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The Blues Brothers
They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.
( Action / Comedy / Crime / Music )


The Blues Brothers Poster

MPAA Rating:
R

US Runtime: 133 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 16, 1980   [USA]
 
Director: John Landis   [Director]
 
Writers: Dan Aykroyd   [Writer]
John Landis   [Writer]
 
Producers: Bernie Brillstein   [Executive Producer]
Robert K Weiss   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Stephen M Katz   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: George Folsey Jr   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Elmer Bernstein   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: John J Lloyd   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Deborah Nadoolman Landis   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Michael Chinich   [Casting]
 
Production Company: Universal Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    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.

Cast:

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
Willie Hall
Willie 'Too Big' Hall
Tom Malone
"Bones" Malone
Lou Marini
'Blue Lou' Marini
Matt Murphy
Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
Alan Rubin
Mr. Fabulous
Carrie Fisher
Mystery Woman
 
Henry Gibson
Head Nazi
John Candy
Burton Mercer
Kathleen Freeman
Sister Mary Stigmata
John Lee Hooker
Street Slim
Tom Erhart
Prison Guard
Gerald Walling
Prison Guard
Walter Levine
Prison Guard
Alonzo Atkins
Choirmaster
Chaka Khan
Choir Soloist
Armand Cerami
Trooper Daniel
Steven Williams
Trooper Mount
Kristi Oleson
Sales Girl
Gary McLarty
Man in Toy Store
Joe Cuttone
Lloyd
Layne Britton
The Cheese Whiz
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

MPI James Shourt & Robert Blalock
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$27,000,000
Revenue:
$115,229,890
Camera:
Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo / Mono
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Film Length:
3650 m
Production Dates:
1979


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