John Landis | USA | 1980 | English with English subtitles.
John Landis’s anarchic musical comedy THE BLUES BROTHERS follows Jake and Elwood Blues on a chaotic “mission from God” to save their childhood orphanage.
Part slapstick odyssey, part musical revue, it’s a collision of soul music and car chases that could only have come from the late 70s Chicago scene.
With legendary performances by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and James Brown, the film bridges gospel energy and punk rebellion and made Hollywood stars out of the leads.
Less than two years after this film came, John Belushi tragically died of an overdose at the height of his fame.