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UK Cinema Release Date:

Friday 24th July 2009

Official Site:

www.bluesbrothers.com

Directed by:

John Landis

Written by:

John Landis, Dan Aykroyd

Produced by:

Bernie Brillstein, George Folsey Jr., David Sosna, Robert K. Weiss

Starring:

Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Steven Spielberg, John Lee Hooker, Twiggy, John Candy, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, James Brown

Genres:

Action, Comedy, Music

Language:

English

Runtime:

2 hours 13 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church stopped its support and will sell the place to the education authority, and the only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their "mission from god" they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time?

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The Blues Brothers Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Date of Birth:

1 July 1952

Real Name:

Daniel Edward Aykroyd

Nickname:

Danny

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

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John Belushi

Date of Birth:

24 January 1949

Date of Death:

5 March 1982

Real Name:

John Adam Belushi

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Steven Spielberg

Date of Birth:

18 December 1946

Real Name:

Steven Allan Spielberg

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Recent/Upcoming Films:

Jaws
Robopocalypse

John Lee Hooker

Date of Birth:

22 August 1917

Date of Death:

21 June 2001

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

Twiggy

Date of Birth:

19 September 1949

Real Name:

Leslie Hornby

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

John Candy

Date of Birth:

31 October 1950

Date of Death:

4 March 1994

Real Name:

John Franklin Candy

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Aretha Franklin

Date of Birth:

25 March 1942

Real Name:

Aretha Louise Franklin

Nickname:

The Queen of Soul

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Ray Charles

Date of Birth:

23 September 1930

Date of Death:

10 June 2004

Real Name:

Ray Charles Robinson

Nickname:

The Genius of Soul

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Cab Calloway

Date of Birth:

25 December 1907

Date of Death:

18 November 1994

Real Name:

Cabell Calloway III

Nickname:

The "King of Hi-De-Ho"

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

James Brown

Date of Birth:

3 May 1933

Date of Death:

25 December 2006

Real Name:

James Joseph Brown

Nickname:

The Godfather of Soul

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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