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Dominican Rep. The Blues Brothers
- Original title
- The Blues Brothers
- Year
- 1980
- Running time
- 132 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Dan Aykroyd
John Belushi
Henry Gibson
Carrie Fisher
James Brown
Kathleen Freeman
John Candy
Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles
Charles Napier
Cab Calloway
Steve Cropper- Donald "Duck" Dunn
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- Music
Elmer Bernstein, Various- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Musical | Cult Movie. Music
- Movie Groups
- Saturday Night Live films
- Synopsis
- Upon Jakes release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that it is in danger of being shut down by the county for failure to pay taxes. With a little help from James Brown as a revival preacher, the Blues Brothers are divinely inspired to raise the 5,000 US dollars that the orphanage needs to stay open. On their mission from God, they must reunite their old band and raise the money by playing various gigs around town. The wild adventures of the band include dodging evil neo-Nazis, playing in a rowdy redneck bar, and narrowly escaping the crazed Carrie Fisher as Jakes ex-fiancée, who is out to see him dead. Finally, the boys have to get to a gig at the Palace Hotel Ballroom and deliver the 5,000 US dollars to the county assessors office--leading to one of the most wild and hysterical car-chase smashups in film history.
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- 32 My Favorite Musicals (119)
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