
Release Date
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Original Release
June 16, 1980
2h 13m
The Blues Brothers (1980)
â 7.7133 min
Overview
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.
Director

John Landis
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 2.1
Cast

John Belushi
'Joliet' Jake Blues
â1.7

Dan Aykroyd
Elwood Blues
â3.1

James Brown
Cleophus James
â1.3

Cab Calloway
Curtis
â1.1

Ray Charles
Ray
â2.2

Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy
â1.1

Steve Cropper
Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
â1.0

Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
â0.8

Murphy Dunne
Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
â1.1

Willie Hall
Willie 'Too Big' Hall
â0.5
Genres
MusicComedyCrime
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