The Blues Brothers

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R,2hrs 15min

Genres:

Comedy,Action

Released:

June 16, 1980

Distributor:

Universal Pictures

Starring:

John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown ... More

Synopsis: 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 an orphanage. 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 ... Full Synopsis

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	Michael Betzold, AMG Review On "a mission from God," brothers Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) tear up Chicago in inimitable style. The flimsy plot, in which the brothers try to raise money to save their childhood orphanage by reuniting their old band, is a good excuse for a series of comic vignettes and lovingly realized musical scenes. The film is an unapologetic homage to rhythm-and-blues in all its popular ... Read Review

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	John Belushi Joliet Jake Dan Aykroyd Elwood James Brown Rev. Cleophus James John Candy Burton Mercer

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