MusicComedyCrime
The Blues Brothers
“They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.”
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.
Directed by John Landis, Bernie Brillstein
77
User score
4,613 votes
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Status
Released
Released
June 16, 1980
Runtime
2h 13m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$27M → $115.2M
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