Movie Information
Overall Rank: 363
Average Rating: 3/4
# of Ratings: 549
Theatrical Release Date: 06/20/1980
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Landis
Actors: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin
Plot: Jake Blues, fresh out of prison, and his brother Elwood are on a mission from God to reunite their band, raise enough money to save their former orphanage and survive run-ins from state police, white supremicists and one angry ex-girlfriend.
Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/10/2019
An excellent musical comedy that delivers the same charming laughs the original SNL sketch did.
Rating of
3.5/4
Ryan Stephen M - wrote on 08/04/2013
Great movie, great music, and extremely funny. After Ghostbusters, this is my favorite Dan Aykroyd movie.
Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
"The Blues Brothers" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 02/19/2012
Jake and Elwood Blues are on a mission from god to put their band back together and raise money to stop the closure of their childhood orphanage. Looked at objectively, The Blues Brothers is one of THE most blatant exercises in self-indulgence ever perpetrated in cinema; it's obviously just a bunch of guys who got together and decided to wreck a load of police cars, blow some buildings up and dance around to their favourite tunes. Despite (or more likely, because of) this, it's become a huge cult. On the surface there doesn't appear to be as many laughs as there should, but that's probably more to do with the fact that the film is a good half hour longer than it should be than anything else. Aykroyd and Belushi's deadpan delivery works perfectly amid the slapstick carnage, and there are …
Rating of
4/4
"They're on a Mission From God"
The SHC - wrote on 03/06/2009
This movie has laways had a special place in my heart ever since I watched it in 1994 when I was eight years old. The humor is great, the music legendary ("Everybody Needs Somebody" in paticular), and John Belushi's and Dan Akyroyd's on screen charisma smooth and perfect.
One thing that is great about this movie is the outstanding cast. Not only do they have characters played by great and highly regarded comedic and film actors, such as the late John Belushi, Dan Akyroyd, the late John Candy, and Carrie Fisher (that's right, Princess Leia), but also some memorable cameos from great blues musicians, such as Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, and Aretha Franklin. Truly a very memorable and star-studded cast.
The humor is really something to talk about in this movie. Most …
Rating of
3.5/4
Good soundtrack with some good laughs
The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/02/2008
"'Joliet' Jake Blues" (the late John Belushi) has been released from prison after a five-year sentence. His brother, "Elwood" (Dan Ackroyd) picks him up in a former black-and-white (police car) which he had bought at auction after trading the Bluesmobile for a microphone.
The first thing they do, against "Jake's" wishes, is to visit "Sister Mary Stigmata" (the late Kathleen Freeman), whom they have nicknamed "The Penguin" because of her nun outfit. She informs them that the orphanage she runs, and that they were raised in, is going to be shut down by the state of Illinois unless they raise $5,000 -- and their time limit is almost up.
After offering to get the money illegally, they go to a church suggested by "Curtis" (the late music legend "The Hi De Ho Man" Cab Calloway) to hear …
Related Movie Lists
Recent Movie Talk Posts
No posts have been made on this movie yet. Be the first to start talking about The Blues Brothers!
