The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

133 mins | Crime, Comedy, Action, Music | June 16, 1980

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

The Blues Brothers

133 mins | Crime, Comedy, Action, Music | June 16, 1980

The Blues Brothers
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Blues Brothers
Directors Katherine Wooten, John Landis
Writers John Landis, Dan Aykroyd

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

as Elwood Blues

John Belushi

as 'Joliet' Jake 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

Tom Malone

as "Bones" Malone

Lou Marini

as 'Blue Lou' Marini

Matt Murphy

as Matt 'Guitar' Murphy

Alan Rubin

as Mr. Fabulous

Carrie Fisher

as Mystery Woman

Henry Gibson

as Head Nazi

John Candy

as Burton Mercer

Kathleen Freeman

as Sister Mary Stigmata

John Lee Hooker

as Street Slim

Tom Erhart

as Prison Guard

Gerald Walling

as Prison Guard

Walter Levine

as Prison Guard

Alonzo Atkins

as Choirmaster

Chaka Khan

as Choir Soloist

Armand Cerami

as Trooper Daniel

Steven Williams

as Trooper Mount

Kristi Oleson

as Sales Girl

Gary McLarty

as Man in Toy Store

Joe Cuttone

as Lloyd

Layne Britton

as The Cheese Whiz

Toni Fleming

as Mrs. Tarantino

Sheilah Wells

as Claire

Rosie Shuster

as Cocktail Waitress

Judith Belushi-Pisano

as Cocktail Waitress

Lou Perryman

as Man at Bar

Paul Reubens

as Waiter

Ben Piazza

as Father

Gwen Banta

as Mother

Lari Taylor

as Daughter #1

Cindy Fisher

as Daughter #2

Elizabeth Hoy

as Daughter #3

Tony M. Conde

as Sommelier

Eugene J. Anthony

as Gruppenführer

Dean Hill

as Nazi

Jack Orend

as Nazi

Gene Schuldt

as Nazi

Gary Houston

as Nazi

Frank Oz

as Corrections Officer

John Landis

as Trooper La Fong

Elmore James

as Choir

Stephen Bishop

as Charming Trooper

Charles Napier

as Tucker McElroy

Steven Spielberg

as Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk

Curt Clendenin

as Orphan

Twiggy

as Chic Lady

Steve Lawrence

as Maury Sline

De'voreaux White

as Young Guitar Thief

Jeff Morris

as Bob

Mr. T

as Guy on Street (uncredited)

James Avery

as Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop (uncredited)

Raven De La Croix

as Woman in Concert Crowd (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)