Title The Blues Brothers Overview Jake Blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood on a 'mission from God' to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their old band together and they're on their way, while getting in a bit of trouble here and there. Tagline They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God. Genres Music, Comedy, Action, Crime Keywords dancing, prison, chicago, country music, nun, jazz, car journey, blues, nazis, music, concert, music instrument, children's home, shopping mall, orphanage, winnebago, church, sunglasses, parole, car chase, music band, loudspeaker, saturday night live, wrigley field, holiday inn Production Companies Universal Pictures Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 133 Release Year 1980
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 115 million USD