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Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in the outrageously funny musical comedy about Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers searching for redemption with no money but a briefcase full of soul. Hit the road with musical performances by blues legends Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Cab Calloway in the action-packed spectacular from acclaimed director John Landis.

Image credit: Universal Pictures

Did you know?

  • John Belushi was nicknamed “The Black Hole” because he went through hundreds of pairs of sunglasses during production. He would do a scene, and then lose the pair before filming the next one.
  • The Bluesmobile drove under the elevated train line at 118 mph. The film crew got permission to clear the street for two 100+ mph passes. Stunt pedestrians were added after the first pass, to add realism.
  • At the time, a world record 103 cars were wrecked during filming. Now, Transformers: Dark of the Moon holds that record with 532 cars wrecked during production.

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