---
title: 'The Blues Brothers (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Landis'
released: '1980-06-16'
runtime_minutes: 148
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blues-brothers-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blues Brothers (1980)

1980 · R · 148 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood, characters developed from the recurring musical sketch "The Blues Brothers" on NBC's variety series Saturday Night Live. The script is set in and around Chicago, Illinois, where it was filmed, and the screenplay is by Aykroyd and Landis. It features musical numbers by singers James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. It features non-musical supporting performances by Carrie Fisher and Henry Gibson.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)
- **Screenplay:** [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis), [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ira Newborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-newborn)
- **Producer:** [Robert K. Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-k-weiss), [Bernie Brillstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-brillstein), [George Folsey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-folsey-jr)
- **Editor:** [George Folsey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-folsey-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen M. Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-m-katz)

## Cast

- [Charles Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-napier)
- [Matt Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-murphy)
- [Kathleen Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-freeman)
- [Steve Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-lawrence)
- [Joe Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-walsh)
- [Carrie Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/carrie-fisher)
- [Willie Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-hall)
- [James Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-avery)
- [Alan Rubin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rubin)
- [Lou Marini](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-marini)
- [Twiggy](https://cinepixo.com/people/twiggy)
- [John Candy](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-candy)
- [Jeff Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-morris)
- [John Belushi](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-belushi) as Jake Blues
- [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz)

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Official site: http://www.bluesbrothersofficialsite.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blues-brothers-1980
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