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