The film is widely celebrated for its musical numbers featuring legendary artists playing supporting roles: as the energetic Reverend Cleophus James.
The story of the 1980 film follows paroled convict "Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) on a "mission from God" to save the Roman Catholic orphanage where they were raised . The Core Plot the.-blues.-brothers.-1980
: Jake is released from Joliet Prison and visits the orphanage, where he learns from Sister Mary Stigmata (known as "The Penguin") that the facility will be closed unless it pays $5,000 in back property taxes. The film is widely celebrated for its musical