The Blues Brothers
Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.
12 August 1965
8 August 1950, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
6 April 1917, Horn Lake, Mississippi, USA
16 June 1947, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
1940, North Hollywood, California, USA
31 October 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12 April 1936, Mt. Union, Kentucky, USA
7 January 1949, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
27 August 1952, Peekskill, New York, USA
8 August 1925, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
24 November 1973, Carol Stream, Illinois, USA
30 April 1923, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
13 May 1945, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
24 November 1941, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
26 June 1928, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 September 1950, Kern, California, USA
19 January 1936, Helena, Arkansas, USA
October 25, 2011
...an epic musically charged comedy, the likes of which has never been seen before or since.December 18, 2010
A cult classic for adults and older teens.July 28, 2009
This long, expensive 1980 cult movie has an energy and individuality lacking in similar films nowadays.September 05, 2013
lightning in a bottle created more than 30 years agoApril 01, 2008
Given all the chaos, director and, with Aykroyd, cowriter, John Landis manages to keep things reasonably controlled and in a straight line.December 06, 2016
The Blues Brothers is, by any objective standard, a messy wreck... That this is so does not in anyway change that it is an absolutely wonderful movie.April 01, 2008
The humor is predicated on underplaying in overscaled situations, which is sporadically funny in a Keaton-esque way but soon sputters out through sheer, uninspired repetition.July 24, 2009
The film retains a huge nostalgic kick, thanks in large part to Aykroyd and Belushi's easy rapport, a smattering of daft, shaggy humour and some truly iconic musical sequences.January 29, 2012
A dazzlingly enjoyable, memorable road trip of comedy and music from two of SNL's best.August 20, 2008
A demolition symphony that works with the cold efficiency of a Moog synthesizer gone sadistic.October 23, 2004
There's even room, in the midst of the carnage and mayhem, for a surprising amount of grace, humor, and whimsy.December 18, 2015
There is no more material sustaining The Blues Brothers"than one would find in a silent comedy short running 10 or 20 minutes.