The Blues Brothers (film)
1980
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Jun 20, 1980 · With Tom Erhart, Gerald Walling, John Belushi, Walter Levine. 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.
- (209K)
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- John Landis
- 1980-06-20
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.
- $115.2 million
- June 20, 1980
- $27.5 million
- Robert K. Weiss
The Blues Brothers (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Roger Ebert January 01, 1980. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. This is some weird movie. There's never been anything that looked quite like it; was it dreamed up in a junkyard?
71% Tomatometer 91 Reviews 92% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings After his release from prison, Jake (John Belushi) reunites with his brother, Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) -- collectively known as the ...
- (10.4K)
- John Landis
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- John Belushi
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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. John Landis. Director, Writer. Dan Aykroyd. Writer. Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on June 1, 2023.
