The Blues Brothers (1980)
Release: June 16, 1980 | Runtime: 2h 13m | Rating: 7.7
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.
They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.
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Main cast
- Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues
- John Belushi as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
- James Brown as Cleophus James
- Cab Calloway as Curtis
- Ray Charles as Ray
- Aretha Franklin as Mrs. Murphy
- Steve Cropper as Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
- Donald 'Duck' Dunn as Donald 'Duck' Dunn
- Murphy Dunne as Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
- Willie Hall as Willie 'Too Big' Hall
- Tom Malone as "Bones" Malone
- Lou Marini as 'Blue Lou' Marini
- Matt Murphy as Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
- Alan Rubin as Mr. Fabulous
- Carrie Fisher as Mystery Woman
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