The Blues Brothers (1980) Cast & Crew

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Directed by John Landis.

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
Steve Cropper as Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
Donald 'Duck' Dunn as Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Murphy Dunne as Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
Willie Hall as Willie 'Too Big' Hall
Tom Malone as "Bones" Malone
Lou Marini as 'Blue Lou' Marini
Matt Murphy as Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
Alan Rubin as Mr. Fabulous
Carrie Fisher as Mystery Woman
Henry Gibson as Head Nazi
John Candy as Burton Mercer
Kathleen Freeman as Sister Mary Stigmata
John Lee Hooker as Street Slim
Tom Erhart as Prison Guard
Gerald Walling as Prison Guard
Walter Levine as Prison Guard
Alonzo Atkins as Choirmaster
Chaka Khan as Choir Soloist
Armand Cerami as Trooper Daniel
Steven Williams as Trooper Mount
Kristi Oleson as Sales Girl
Gary McLarty as Man in Toy Store
Joe Cuttone as Lloyd
Layne Britton as The Cheese Whiz
Toni Fleming as Mrs. Tarantino
Sheilah Wells as Claire
Rosie Shuster as Cocktail Waitress
Judith Belushi-Pisano as Cocktail Waitress
Lou Perryman as Man at Bar
Paul Reubens as Waiter
Ben Piazza as Father
Gwen Banta as Mother
Lari Taylor as Daughter #1
Cindy Fisher as Daughter #2

Crew

Robert K. Weiss — Producer
John Landis — Director
Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer
Stephen M. Katz — Director of Photography
John Landis — Writer
Dan Aykroyd — Writer

Movies like The Blues Brothers

If you enjoyed The Blues Brothers, these movies have a similar feel:

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store Explore the iPhone app