The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a "Saturday Night Live" musical sketch. It features musical numbers by R&B and soul legends James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker, and epic car chase scenes.

The story is a tale of redemption for paroled convict Jake and his brother Elwood, who take on "a mission from God" to save the Roman Catholic orphanage in which they grew up from foreclosure. To do so they must re-form their rhythm and blues band, the Blues Brothers, and organize a performance to earn $5,000 to pay the tax assessor. Along the way they are targeted by a destructive "mystery woman," Neo-Nazis, and a country and western band – all while being relentlessly pursued by the police, and eventually the military and a SWAT team.

The film is set in and around Chicago, Illinois, and also features non-musical supporting performances by John Candy, Carrie Fisher and Henry Gibson.

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? Written by Sami Al-Taher

Per procurare i soldi necessari a pagare le tasse arretrate e non far chiudere l'orfanotrofio in cui sono cresciuti, i due fratelli Elwood e Jake Blues, quando Jake esce di prigione,decidono di riunire i componenti della loro vecchia band musicale. Tutti si sono sistemati in altre attività, ma non sanno resistere al richiamo del rock e del rythm&blues. Tornano a suonare insieme, incrociando strani personaggi e cantanti famosi e combinandone di tutti i colori. I due fratelli riusciranno nel loro intento: procureranno i soldi necessari e, dopo un gigantesco inseguimento in auto durato una notte intera, arriveranno in tempo a salvare l'Istituto dalla chiusura. Ma...che fatica! Written by rosebud6