The Blues Brothers

Also known as Blues Brothers, Murph and the Magic Tones

película estadounidense de 1980

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"The Blues Brothers" is a 1980 comedy film directed by John Landis that follows two brothers on a mission to reunite a blues band and save an orphanage. The film is notable for blending comedy with live musical performances and became a significant box office success that helped popularize blues music to mainstream audiences.

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Film · TMDB

7.7

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.

Released: 1980-06-16133 minDir: John LandisMusic, Comedy, CrimeBudget: $27.0MBox office: $115MPart of: The Blues Brothers Collection

▶ Watch trailerStream on: TCM

Cast

John Belushi as 'Joliet' Jake Blues
Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues
James Brown as Cleophus James
Cab Calloway as Curtis
Ray Charles as Ray
Aretha Franklin as Mrs. Murphy

Themes

prison

Article · Español

The Blues Brothers (en Hispanoamérica, Los Hermanos Caradura; en España, The Blues Brothers: Granujas a todo ritmo) es una película cómica y musical estadounidense de 1980 dirigida por John Landis y con John Belushi y Dan Aykroyd como Jake Blues y Elwood Blues, personajes desarrollados a partir de un sketch musical del programa de televisión Saturday Night Live. La película se desarrolla en Chicago. Cuenta con números musicales de rhythm and blues y soul hechos con la colaboración de los artistas James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles y John Lee Hooker. Cuenta también con las actuaciones de otros actores fuera del ámbito musical como John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Charles Napier y Henry Gibson.

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