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Poster Art From art.comThe Blues Brothers   1980     3 stars    R, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Musical
Director: John Landis  
Cast: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Steven Spielberg, James Brown, Henry Gibson, Frank Oz, Kathleen Freeman, Charles Napier, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Steve Lawrence, Twiggy

  Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi play Elwood and Jake Blues (of "Saturday Night Live" fame) who are reunited after Jake gets out of jail. They discover that the Catholic children's home where they grew up is in financial trouble and decide to get their band back together and put on a concert to raise money. In the process, they turn Chicago upside down.



Cast
John Belushi "Joliet" Jake Blues
Dan Aykroyd Elwood Blues
John Candy Burton Mercer
Carrie Fisher Mystery Woman
Steven Spielberg Assessor's Clerk
James Brown Reverend Cleophus James
Henry Gibson Head Nazi
Frank Oz Corrections Officer
Kathleen Freeman Sister Mary Stigmata
Charles Napier Tucker McElroy
Cab Calloway Curtis
Ray Charles Ray
Aretha Franklin Mrs. Murphy
Steve Lawrence Maury Sline
Twiggy Chic Lady

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Movies Directed By John Landis
Amazon Women on the Moon (1986)  1 and a half stars
An American Werewolf in London (1981)  3 stars
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)  1 and a half stars
The Blues Brothers (1980)  3 stars
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)  2 and a half stars
Coming to America (1988)  2 and a half stars
Innocent Blood (1992)  2 and a half stars
Into the Night (1985)  2 stars
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)  3 stars
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)  3 and a half stars
   aka: Animal House
Oscar (1991)  2 and a half stars
Spies Like Us (1985)  2 stars
The Stupids (1996)  bomb
Susan's Plan (1998)  1 and a half stars
   aka: Dying to Get Rich
Three Amigos! (1986)  2 stars
Trading Places (1983)  3 stars
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Steven Spielberg
Oscars: Best Director for Schindler's List (1993), Best Director for Saving Private Ryan (1998)


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