The Blues Brothers (1980)
Medium level violence, Medium level coarse language
| Director: | John Landis |
| Actors: | Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Ray Charles, Henry Gibson, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, The Blues Brothers Band |
After the release of Jake Blues (John Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) go to visit the orphanage where they were raised by nuns. They learn that the church stopped its support and will sell the place unless the tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The brothers decide to raise the money by putting their blues band back together and staging a big gig. They may be on a mission from God but they're making enemies everywhere they go. Featuring performances by some of blues finest. James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and co-starring John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson and Steve Lawrence.
| Status: | LongWait |
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| Run time: | 142mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 |
| Run Time: | 142mins |
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| File Size (Approx): | 1.3 GB |
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Member Reviews (33)
33 Member
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OLDIE
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Old musical, of sorts... Only for fans of this style of music, younger generations will not particularly like it, I think...
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Absolute classic
Mattycat
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"We're on a mission from God..." Leave your brain at the door and come on in for a good fun time...
CC
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I've probably watched this movie 20-odd times in the last 30 years! One of the very few American movies that I'd put in the category of 'cult comedy classic'. Love the Carrie Fisher cameo. Reminds me of my wife. :)
Aaron Ramon Ki Re
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The sherman tank of musicals!!! So many great songs and so many great lines. A film not to be missed!
T8
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Fantastic - takes you back, love the music. You dont get a chance to get bored with this one.
Alison
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A Classic. Love the dance scene - Shake Your Tail Feather. Just so much fun to re-visit this classic.
Syd D.
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Right up there with the best comedy I have seen for years.
Karen
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I could never get tired of watching the Blues Brothers. Great music, tight dialogue and very watchable cameos from musical greats. This time around we showed it to the kids and they loved it too. Timeless comedy at its best!
Renae
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Great cast and cameos. A classic that can still make you laugh. Great car chase through the shopping centre!
Kimberley R.
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I just love this film, every time I see it, I still laugh at the corny jokes and the fabulous music makes me want to sing and dance. Love it, love it, love it.
Deborah H.
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Classic Car Chase movie of all time - one you can watch every year and still enjoy.
It is worth watching just for the classic sound track featuring many of the great musicians from the 70s and 80s.
Tim
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while it is an old movie, there is no escaping how cool this film is. packed with classic tunes that actually almost made me want to get up and dance. If you have any appreciation for energetic blues, this is a must see.
irine22
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Still got it, 20 years on! The ole Dan Akryod/Bulushi duo. Music rocks, funny story line and all for God!
Gillian H.
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John A.
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Bradley W.
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All-time classic.
David S.
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Wade P.
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Ronald H.
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My favourite movie.
Lesley L.
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Andrea Caplice
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A True classic
Ian
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One of those movies that must be seen at least once in your life!
Ian
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Mark,Zbigniew Kaczmarek
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Andrew Buckland
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Joh W...
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Hasn't changed, just as good as it was back then....
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Scott Williams
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KFB
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Greg
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This is an absolute classic. Not highly popular at the box office when first released, the movie has gone on to achieve cult status.
Belushi and Aykroyd are superb as are the host of cameo's rolled out across the movie.
The plot never takes itself seriously and you get the feeling many of the characters we left to basically adlib their roles and did so magnificently.
Easily the best car chase scene ever!
Enjoy!!!
Will
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Surely you've seen this already ? See it again, it's still great.