"They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God."

1980

2h 13m

7.7(4422 votes)

Music

Comedy

Action

Crime

Overview

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.

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6 videos

Cast & Crew

69 members

Acting

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

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John Belushi

'Joliet' Jake Blues

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James Brown

Cleophus James

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Cab Calloway

Curtis

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Ray Charles

Ray

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Aretha Franklin

Mrs. Murphy

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Steve Cropper

Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

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Donald 'Duck' Dunn

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Murphy Dunne

Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

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Willie Hall

Willie 'Too Big' Hall

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Tom Malone

"Bones" Malone

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Lou Marini

'Blue Lou' Marini

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Matt Murphy

Matt 'Guitar' Murphy

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Alan Rubin

Mr. Fabulous

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Carrie Fisher

Mystery Woman

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Henry Gibson

Head Nazi

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John Candy

Burton Mercer

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Kathleen Freeman

Sister Mary Stigmata

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John Lee Hooker

Street Slim

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Tom Erhart

Prison Guard

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Gerald Walling

Prison Guard

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Walter Levine

Prison Guard

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Alonzo Atkins

Choirmaster

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Chaka Khan

Choir Soloist

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Armand Cerami

Trooper Daniel

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Steven Williams

Trooper Mount

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Kristi Oleson

Sales Girl

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Crew

Gary McLarty

Man in Toy Store

Acting

Joe Cuttone

Lloyd

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Costume & Make-Up

Layne Britton

The Cheese Whiz

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Toni Fleming

Mrs. Tarantino

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Sheilah Wells

Claire

Writing

Rosie Shuster

Cocktail Waitress

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Production

Judith Belushi-Pisano

Cocktail Waitress

Acting

Lou Perryman

Man at Bar

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Paul Reubens

Waiter

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Ben Piazza

Father

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Gwen Banta

Mother

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Lari Taylor

Daughter #1

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Cindy Fisher

Daughter #2

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Elizabeth Hoy

Daughter #3

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Tony M. Conde

Sommelier

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Eugene J. Anthony

Gruppenführer

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Dean Hill

Nazi

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Jack Orend

Nazi

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Gene Schuldt

Nazi

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Gary Houston

Nazi

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Charles Mountain

Cop

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Frank Oz

Corrections Officer

Directing

John Landis

Trooper La Fong

Acting

Elmore James

Choir

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Stephen Bishop

Charming Trooper

Acting

Charles Napier

Tucker McElroy

Directing

Steven Spielberg

Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk

Acting

Curt Clendenin

Orphan

Acting

Twiggy

Chic Lady

Acting

Steve Lawrence

Maury Sline

Acting

De'voreaux White

Young Guitar Thief

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Jeff Morris

Bob

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Mr. T

Guy on Street

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James Avery

Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

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Raven De La Croix

Woman in Concert Crowd

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Leoda Richards

Restaurant Patron

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Norman Matlock

Police Commissioner

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S.D. Nemeth

Inmate

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Carolyn Franklin

Soul Food Chorus

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Jack Callahan

The Good Old Boys

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George Sasaki

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Ralph Foody

Police Dispatcher

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