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The Blues Brothers (1980) 7.9
Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Director:John Landis |
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Cast
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| John Belushi | ... |
'Joliet' Jake Blues
(as Jake)
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... |
Elwood Blues
(as Elwood)
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| James Brown | ... | ||
| Cab Calloway | ... | ||
| Ray Charles | ... | ||
| Aretha Franklin | ... | ||
| Steve Cropper | ... | ||
| Donald Dunn | ... |
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
(as Donald 'Duck' Dunn)
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Murphy Dunne | ... | |
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Willie Hall | ... | |
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Tom Malone | ... | |
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Lou Marini | ... | |
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Matt Murphy | ... | |
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Alan Rubin | ... | |
| Carrie Fisher | ... | ||
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit "The Penguin", the last of the nuns who raised them in a boarding school. They learn the Archdiocese will stop supporting the school and will sell the place to the Education Authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The Blues Brothers want to help, and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their "mission from God" they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time? Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
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The Most Dangerous Combination Since Nitro and Glycerine. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 June 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blues Brothers See more »Box Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$54,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Prison Guard #1: Yeah, the Assistant Warden wants this one out of the block early. Wants to get it over with fast.
Prison Guard #2: Okay, let's do it.
[rattling the bars with his baton]
Prison Guard #1: Hey come on, it's time to wake up.
Prison Guard #2: Wake up. Let's go, it's time.
[striking the sleeping Jake with his baton]
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(uncredited)
Lyrics by Horst Wessel
Performed by an uncredited German Chorus
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Some of the performers were not used to lip-syncing to their pre-recorded songs - the standard procedure for movie musicals. James Brown ended up singing his number live with a recorded backing (the rest of his choir was lip-syncing). John Lee Hooker's performance of "Boom Boom" was recorded live at Chicago's Maxwell Street Market. Aretha Franklin's performance is cut together from many, many takes, using the parts where her lip-syncing was actually in sync. See more »Goofs
In the end credits, the word "Gruppenfuehrer" (with "Gruppenführer" being the actual German spelling) is spelled incorrectly as "Gruppenfeuhrer". See more »Quotes
[first lines]Prison Guard #1: Yeah, the Assistant Warden wants this one out of the block early. Wants to get it over with fast.
Prison Guard #2: Okay, let's do it.
[rattling the bars with his baton]
Prison Guard #1: Hey come on, it's time to wake up.
Prison Guard #2: Wake up. Let's go, it's time.
[striking the sleeping Jake with his baton]
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Crazy Credits
During the cast roll call during the closing "Jailhouse Rock" number, 'John Belushi' is credited as Joliet Jake and Dan Aykroyd is simply credited as Elwood. See more »Soundtracks
"Horst Wessel Lied"(uncredited)
Lyrics by Horst Wessel
Performed by an uncredited German Chorus
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Music is essential to the world of musicals. That's obvious. So, tell me, why do some musicals have crappy music?
Anyway, i turned to 'The Blues Brothers' and first time in my life my musical ears have been cleaned. How can such a music genre be so... excellent. Blues music is influential, and so is this film. Since watching this movie, i have found myself engrossed to the world of Blues music. How can a movie be anymore influential?
This movie is not for the faint hearted, because it will grab you and shake you up real good.
10/10
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