen time).
- John Belushi was paid twice as much as Dan Aykroyd for The Blues Brothers. Belushi earned $500,000 for his work in the movie; Aykroyd received $250,000.
- Chicago created its own film office for The Blues Brothers. Most of The Blues Brothers was shot throughout Chicago, which wasn't a major film production hotspot at the time.
- The mall car chase in The Blues Brothers was shot in a real shopping mall. The scene was filmed at the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois, which had been shuttered in 1979—before filming commenced.
Jul 3, 2024 · The names of the actors and actresses who portrayed each character are included below as well, so use this The Blues Brothers character list to find out who played your favorite role. Everything from Guitar to Soul Food Chorus Member #2 is included on this list.
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Jun 20, 1980 · The Blues Brothers. Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
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- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- John Landis
- 1980-06-20
Mar 29, 2021 · According to an inside look on its epic car chase through the streets of Chicago from Yahoo!, the film would hold the record for most cars destroyed on a movie set with a reported total of...
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Thought these might be worth a mention. In the first scene, there are two black and white screens, where I could make out several more Dodge Monacos/Royal Monacos, likely the cars used in the Chicago car chase sequence. Also on the right, there appears to be a 1979 Chevrolet Impala 9C1 as well.
