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In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's 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 .. Read more

Starring	John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, John Landis, Twiggy
Director	John Landis
Genres	Comedy

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Aykroyd breathing life back into Blues Brothers
- WENN Newsdesk
- 31 Aug 2011
Dan Aykroyd is working to bring The Blues Brothers back to the small screen with a new TV series based on the comedy music duo he formed with late funnyman John Belushi. Belushi performed in character as lead singer 'Joliet' Jake Blues, with the Ghostbusters star as harmonica player Elwood Blues. The pair, as The Blues Brothers and backed by a number of noted bandmembers, made its debut as a musical guest on U.S. sketch show Saturday Night Live in 1978 and the actors went on to release an... Read more
Blues Brothers heading to the small screen
- 23 Feb 2010
Movie classic Blues Brothers is to be turned into a new TV show. The widow of original star John Belushi has teamed up with Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts to write a script for a small screen adventure, which will star Kieron Lafferty and Wayne Catania as Jake and Elwood Blues. Lafferty and Catania currently play the musical pair in the touring Blues Brother Review, taking on the roles played by Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the original movie. Judy Belushi Pisano tells Undercover.com.au, Read more
Aykroyd: 'Murray won't be a part of Ghostbusters sequel'
- WENN Newsdesk
- 29 Feb 2012
Actor Dan Aykroyd has given up all hope of trying to persuade Bill Murray to reprise his Ghostbusters character for a third movie, insisting the film will have to be made without the funnyman. Aykroyd, co-star Harold Ramis and director Ivan Reitman have been waiting for Murray to sign on for the sequel for over a year, but the frustrated Blues Brothers star now accepts the project will have to go ahead without him. He tells The Telegraph, "It's a surety that Bill Murray will not do the movie." Read more
Aykroyd: 'My movie days are over'
- WENN Newsdesk
- 28 Feb 2012
Dan Aykroyd has hinted he'll never shoot another Hollywood movie - unless the long-awaited third Ghostbusters film gets off the ground. The Blues Brothers actor has been keen to get cameras rolling on another sequel to his 1984 comedy classic, but the project has repeatedly stalled because of co-star Bill Murray's busy schedule. Now Aykroyd has confessed his days of starring in blockbuster movies are over - and he'll only be tempted out of retirement by the right film. The funnyman tells Seven Read more
Blues Brothers sounds best
- 06 Aug 2004
1980s comedy "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, has won a BBC 6Music poll of the greatest movie soundtracks ever. With a soulful soundtrack featuring some of the all-time great blues artists, from Aretha Franklyn to James Brown, "The Blues Brothers" is heralded as one of the all time musical greats. Since its release in 1980 the tale of brothers Jake and Elwood Blues redemption and subsequent quest to save the Catholic home where they were raised... Read more

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  In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that ...