Director: John Landis

Writers: Dan Aykroyd; John Landis

Producer: Robert K. Weiss

Keywords: Action/Comedy, Nuns, SNL Spinoff, Classic Car Chase, Road Trip, Nazis

Upon release from prison of "Joliet" Jake Blues, brothers Jake and Elwood Blues visit the Catholic orphanage which raised them, and are disturbed to learn it is in arrears for property taxes and in danger of foreclosure. The obvious solution is to put their band back together and hold a charity concert; although they are on a "mission from God", many things stand in their way. Includes one of the greatest car chases in history. Best SNL spinoff by a wide margin.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dan Aykroyd	Actor	1-Jul-1952		Saturday Night Live, Dr. Detroit
John Belushi	Actor	24-Jan-1949	5-Mar-1982	Animal House
James Brown	Singer	3-May-1933	25-Dec-2006	Godfather of Soul
Cab Calloway	Jazz Musician	25-Dec-1907	18-Nov-1994	King of Hi-De-Ho
John Candy	Actor	31-Oct-1950	4-Mar-1994	Uncle Buck
Ray Charles	Musician	23-Sep-1930	10-Jun-2004	Georgia On My Mind
Donald "Duck" Dunn	Bassist	24-Nov-1941	13-May-2012	Booker T & the M.G.'s
Carrie Fisher	Actor	21-Oct-1956	27-Dec-2016	Princess Leia in Star Wars
Aretha Franklin	Singer	25-Mar-1942	16-Aug-2018	R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Kathleen Freeman	Actor	17-Feb-1919	23-Aug-2001	Gen. Burkhalter's sister
Henry Gibson	Actor	21-Sep-1935	14-Sep-2009	Laugh-In
John Lee Hooker	Musician	22-Aug-1917	21-Jun-2001	Prominent blues musician
Chaka Khan	Singer	23-Mar-1953		I Feel For You
John Landis	Film Director	3-Aug-1950		An American Werewolf in London
Steve Lawrence	Singer	8-Jul-1935		The Steve Lawrence Show
Charles Napier	Actor	12-Apr-1936	5-Oct-2011	Duke Phillips on The Critic
Frank Oz	Actor	25-May-1944		Yoda, Miss Piggy, and The Stepford Wives
Paul Reubens	Actor	27-Aug-1952		Pee-wee Herman
Steven Spielberg	Film Director	18-Dec-1946		E.T.
Twiggy	Actor	19-Sep-1949		Waifish 60s fashion model
Joe Walsh	Musician	20-Nov-1947		Life's Been Good To Me
Steven Williams	Actor	7-Jan-1949		Capt. Fuller on 21 Jump Street

CAST

John Belushi	...   Joliet Jake
Dan Aykroyd	...   Elwood
James Brown	...   Rev. Cleophus James
Cab Calloway	...   Curtis
Ray Charles	...   Ray
Aretha Franklin	...   Soul Food Cafe Owner
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper	...   Himself
Donald "Duck" Dunn	...   Himself
Murphy Dunne	...   Murph
Willie "Too Tall" Hall	...   Himself
Tom "Bones" Malone	...   Himself
"Blue" Lou Marini	...   Himself
Matt "Guitar" Murphy	...   Himself
Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin	...   Himself
Carrie Fisher	...   Mystery Woman
Henry Gibson	...   Head Nazi
John Candy	...   Burton Mercer
John Lee Hooker	...   Street Slim
Kathleen Freeman	...   Sister Mary Stigmata
Steve Lawrence	...   Maury Sline
Twiggy	...   Chic Lady
Frank Oz	...   Corrections Officer
Jeff Morris	...   Bob
Charles Napier	...   Tucker McElroy
Steven Williams	...   Trooper Mount
Armand Cerami	...   Trooper Daniel
Tom Erhart	...   Prison Guard
Gerald Walling	...   Prison Guard
Walter Levine	...   Prison Guard
Alonzo Atkins	...   Choirmaster
Chaka Khan	...   Choir Soloist
James Cleveland's So. Calif. Community Choir	...   Choir
Stephen Bishop	...   Charming Trooper
John Landis	...   Trooper La Fong
Kristi Oleson	...   Sales Girl
Gary McLarty	...   Man in Toy Store
Joe Cuttone	...   Lloyd
Shotgun Britton	...   The Cheese Whiz
Toni Fleming	...   Mrs. Tarantino
Judy Jacklin	...   Cocktail Waitress
Rosie Shuster	...   Cocktail Waitress
Paul Reubens	...   Waiter
Ben Piazza	...   Father
Gwen Banta	...   Mother
Lari Taylor	...   Daughter #1
Cindy Fisher	...   Daughter #2
Elizabeth Hoy	...   Daughter #3
Tony M. Conde	...   Sommelier
Eugene J. Anthony	...   Gruppenfuehrer
Dean Hill	...   Nazi
Gary Houston	...   Nazi
Jack Orend	...   Nazi
Gene Schuldt	...   Nazi
Charles Mountain	...   Cop
Maxwell Street Musicians
Walter Horton	...   Tampa Pete
Pinetop Perkins	...   Luther Jackson
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith	...   Drums
Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson	...   Guitar
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones	...   Bass
Carolyn Franklin	...   Soul Food Chorus
Brenda Bryant Corbett	...   Soul Food Chorus
Margaret Branch	...   Soul Food Chorus
Devoreaux White	...   Young Guitar Thief
Sheilah Wells	...   Claire
Lou Perry	...   Man at Bar
Stan Mazin	...   Drunk Dancer
Russ Bruzek	...   The Good Ole Boys
Blair Burrows	...   The Good Ole Boys
Jack Callahan	...   The Good Ole Boys
Gene Janson	...   The Good Ole Boys
Gil Pearson	...   The Good Ole Boys
Orphans
Aaron Jais	...   Orphan
Lemetrius Daniels	...   Orphan
Jeff Cahill	...   Orphan
Curt Clendenin	...   Orphan
Steve Cruz	...   Orphan
Leonard Daniels	...   Orphan
Sean Hayden	...   Orphan
Babatunde Myers	...   Orphan
Gary Patzik	...   Orphan
J. Bernard Walton	...   Orphan
Butch Williams	...   Orphan
Wally Engelhardt	...   Gas Station Owner
Michael Klenfner	...   Clarion Records' President
Ralph Foody	...   Police Dispatcher
Lenny Garner	...   Lobby Guard #1
Andrew Goodman	...   Lobby Guard #2
Edward Donno	...   SWAT Team Commander
Steven Spielberg	...   Cook County Clerk
Joe Walsh	...   Prisoner
Shirley Levine	...   Woman on Cutting Room Floor

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