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Score: 77.2%( 4315 votes )

Overview: Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Cast:

Dan Aykroyd
Elwood Blues

John Belushi
'Joliet' Jake Blues

James Brown
Cleophus James

Cab Calloway
Curtis

Ray Charles
Ray

Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy

Steve Cropper
Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Murphy Dunne
Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

Willie Hall
Willie 'Too Big' Hall

Tom Malone
"Bones" Malone

Lou Marini
'Blue Lou' Marini

Matt Murphy
Matt 'Guitar' Murphy

Alan Rubin
Mr. Fabulous

Carrie Fisher
Mystery Woman

Henry Gibson
Head Nazi

John Candy
Burton Mercer

Kathleen Freeman
Sister Mary Stigmata

John Lee Hooker
Street Slim

Tom Erhart
Prison Guard

Gerald Walling
Prison Guard

Walter Levine
Prison Guard

Alonzo Atkins
Choirmaster

Chaka Khan
Choir Soloist

Armand Cerami
Trooper Daniel

Steven Williams
Trooper Mount

Kristi Oleson
Sales Girl

Gary McLarty
Man in Toy Store

Joe Cuttone
Lloyd

Layne Britton
The Cheese Whiz

Toni Fleming
Mrs. Tarantino

Sheilah Wells
Claire

Rosie Shuster
Cocktail Waitress

Judith Belushi-Pisano
Cocktail Waitress

Lou Perryman
Man at Bar

Paul Reubens
Waiter

Ben Piazza
Father

Gwen Banta
Mother

Lari Taylor
Daughter #1

Cindy Fisher
Daughter #2

Elizabeth Hoy
Daughter #3

Tony M. Conde
Sommelier

Eugene J. Anthony
Gruppenführer

Dean Hill
Nazi

Jack Orend
Nazi

Gene Schuldt
Nazi

Gary Houston
Nazi

Charles Mountain
Cop

Frank Oz
Corrections Officer

John Landis
Trooper La Fong

Elmore James
Choir

Stephen Bishop
Charming Trooper

Charles Napier
Tucker McElroy

Steven Spielberg
Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk

Curt Clendenin
Orphan

Twiggy
Chic Lady

Steve Lawrence
Maury Sline

De'voreaux White
Young Guitar Thief

Jeff Morris
Bob

Mr. T
Guy on Street

James Avery
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop

Raven De La Croix
Woman in Concert Crowd

Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron

Norman Matlock
Police Commissioner

S.D. Nemeth
Inmate

Carolyn Franklin
Soul Food Chorus

Jack Callahan
The Good Old Boys