The Blues Brothers (1980 Jason’s Pick)

Published: May 11, 2022, 1:01 p.m.

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features Jason’s personal pick, John Landis’ The Blues Brothers. Directed and co-written (with Dan Aykroyd) by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Carrie Fisher and a cast of blues and RandB musicians, The Blues Brothers was the first feature film based on a Saturday Night Live sketch.