Rent The Blues Brothers (1980)
3.9 of 5 from 262 ratings
2h 13min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- 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 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.
- Actors:
- Tom Erhart, Gerald Walling, John Belushi, Walter Levine, Frank Oz, Dan Aykroyd, Kathleen Freeman, Cab Calloway, Donald Dunn, Alonzo Atkins, James Brown, Chaka Khan, Southern California Community Choir, Armand Cerami, Steven Williams, Stephen Bishop, Carrie Fisher, John Landis, Kristi Oleson, Gary McLarty
- Directors:
- John Landis
- Producers:
- Robert K. Weiss
- Writers:
- Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Comedy, Music & Musicals
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/08/2011
- Run Time:
- 133 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
- Transposing the Music
- Remembering John
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/06/2020
- Run Time:
- 133 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS:X, French DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Hindi, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Stories Behind The Making of The Blues Brothers
- Transposing the Music
- Remembering John
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Reviews (4) of The Blues Brothers
Excellent! - The Blues Brothers review by CP Customer
This movie is really a classic! Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi at their best. I love the whole laid-back, relaxed, everything-can-be-fixed mentality of the main characters, as well as their addiction to jazz music that seems to always cause them troubles.
Two musicians trying to bring their blues band back together, being on a mission from God! Oh yes, indeed...they are on a mission from God alright. They are on the mission to make us laugh till we can laugh no more...
It is worth watching at least once!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
disappointedly entertained - The Blues Brothers review by griggs
While watching this, I realised, much to my surprise, that I’d never seen The Blues Brothers—just one scene. So I spent two hours of chaotic car chases and musical numbers for the payoff I had already seen, disappointedly entertained.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.
Not funny and not good - The Blues Brothers review by BP
I have seen 2 John Belushi movies now - this and "1941" - and I have come to the conclusion that John Belushi is one of the least funny funny-men of all time. This film felt like Sister Act meets Thelma Louise, in a bad way. Ponderous, devoid of humour, way too many nonsensical parts, bad acting.. The guest singers were good- apart from that, nothing good.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.