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The Blues Brothers 1980 Film | Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Carrie Fisher



What's your review of the 1980s film the Blues Brothers? It's directed by John Landis, and stars Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Carrie Fisher.


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About the Blues Brothers

Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): 蓝调兄弟, The Blues Brothers (Extended Version), Los Hermanos Caradura, The Blues Brothers: Granujas a todo ritmo, Os Irmãos Cara de Pau


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The Blues Brothers plot from IMDb: "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."


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

John Belushi as Joliet Jake Blues

Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues

Cab Calloway as Curtis

John Candy as Burton Mercer

Tom Erhart as Prison Guard

Gerald Walling as Prison Guard (as Gerald Walling S.J.)

Walter Levine as Prison Guard

Frank Oz as Corrections Officer

Kathleen Freeman as Sister Mary Stigmata

Donald Dunn as Donald 'Duck' Dunn (as Donald 'Duck' Dunn)

Alonzo Atkins as Choirmaster

James Brown as Reverend Cleophus James

Chaka Khan as Choir Soloist

Southern California Community Choir as Choir (as James Cleveland's Southern California Community Choir)

Armand Cerami as Trooper Daniel

Steven Williams as Trooper Mount (as Steve Williams)

Stephen Bishop as Charming Trooper

Carrie Fisher as Mystery Woman


Directed by John Landis

Written by Dan Aykroyd, John Landis

Produced by Robert K. Weiss

Cinematography: Stephen M. Katz

Edited by George Folsey Jr.

Production company: Universal Pictures

Distributed by Universal Pictures

Release date: June 20, 1980

Running time: 133 minutes

Budget: $27.5 million

Box office: $115.2 million

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