The Blues Brothers
1980 film directed by John Landis
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Summary
The Blues Brothers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,057 views/month, #685 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Landis[3]
- Screenwriter: Dan Aykroyd[4], John Landis[5]
- Composer: Ira Newborn[6]
- Genre: musical film[7], comedy film[8]
- Named after: The Blues Brothers[9]
- Followed by: Blues Brothers 2000[10]
- Cast member: John Belushi[11], Dan Aykroyd[12], James Brown[13], Cab Calloway[14], Ray Charles[15], Aretha Franklin[16], Matt Murphy[17], Steve Cropper[18], Donald "Duck" Dunn[19], Murphy Dunne[20], Willie Hall[21], Tom Malone[22], Lou Marini[23], Alan Rubin[24]
- Producer: Bernie Brillstein[25], George Folsey Jr.[26], Robert K. Weiss[27]
- Performer: The Blues Brothers[28], Ray Charles[29], Aretha Franklin[30], James Brown[31], Cab Calloway[32]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[33]
- Production company: Universal Pictures[34]
- Director of photography: Stephen M. Katz[35]
- Part of: National Film Registry[36]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[37]
- Commons category: The Blues Brothers[38]
- Soundtrack release: The Blues Brothers – Original Soundtrack Recording[39]
- Distribution format: video on demand[40]
- Review score: 7.6/10[41], 72%[42], 60/100[43]
- Color: color[44]
- Country of origin: United States[45]
- Publication date: June 16, 1980[46], October 16, 1980[47], June 20, 1980[48], November 5, 1980[49]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[50], Netflix[51]
- Contributor to the creative work or subject: Carol Daniels[52]
- Narrative location: Chicago[53]
- Official website: http://www.bluesbrothersofficialsite.com/[54]
Why It Matters
The Blues Brothers has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]