| The Blues Brothers (1980)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| John Belushi |
Joliet Jake
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| Dan Aykroyd |
Elwood
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| James Brown |
Rev. Cleophus James
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| John Candy |
Burton Mercer
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| Ray Charles |
Ray
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| Carrie Fisher |
Mystery Woman
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| Cab Calloway |
Curtis
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| Aretha Franklin |
Soul Food Cafe Owner
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| Henry Gibson |
Nazi Leader
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| John Lee Hooker |
Street Slim
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| Steve Cropper |
Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
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| Donald Dunn |
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
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| Murphy Dunne |
Murph
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| Plot |
| Expanding on their Saturday Night Live characters, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star as Jake and Elwood Blues, two white boys with black soul. Sporting cool shades and look-alike suits, Jake and Elwood are dispatched on a "mission from God" by their former teacher, Sister Mary Stigmata ( Kathleen Freeman ). Said mission is to raise $5000 to save their old church from demolition. In the course of their zany adventures, the Blues Brothers run afoul of neo-Nazi Henry Gibson , perform the theme from Rawhide before the most unruly bar crowd in written history, and lay waste to hundreds of cars on the streets and freeways of Chicago. In case you aren't swept up in the infectuous nuttiness of the brothers Blue, you might have fun spotting film's legion of guest stars, including James Brown , Cab Calloway , Aretha Franklin , Ray Charles , John Candy , Carrie Fisher , Steve Lawrence , Twiggy , Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman), Frank Oz , and Steven Spielberg . John Belushi 's death put an end to hopes for a true Blues Brothers sequel. — Hal Erickson |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Comedy; Musical |
| Director |
John Landis |
| Writer |
Dan Aykroyd; John Landis |
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| Studio |
Universal Pictures |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
135 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
6/20/1980 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
55 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
9/1/2003 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Collector's Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| UPC (Barcode) |
025192029929 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
| Links |
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