The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
“ They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God. ”
CINEMA1980-06-16
DIGITAL1998-05-05
RegionUS
Runtime135 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd unleash anarchic musical energy and legendary car chases on a mission from God.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
John Landis
KEYWORDS
prisonchicagoillinoisdancingconcertcountry musicnazijazznunmusic instrumentbluesshopping mallroad tripchurchbuddyparoleaudaciousawestruckeuphoricridiculous
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The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical crime comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from "The Blues Brothers" musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. The 1998 sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, had similar traits to the original, including large car-chase scenes and musical numbers. Landis returned to direct the film and Aykroyd reprised his role, joining John Goodman, Joe Morton, and 10-year-old J. Evan Bonifant as the new Blues Brothers.
