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The Blues Brothers

Release Date - Jun 20, 1980  |   Run Time - 133 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - NR

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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.

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Art/Music, Buddy, Car Chase, Church, Concert, Country Music, Cult, Dancing, Nun, Parody/Slapstick, Parole, Prison, Rhythm And Blues, Road Trip, Shopping Mall

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