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The Blues Brothers

1980133 min 7.7 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.”

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.

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Release / first air1980-06-16
Original languageEN
GenresMusic, Comedy, Crime
DirectorJohn Landis
WriterDan Aykroyd
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue$115,229,890
ProductionUniversal Pictures

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10 cast members
John BelushiJohn Belushi'Joliet' Jake Blues
Dan AykroydDan AykroydElwood Blues
James BrownJames BrownCleophus James
Cab CallowayCab CallowayCurtis
Ray CharlesRay CharlesRay
Aretha FranklinAretha FranklinMrs. Murphy
Steve CropperSteve CropperSteve 'The Colonel' Cropper
Donald 'Duck' DunnDonald 'Duck' DunnDonald 'Duck' Dunn
Murphy DunneMurphy DunneMurphy 'Murph' Dunne
Willie HallWillie HallWillie 'Too Big' Hall

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