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• The Blues Brothers is 1980 comedy film about two brothers who are in a mission to save the Catholic home where they were raised. The film stars Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi and the film was directed by John Landis.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: June 20, 1980
  2. Director: John Landis
  3. Screenwriters: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
  4. Producer: Robert K. Weiss
  5. Distributor: Universal Pictures
  6. MPAA rating: R
  7. Run time: 2 hrs. 13 mins.
  8. Awards: 1981 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA, Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects

• Cast

  • John Belushi: Jake 'Joliet' Blues
  • Dan Aykroyd: Elwood Blues
  • James Brown: Rev. Cleophus James
  • Cab Calloway: Curtis
  • Aretha Franklin: Mrs. Murphy
  • Ray Charles: Ray
  • Steve Cropper: Himself
  • Donald Dunn: Himself
  • Lou Marini: Himself
  • Murphy Dunne: Himself
  • Matt Murphy: Himself
  • Alan Rubin: Himself
  • Tom Malone: Himself
  • Willie Hall: Himself
  • John Lee Hooker: Street Slim
  • Carrie Fisher: Mystery WomanBlues Brothers Cast: IMDB Cast List

• Film Soundtrack Album

  • She Caught the Katy
  • Peter Gunn Theme
  • Gimme Some Lovin'
  • Shake A Tail Feather
  • Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
  • The Old Landmark
  • Think
  • Theme from Rawhide
  • Minnie the Moocher
  • Sweet Home Chicago
  • Jailhouse RockThe Blues Brothers Movie Soundtrack: Amazon Track Listing

  Songs featured in the film, but not the soundtrack:

  • Can't Turn You Loose
  • Hold On! I'm Comin'
  • Stand by Your Man
  • Shake Your Moneymaker
  • Let the Good Times Roll
  • Quando, Quando, Quando
  • Boom Boom

• Quotes

  "We won't get caught. We're on a mission from God." - Elwood Blues.

  "Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters... sell them to me. Sell me your children." - Jake Blues.

  "We're getting the band back together." - Jake Blues.

  "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses." - Elwood Blues.Blues Brothers Quotes: IMDB Quotes Page

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