• John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues, lead vocals
• Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues, harmonica and lead vocals
• Steve Cropper as Steve "the Colonel" Cropper, lead guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals
• Donald "Duck" Dunn as Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass guitar
• Murphy Dunne as Murphy "Murph" Dunne, keyboards
• Willie Hall as Willie "Too Big" Hall, drums and percussion
• Tom Malone as Tom "Bones" Malone, trombone, tenor saxophone and vocals
• Lou Marini as "Blue Lou" Marini, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone and vocals
• Matt Murphy as Matt "Guitar" Murphy, lead guitar
• Alan Rubin as Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin, trumpet, percussion and vocals

"It's a 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live.

The story is a tale of redemption for paroled convict Jake (Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Aykroyd), who take on "a mission from God" to save the Catholic orphanage in which they grew up from foreclosure . To do so they must reunite their rhythm and blues band, The Blues Brothers, and organize a performance to earn $5,000 to pay the tax assessor. Along the way they are targeted by a destructive "mystery woman", Neo-Nazis, and a country western band—all while being relentlessly pursued by the police.

Released in the United States on June 20, 1980, it received generally good reviews. It earned just under $5 million in its opening weekend and went on to gross $115.2 million in theaters worldwide before its release on home video.

• Cab Calloway as Curtis
• Carrie Fisher as Mystery woman
• Aretha Franklin as Mrs. Murphy
• Ray Charles as Pawn Shop Owner / Himself
• James Brown as Reverend Cleophus James
• John Candy as Burton Mercer
• Kathleen Freeman as Sister Mary Stigmata, "The Penguin"
• Henry Gibson as Head Nazi
• Steve Lawrence as Maury Sline
• Twiggy as Chic Lady
• Frank Oz as Corrections Officer
• Jeff Morris as Bob
• Charles Napier as Tucker McElroy
• Steven Williams as Trooper Mount
• Armand Cerami as Trooper Daniel
• Chaka Khan as Choir soloist
• John Lee Hooker as musician on Maxwell Street
• John Landis as State trooper
• Stephen Bishop as police officer with broken watch
• Paul Reubens as Chez Paul waiter
• Steven Spielberg as Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
• Pinetop Perkins as Luther Jackson
  Why I chose The Blues Brothers
  I chose the movie The Blues Brothers because it is my favorite movie of all time. I like the characters and the music. This movie also featrures some of my favorite songs and music artists such as Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and others.

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