Poster for The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980, action, comedy, crime, music

133 minutes

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.

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Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

John Belushi

John Belushi

'Joliet' Jake Blues

James Brown

James Brown

Cleophus James

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

Curtis

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Mrs. Murphy

Steve Cropper

Steve Cropper

Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

Donald Dunn

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Murphy Dunne

Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

Willie Hall

Willie Hall

Willie 'Too Big' Hall

Tom Malone

Tom Malone

"Bones" Malone

Lou Marini

Lou Marini

'Blue Lou' Marini

Matt Murphy

Matt 'Guitar' Murphy

Alan Rubin

Mr. Fabulous

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

Mystery Woman

Henry Gibson

Henry Gibson

Head Nazi

John Candy

John Candy

Burton Mercer

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Sister Mary Stigmata

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Street Slim

Tom Erhart

Prison Guard

Gerald Walling

Prison Guard

Walter Levine

Prison Guard

Alonzo Atkins

Choirmaster

Chaka Khan

Choir Soloist

Armand Cerami

Trooper Daniel

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Trooper Mount

Kristi Oleson

Sales Girl

Gary McLarty

Gary McLarty

Man in Toy Store

Joe Cuttone

Lloyd

Layne Britton

The Cheese Whiz

Toni Fleming

Mrs. Tarantino

Sheilah Wells

Claire

Rosie Shuster

Cocktail Waitress

Judith Belushi-Pisano

Cocktail Waitress

Lou Perryman

Man at Bar

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Waiter

Ben Piazza

Father

Gwen Banta

Mother

Lari Taylor

Daughter #1

Cindy Fisher

Daughter #2

Elizabeth Hoy

Daughter #3

Tony M. Conde

Sommelier

Eugene J. Anthony

Gruppenführer

Dean Hill

Dean Hill

Nazi

Jack Orend

Jack Orend

Nazi

Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Corrections Officer

John Landis

John Landis

Trooper La Fong

Elmore James

Choir

Stephen Bishop

Charming Trooper

Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Tucker McElroy

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk

Twiggy

Twiggy

Chic Lady

Steve Lawrence

Maury Sline

De'voreaux White

Young Guitar Thief

Mr. T

Mr. T

Guy on Street

James Avery

James Avery

Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

Raven De La Croix

Raven De La Croix

Woman in Concert Crowd

Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Restaurant Patron

Norman Matlock

Norman Matlock

Police Commissioner

S.D. Nemeth

S.D. Nemeth

Inmate

Carolyn Franklin

Soul Food Chorus

Crew

Art

John J. Lloyd

John J. Lloyd

Production design

Hal Gausman

Set decoration

Camera

Steve Yaconelli

Camera operator

John LeBlanc

Camera operator

Mako Koiwai

Camera operator

Costume and make-up

Deborah Nadoolman

Costume design

Crew

Gary McLarty

Gary McLarty

Stunt coordinator

Directing

John Landis

John Landis

Director

Katherine Wooten

Script supervisor

Editing

Production

Michael Chinich

Casting

Bernie Brillstein

Executive producer

Robert K. Weiss

Producer

Sound

Earl Sampson

Boom operator

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Original music composer

Writing

John Landis

John Landis

Writer

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Writer

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Largescale poster for The Blues Brothers

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