Filmmakers
Above the lineJL
Director
John Landis
DA
Screenplay
Dan Aykroyd
Writer
JL
Screenplay
John Landis
Writer
SK
Cinematography
Stephen M. Katz
Director of Photography
GJ
Editing
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
EB
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
JL
Production Design
John J. Lloyd
DL
Costume Design
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Cast
71JB
John Belushi
'Joliet' Jake Blues
DA
Dan Aykroyd
Elwood Blues
JB
James Brown
Cleophus James
CC
Cab Calloway
Curtis
RC
Ray Charles
Ray
AF
Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy
SC
Steve Cropper
Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
DD
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
MD
Murphy Dunne
Murphy 'Murph' Dunne
WH
Willie Hall
Willie 'Too Big' Hall
TM
Tom Malone
"Bones" Malone
LM
Lou Marini
'Blue Lou' Marini
MM
Matt Murphy
Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
AR
Alan Rubin
Mr. Fabulous
CF
Carrie Fisher
Mystery Woman
HG
Henry Gibson
Head Nazi
JC
John Candy
Burton Mercer
KF
Kathleen Freeman
Sister Mary Stigmata
JH
John Lee Hooker
Street Slim
TE
Tom Erhart
Prison Guard
GW
Gerald Walling
Prison Guard
WL
Walter Levine
Prison Guard
AA
Alonzo Atkins
Choirmaster
CK
Chaka Khan
Choir Soloist
AC
Armand Cerami
Trooper Daniel
SW
Steven Williams
Trooper Mount
KO
Kristi Oleson
Sales Girl
GM
Gary McLarty
Man in Toy Store
JC
Joe Cuttone
Lloyd
LB
Layne Britton
The Cheese Whiz
TF
Toni Fleming
Mrs. Tarantino
SW
Sheilah Wells
Claire
RS
Rosie Shuster
Cocktail Waitress
JB
Judith Belushi-Pisano
Cocktail Waitress
LP
Lou Perryman
Man at Bar
PR
Paul Reubens
Waiter
BP
Ben Piazza
Father
GB
Gwen Banta
Mother
LT
Lari Taylor
Daughter #1
CF
Cindy Fisher
Daughter #2
EH
Elizabeth Hoy
Daughter #3
TC
Tony M. Conde
Sommelier
EA
Eugene J. Anthony
Gruppenführer
DH
Dean Hill
Nazi
JO
Jack Orend
Nazi
GS
Gene Schuldt
Nazi
GH
Gary Houston
Nazi
CM
Charles Mountain
Cop
FO
Frank Oz
Corrections Officer
JL
John Landis
Trooper La Fong
EJ
Elmore James
Choir
SB
Stephen Bishop
Charming Trooper
CN
Charles Napier
Tucker McElroy
SS
Steven Spielberg
Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
CC
Curt Clendenin
Orphan
T
Twiggy
Chic Lady
SL
Steve Lawrence
Maury Sline
DW
De'voreaux White
Young Guitar Thief
JM
Jeff Morris
Bob
MT
Mr. T
Guy on Street
JA
James Avery
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop
RC
Raven De La Croix
Woman in Concert Crowd
LR
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron
NM
Norman Matlock
Police Commissioner
SN
S.D. Nemeth
Inmate
CF
Carolyn Franklin
Soul Food Chorus
JC
Jack Callahan
The Good Old Boys
GS
George Sasaki
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
RF
Ralph Foody
Police Dispatcher
JW
Joe Walsh
Prisoner
RD
Rick Danko
Prisoner (Uncredited)
Departments
29Production
- Michael ChinichCasting
- Bernie BrillsteinExecutive Producer
- Robert K. WeissProducer
- Fran RoyProduction Supervisor
Camera
- Tom CoxBest Boy Grip
- Steve YaconelliCamera Operator
- John LeBlancCamera Operator
- Mako KoiwaiCamera Operator
Sound
- Earl SampsonBoom Operator
Art
- Hal GausmanSet Decoration
- Leslie McCarthy-FrankenheimerSet Decoration
Crew
- Gary McLartyStunt Coordinator
- Tommy J. HuffStunt Double
- Janet BradyStunts
- Kenny EndosoStunts
- Johnny HockStunts
- Terry LeonardStunts
- Jeannie EpperStunts
- Kitty O'NeilStunts
- Jophery C. BrownStunts
- Stevie MyersStunts
- Gary EpperStunts
- Freddie HiceStunts
- Karen McLartyStunts
- Gilbert B. CombsStunts
- Chuck HaywardStunts
- Dick ZikerStunts
- Richard EpperStunts
Directing
- Katherine WootenScript Supervisor