The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Belushi
Joliet Jake
James Brown
Cleophus James
Dan Aykroyd
Elwood
Cab Calloway
Curtis
Ray Charles
Ray
John Candy
Burton Mercer
Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy
Tom Erhart
Prison Guard
Steve Cropper
Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
Gerald Walling
Prison Guard
Walter Levine
Prison Guard
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Murphy Dunne
Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
Frank Oz
Corrections Officer
Willie Hall
Willie 'Too Big' Hall
Kathleen Freeman
Sister Mary Stigmata
Alonzo Atkins
Choirmaster
Tom Malone
'Bones' Malone
John Landis
Director
Lou Marini
'Blue Lou' Marini
Matt Murphy
Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
Alan Rubin
Mr. Fabulous
Robert K. Weiss
Producer
Carrie Fisher
Mystery Woman
Stephen M. Katz
Cinematographer
Henry Gibson
Head Nazi
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
Michael Chinich
CastingDirector
John Lee Hooker
Street Slim
John J. Lloyd
ProductionDesigner
Chaka Khan
Choir Soloist
Armand Cerami
Trooper Daniel
Steven Williams
Trooper Mount
Kristi Oleson
Sales Girl
Gary McLarty
Man in Toy Store / Stunt Coordinator
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
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
GruppenfĂĽhrer
Dean Hill
Nazi
Jack Orend
Nazi
Gene Schuldt
Nazi
Gary Houston
Nazi
Charles Mountain
Cop
Elmore James
Choir
Stephen Bishop
Charming Trooper
Charles Napier
Tucker McElroy
Steven Spielberg
Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
Curt Clendenin
Orphan
Twiggy
Chic Lady
Steve Lawrence
Maury Sline
De'voreaux White
Young Guitar Thief
Jeff Morris
Bob
Mr. T
Guy on Street
James Avery
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
Raven De La Croix
Woman in Concert Crowd
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron
Norman Matlock
Police Commissioner
S.D. Nemeth
Inmate
Carolyn Franklin
Soul Food Chorus
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer
Set Decoration
Hal Gausman
Set Decoration
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Deborah Nadoolman
Costume Design
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Katherine Wooten
Script Supervisor
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Steve Yaconelli
Camera Operator
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Fran Roy
Production Supervisor
John LeBlanc
Camera Operator
Mako Koiwai
Camera Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 16, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Content RatingR
Budget$27,000,000
Box Office$115,200,000
Filming LocationsChicago, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
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. The script is set in and around Chicago, Illinois, where it was filmed, and the screenplay is by Aykroyd and Landis. It features musical numbers by rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and blues singers James Brown, Cab Calloway (in his final feature film role), Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Chaka Khan, and John Lee Hooker. It features non-musical supporting performances by Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson, Charles Napier, Kathleen Freeman, and John Candy.
The story is a tale of redemption for paroled convict Jake and his blood brother Elwood, who set out on "a mission from God" to prevent the foreclosure of the Roman Catholic orphanage in which they were raised. To do so, they must reunite their R&B band and organize a performance to earn the $5,000 needed to pay the orphanage's property tax bill. Along the way, they are targeted by a homicidal "mystery woman", neo-Nazis, and a country and western band—all while being relentlessly pursued by the police.
Universal Studios, which won the bidding war for the film, was hoping to take advantage of Belushi's popularity in the wake of Saturday Night Live, the film Animal House, and The Blues Brothers' musical success; it soon found itself unable to control production costs. The start of filming was delayed when Aykroyd, who was new to film screenwriting, took six months to deliver a long and unconventional script that Landis had to rewrite before production, which began without a final budget. On location in Chicago, Belushi's partying and drug use caused lengthy and costly delays that, along with the destructive car chases depicted onscreen, made the film one of the most expensive comedies ever produced.
Due to concerns that the film would fail, its initial bookings were less than half of those similar films normally received. Released in the United States on June 20, 1980, it received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $115 million in theaters worldwide before its release on home video, and has become a cult classic over the years. A sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, was released in 1998 to critical and commercial failure. In 2020, The Blues Brothers was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".