Elwood Blues (Dan Akroyd) picks up his brother Jake (John Belushi) when he is released from prison. They return to the orphanage where they were raised and are told by Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman), that they need to raise money to pay the property taxes for the orphanage or it will be closed. While there, they also visit with Curtis the janitor (Cab Calloway), the man who inspired their love of the blues. He sends them out and they attend a church where the Reverend Cleophus James (James Brown) is preaching and Jake is inspired with an idea to raise the money for the orphanage, putting their Blues Brothers band back together for a big show. Along their journey they run into Ray (Ray Charles), Mrs. Murphy (Aretha Franklin), a Nazi (Henry Gibson), the Good Ole Boys band and their leader Tucker McElroy (Charles Napier), officer Burton Mercer (John Candy), and Jakes jilted girlfriend (Carrie Fisher). All this leads to the ultimate fundraiser and "encore".
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Tom Erhart | Prison Guard |
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Gerald Walling | Prison Guard |
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John Belushi | Joliet Jake |
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Walter Levine | Prison Guard |
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Frank Oz | Corrections Officer |
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Dan Aykroyd | Elwood |
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Kathleen Freeman | Sister Mary Stigmata |
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Cab Calloway | Curtis |
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Alonzo Atkins | Choirmaster |
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James Brown | Reverend Cleophus James |
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Chaka Khan | Choir Soloist |
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Southern California Community Choir | Choir |
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Armand Cerami | Trooper Daniel |
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Steven Williams | Trooper Mount |
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Stephen Bishop | Charming Trooper |
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John Landis | Trooper La Fong |
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Kristi Oleson | Sales Girl |
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Gary McLarty | Man in Toy Store |
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Carrie Fisher | Mystery Woman |
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Joe Cuttone | Lloyd |
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Layne Britton | The Cheese Whiz |
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John Candy | Burton Mercer |
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Toni Fleming | Mrs. Tarantino |
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Murphy Dunne | Murph |
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Steve Cropper | Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper |
| Director | John Landis |
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| Writer | Dan Aykroyd, John Landis | |
| Producer | Bernie Brillstein, George Folsey Jr., David Sosna, Robert K. Weiss | |
| Musician | Louis Febre | |
| Photography | Stephen M. Katz | |
| Edition | Collector's Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | Universal Studios |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Sep 08, 1998 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Watched | |
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| Index | 790 |
| Added Date | Nov 10, 2012 17:16:24 |
| Modified Date | Jul 20, 2023 00:06:04 |