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The Blues Brothers (1980)

R 06/16/1980 (US) Music, Comedy, Action, Crime 2h 13m

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

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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

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Dan Aykroyd

Writer

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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

Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Murphy Dunne

Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
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A review by Cat Ellington

Written by Cat Ellington on February 17, 2017

'We're on a mission from God.' — "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues

(Laughs) ...

What a magnificent work of motion picture art The Blues Brothers is! This fun-filled musical is truly a must-see. The screenplay was co-written by Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd, whom, by the way also stars in the effort as Elwood Blues, one half of the Chicago-based R&B/Blues band, The Blues Brothers. Native Chicagoan and Aykroyd's fellow SNL grad, John Belushi (The late, great), also stars in this zany opus as "Joliet" Jake, Elwood's biological other half. And with an all-star supporting cast that includ... read the rest.

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