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The Blues Brothers

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

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.9/10
228,045 votes
71/100
Fresh
M
60/100
Metascore
TMDB
7.7/10
4,517 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

2 wins & 1 nomination total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$27.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$115.2M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$57,229,890

United States

Profit

+$88.2M

ROI: +327%

Budget Recovery427% of budget
$0|Budget: $27.0M|Revenue: $115.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

144.9K

Daily Avg

2.4K

7-Day Trend

-20%
30 days agoToday
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Chicago
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Story Setting

Set In
Chicago

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Stephen M. Katz

Film Editing

George Folsey Jr.

Music / Score

Ira Newborn

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

NetflixUniversal Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Blues Brothers

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United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom15
Sky Go, Now TV Cinema—Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky StoreApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada
——Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM
BINGE—Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TVApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India
——Amazon Video—
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
AustraliaM
Germany12
FranceTP
Brazil14
Switzerland16
Denmark15

+9 more countries

Production

Director

John Landis

Writers

John Landis, Dan Aykroyd

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Cast

Dan Aykroyd photo

Dan Aykroyd

Elwood Blues

John Belushi photo

John Belushi

'Joliet' Jake Blues

James Brown photo

James Brown

Cleophus James

Cab Calloway photo

Cab Calloway

Curtis

Ray Charles photo

Ray Charles

Ray

Aretha Franklin photo

Aretha Franklin

Mrs. Murphy

Steve Cropper photo

Steve Cropper

Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

Donald 'Duck' Dunn photo

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Murphy Dunne photo

Murphy Dunne

Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

Willie Hall photo

Willie Hall

Willie 'Too Big' Hall

Tom Malone photo

Tom Malone

"Bones" Malone

Lou Marini photo

Lou Marini

'Blue Lou' Marini

Tags & Keywords

prisonchicago, illinoisdancingconcertcountry musicnazijazznunmusic instrumentbluesshopping mallgospelroad tripchurchbuddy

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The Blues Brothers Collection

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