The Blues Brothers (1980)

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R | 2 hr 13 mins | Action, Comedy, Musical | Now Playing

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Synopsis:

Jake and Elwood Blues endeaver to raise $5,000 for their childhood parrish by putting their old band back together uand taking their show on the road. While touring, they manage to wreak havoc on the entire city of Chicago and much of the midwest.

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Theatrical Release
6/20/1980

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
John Landis	Director
Cast	Credit
John Belushi	"Joliet" Jake Blues
Dan Aykroyd	Elwood Blues
Kathleen Freeman	Sister Mary Stigmata
James Brown	Reverend Cleophus James
Henry Gibson	Head Nazi
Armand Cerami	Trooper Daniel
Steve Williams	Trooper Mount
Stephen Bishop	Charming Trooper
John Landis	Trooper La Fong
Frank Oz	Corrections Officer
Cab Calloway	Curtis
Alonzo Atkins	Choirmaster
Kirsten Olesen	Sales Girl
Gary McLarty	Man in Toy Store
Carrie Fisher	Mystery Woman
Joe Cuttone	Lloyd
Shotgun Britton	Cheese Whiz
John Candy	Burton Mercer
Toni Fleming	Mrs Tarantino
Murphy Dunne	Murph
Steve Cropper	Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
Donald Dunn ('Duck')	Himself
Willie Hall	Willie "Too Big" Hall
Tom Malone	"Bones" Malone
Judy Jacklin	Cocktail Waitress
Rosie Schuster	Cocktail Waitress
Alan Rubin	Mr Fabulous
Pee-wee Herman	Waiter
Ben Piazza	Father
Gwen Banta	Mother
Lari Taylor	1st Daughter
Cindy Fisher	2nd Daughter
Elizabeth Hoy	3rd Daughter
Tony M Conde	Sommelier
Eugene J Anthony	Gruppenfeuhrer
Dean Hill	Nazi
Gary Houston	Nazi
Jack Orend	Nazi
Gene Schuldt	Nazi
Charles Mountain	Cop
Tom Erhart	Prison Guard
Gerald Walling S J	Prison Guard
Walter Levine	Prison Guard
Aretha Franklin	Soul Food Cafe Owner
Lou Marini	"Blue" Lou Marini
Matt Murphy	Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Brenda Bryant Corbett	Soul Food Chorus Member
Carolyn Franklin	Soul Food Chorus Member
Margaret Branch	Soul Food Chorus Member
Ray Charles	Ray
DeVoreaux White	Young Guitar Thief
Sheilah Wells	Claire
Jeff Morris	Bob
Lou Perry	Man at Bar
Stan Mazin	Drunk Dancer
Charles Napier	Tucker McElroy
Steve Lawrence	Maury Sline
Russ Bruzek	Good Ole Boy
Blair Burrows	Good Ole Boy
Jack Callahan	Good Ole Boy
Gene Janson	Good Ole Boy
Gil Pearson	Good Ole Boy
Aaron Jais	Orphan
Lemetrius Daniels	Orphan
Jeff Cahill	Orphan
Curt Clendenin	Orphan
Steve Cruz	Orphan
Leonard Daniels	Orphan
Sean Hayden	Orphan
Babatunde Myers	Orphan
Gary Patzik	Orphan
J Bernard Walton	Orphan
Butch Williams	Orphan
Wally Engelhardt	Gas Station Owner
Leslie Hornsby	Chic Lady
Michael Klenfner	Clarion Records' President
Ralph Foody	Police Dispatcher
Lenny Garner	1st Lobby Guard
Andrew Goodman	2nd Lobby Guard
Eddy Donno	SWAT Team Commander
Steven Spielberg	Cook County Clerk
Joe Walsh	Prisoner
Shirley Levine	Woman on Cutting Room Floor
James Cleveland's Southern California Community Choir	Choir
Chaka Khan	Choir Soloist
John Lee Hooker	Street Slim--Maxwell Street Musician
Walter Horton	Tampa Pete--Maxwell Street Musician
Joe Perkins ('Pinetop')	Luther Jackson--Maxwell Street Musician
Willie Smith ('Big Eyes')	Drums--Maxwell Street Musician
Luther Johnson ('Guitar Jr')	Guitar--Maxwell Street Musician
Calvin Jones ('Fuzz')	Bassist--Maxwell Street Musician
Production Credits	Credit
George Folsey Jr	Associate Producer
Robert K Weiss	Producer
Bernie Brillstein	Executive Producer
David Sosna	Associate Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MCA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
CIC Productions	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Dan Aykroyd	Screenplay
John Landis	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Hal Gausman	Set Decorator
Syd Dutton	Art Assistant - matte artist assistant
Henry Larrecq	Art Director - art direction
John J Lloyd	Production Designer
Leslie Frankenheimer	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Michael Chinich	Casting
Choreography	Credit
Carlton Johnson	Choreographer - choreography
Film Camera	Credit
Stephen M Katz	Director of Photography
David Lawrence Butler	Photography - aerial photography
Dan Brewer	Video
Steve Yaconelli	Camera Operator
Michael A Benson	Camera Operator
Rick Holley	Photography - aerial photography
David Jones	Photography - aerial photography
William Birch	Camera Operator
John Dustin	Camera Operator
Fred Ligman	Photography - aerial photography
David B Nowell	Photography - aerial photography
Mark Pearson	Photography - aerial photography
Kent Ryan	Photography - aerial photography
Gary Small	Photography - aerial photography
David Wolf	Photography - aerial photography
Peter Sorel	Photography - stills
Melinda Wickham	Photography - stills
Music	Credit
Sam Cooke	Song
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra	Music Performer
Elmer Bernstein	Music
Sam and Dave	Song Performer
Elmore James	Song Performer
Ira Newborn	Music - music director
Isaac Hayes	Song
Richard Wagner	Music
David Porter	Song
John Lee Hooker	Song Performer
Elmore James	Song
Kitty Wells	Song Performer
Ezio Pinza	Song Performer
Bernard Besman	Song
John Lee Hooker	Song
Fats Domino	Song Performer
Cab Calloway	Song Performer
Hank Williams	Song
Louis Jordan	Song Performer
Rose	Song
Tito Manio	Song
Salve D'Esposito	Song
Dave Bartholomew	Song
Fats Domino	Song
Irving Mills	Song
Clarence Gaskill	Song
Cab Calloway	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Gary McLarty	Stunt Coordinator
Gary McLarty	Stunts
Karl Wickman	Stunts
Eddy Donno	Stunts
Tom Huff	Stunts
Mickey Gilbert	Stunts
Bud Ekins	Stunts
J N Roberts	Stunts
Bennie E Moore Jr	Stunts
Kitty O'Neil	Stunts
Dick Ziker	Stunts
James E Allard	Stunts
John Ashby	Stunts
Bobby Bass	Stunts
Pamela Bebermeyer	Stunts
Ray Bickel	Stunts
Clay Boss	Stunts
May Boss	Stunts
Steve Boyum	Stunts
Freddie Hice	Stunts
Johnny Hock	Stunts
Chuck Hollum	Stunts
Dean Jeffries	Stunts
Harold Jones	Stunts