The Blues Brothers

Name: The Blues Brothers
Director: John Landis
Genre: Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
Released: 1980-06-16
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles

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

7.7(4,475 votes)

2h 13m

June 16, 1980

MusicComedyActionCrime

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.

Status

Released

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$115,229,890

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Top 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

Murphy Dunne

Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

Willie Hall

Willie 'Too Big' Hall

Tom Malone

"Bones" Malone

Lou Marini

'Blue Lou' Marini

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