Top billed cast

1. 

   John Belushi

   'Joliet' Jake Blues

2. 

   Dan Aykroyd

   Elwood Blues

3. 

   James Brown

   Cleophus James

4. 

   Cab Calloway

   Curtis

5. 

   Ray Charles

   Ray

6. 

   Aretha Franklin

   Mrs. Murphy

7. 

   Steve Cropper

   Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

8. 

   Donald 'Duck' Dunn

   Donald 'Duck' Dunn

9. 

   Murphy Dunne

   Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

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Reviews

A review by Cat Ellington

Written by Cat Ellington on 2017-02-17

'We're on a mission from God.'
— "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues

(Laughs) ...

What a magnificent work of motion picture art The Blues Brothers is! This fun-filled musical is truly a must-see. The screenplay was co-written by Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd, whom, by the way also stars in the effort as Elwood Blues, one half of the Chicago-based R&B/Blues band, The Blues Brothers. Native Chicagoan and Aykroyd's fellow SNL grad, John Belushi (The late, great), also stars in this zany opus as "Joliet" Jake, Elwood's biological other half. And with an all-star supporting cast that inc...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$27,000,000.00

Revenue
$115,229,890.00

Keywords

• prison
• chicago, illinois
• dancing
• concert
• country music
• nazi
• jazz
• nun
• music instrument
• blues
• shopping mall
• road trip
• church
• buddy
• parole
• quest
• music
• audacious
• awestruck
• euphoric
• ridiculous