The Blues Brothers (1980)

7.6	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Landis

Starring (View all)

John Belushi

'Joliet' Jake Blues

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

James Brown

Reverend Cleophus James

Curtis

Ray

Mrs. Murphy

Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

Donald Dunn

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Written by

Dan Aykroyd

(written by)

John Landis

(written by)

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6 years ago at May 10 15:44

swedestar

2 votes

i first saw this film when i was about 8 years old. my parents had a party and me and my sister needed entertaining. one of their friends brought this and animal house (both excellent choice for an 8 year old and a 5 year old to watch. i have loved both fims ever since.

Epic, flavoursome '80s action-adventure

2 years, 11 months ago at Jun 6 0:44

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."

The first, and arguably the best feature to be inspired by characters born on Saturday Night Live, The Blues Brothers is one hell of a fun motion picture. Essentially, it is the Lawrence of Arabia of movies adapted from Saturday Night Live sketches - an epic ye... read more

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6 years, 3 months ago at Feb 11 12:05

The Flagship

1 vote

I was first exposed to this film when I was very young, but I still remember that experience to this day. What an amazing film!

My friend's dad actually paused the video whilst we were watching and told me to 'be prepared for the best car chase in cinema history!' and I can't believe how profound those words were! Straight from the off you have comedy genius mixed with energetic and... read more

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Description: Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that it is in danger of being shut down by the county for failure to pay taxes. With a little help from J ... (more)

Release date : 20 June 1980
UPC: 025192029929

Comedy (37), Music (26), Musical (24), Action (22), 1980s (19), Crime (14), Prison (12), 1980 (10), Car Chase (8), (6), Dancing (6), Usa (6), Classic (6), Nun (5), Blues (5), Glasses (3), Guitar Man (3), Canadian (3), Elevator (3), Prisoner (3)

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"A demolition symphony that works with the cold efficiency of a Moog synthesizer gone sadistic. - Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine The humor is predicated on underplaying in overscaled situations, which is sporadically funny in a Keaton-esque way but soon sputters out through sheer, uninspired repetition. - Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader This essentially modest movie is reported to have cost about $30 million, and what did all that money buy? Scores of car crashes. Too many extras. Overstaged dance "