The Blues Brothers

1980 · 133 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 220,856 VOTES · DIR. John Landis

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Overview

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,202 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:49 The assistant warden wants this one out of the block early.
00:10:30 No fucking way.
00:15:30 Curtis, you and the Penguin are the only family we got.
00:20:51 Yes! Jesus H. Tap-Dancing Christ!
00:29:04 Baby clothes.
00:43:02 I don't take in boarders any more.
00:47:04 Oh, yeah?
00:51:29 Cut it out. The owners are gonna ask me to call the cops.
00:55:28 I love you
00:59:28 You're living with me now...
01:02:08 There ain't nothing you could ask I can answer you, but l won't
01:06:36 Excuse me.
01:10:33 He got us the Morgan Park. He got us the Ticktock.
01:14:58 What do you say we have a sound check?
01:19:15 And if you love him
01:22:44 I say we give the Blues Brothers just one more chance.
01:27:06 These people like to dance with each other.
01:30:20 One night only! The fabulous--
01:34:30 That'll be $94.
01:42:22 They're not going no place.
01:47:41 Needs somebody to love
01:53:33 My uncle hired the best Rumanian caterers in the state.
02:00:51 Well, this is definitely Lower Wacker Drive.
02:15:23 Was dancing to the jailhouse rock

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,202
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:01:49
Final line02:15:23

Production Record

DirectorJohn Landis
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue$115,229,890
IMDb votes220,856