The Blues Brothers
1980 · Movie · R · 133 min · ★ 7.7 · 66% critics
After serving time, two brothers reunite their old band to raise money and prevent a Catholic home from being shut down. Their mission quickly turns into a nonstop scramble filled with music, persuasion, and escalating trouble with the authorities.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-06-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (4,566 votes)
- Box office
- $115,229,890
- Budget
- $270,000
About
You’ll likely have a blast if you want a feel-good musical comedy packed with legendary music and wild chaos; Not for you if you prefer grounded pacing or low-stakes storytelling, like in The Commitments or Pennies from Heaven.
Pros: hilarious nonstop mayhem; outstanding blues soundtrack; memorable ensemble cameos | Cons: too much destruction; car chases may drag
Themes
- prison
- chicago, illinois
- dancing
- concert
- country music
- nazi
- jazz
- nun
- music instrument
- blues
- shopping mall
- road trip
- +9 more
Cast & crew
John Belushi
as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
Dan Aykroyd
as Elwood Blues
James Brown
as Cleophus James
Cab Calloway
as Curtis
Ray Charles
as Ray
Aretha Franklin
as Mrs. Murphy
Steve Cropper
as Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
as Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Murphy Dunne
as Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
Willie Hall
as Willie 'Too Big' Hall
Directed by John Landis