Film · 1980 · R · 2h 13m · Music, Comedy, Crime
The Blues Brothers
John Landis
They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.
Seen · Apr 26
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Synopsis
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.
Reception
- Critics
- 72%
- Audience
- 92%
Reviews were divided, with some finding the wrecked-car set pieces bloated and others enjoying the excess. Nearly all credited the deadpan double act of Belushi and Aykroyd and the musical cameos from Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Ray Charles. Audiences have embraced it far more warmly than critics did.
Sources: Rotten Tomatoes
Box office
- Budget
- $27M
- Domestic
- $57.2M
- Worldwide
- $115M
Source: Box Office Mojo, as of Sep 30
Cast
John Belushi'Joliet' Jake Blues
James BrownCleophus James
Cab CallowayCurtis
Ray CharlesRay
Aretha FranklinMrs. Murphy
Steve CropperSteve 'The Colonel' Cropper
Donald 'Duck' DunnDonald 'Duck' Dunn
Crew
John LandisDirector
Dan AykroydWriter
Elmer BernsteinMusic
Apr 26, 2026
They don’t have the balls to make something like this today