The Blues Brothers Collection

Number of Movies: 2

Overview

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.

Featured Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

John Goodman

Mighty Mack McTeer

Joe Morton

Cab Chamberlain

Frank Oz

Warden

J. Evan Bonifant

Buster Blues

B.B. King

Malvern Gasperon

Junior Wells

Junior Wells

Willie Hall

Willie Hall

Matt Murphy

Matt 'Guitar' Murphy

Lou Marini

'Blue Lou' Marini

Aretha Franklin

Mrs. Murphy

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Featured Crew

2 Movies

The Blues Brothers

June 16, 1980

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.

Blues Brothers 2000

February 5, 1998

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

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