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| Director: | John Landis | 
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| Writer: | John Landis, Dan Aykroyd | 
| Staring: | 
| Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 05, 1998 | 
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| Director: | John Landis | 
| Writer: | John Landis, Dan Aykroyd | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime, Music | 
| Keywords | prison, chicago, illinois, blues, half-brother, orphanage, buddy | 
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $14,051,384 Budget: $28,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Dan Aykroyd | Elwood Blues | 
| John Goodman | Mighty Mack McTeer | 
| Joe Morton | Cab Chamberlain | 
| Frank Oz | Warden | 
| J. Evan Bonifant | Buster Blues | 
| B.B. King | Malvern Gasperon | 
| Junior Wells | Junior Wells | 
| Willie Hall | Willie Hall | 
| Matt Murphy | Matt 'Guitar' Murphy | 
| Lou Marini | 'Blue Lou' Marini | 
| Aretha Franklin | Mrs. Murphy | 
| Donald 'Duck' Dunn | Donald 'Duck' Dunn | 
| Steve Cropper | Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper | 
| Tom Malone | 'Bones' Malone | 
| Alan Rubin | 'Mr. Fabulous' | 
| Jonny Lang | Custodian | 
| Wilson Pickett | Mr. Pickett | 
| Sam Moore | Reverend Morris | 
| James Brown | Cleophus James | 
| Paul Shaffer | Marco | 
| Eric Clapton | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Bo Diddley | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Isaac Hayes | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Dr. John | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Lou Rawls | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Jimmie Vaughan | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Nia Peeples | Lt. Elizondo | 
| Kim Roberts | Dancer | 
| Erykah Badu | Queen Moussette | 
| Max Landis | Ghostrider | 
| Billy Preston | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Steve Winwood | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Grover Washington Jr. | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Gary U.S. Bonds | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Tommy McDonnell | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Jon Faddis | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Charlie Musselwhite | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Joshua Redman | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Travis Tritt | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Clarence Clemons | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Demo Cates | Stripster Band | 
| Patrice Goodman | Dancer | 
| Jack DeJohnette | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 
| Darrell Hammond | Robertson | 
| Slavko Hochevar | Russian thug #2 | 
| Danny Ray | Deacon | 
| Steve Potts | Stripster Band | 
| Nicholas Rice | County Fair Announcer | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| David Herrington | Director of Photography | 
| Dale Beldin | Editor | 
| Deborah Nadoolman Landis | Costume Design | 
| Paul Bolton | Electrician | 
| Yves Langlois | Stunts | 
| John Landis | Screenplay, Director | 
| Paul Shaffer | Music | 
| Dan Aykroyd | Writer | 
| Bob Minor | Stunts | 
| Joni Avery | Stunts | 
| Shelley Cook | Stunts | 
| Jack Gill | Stunt Driver | 
| Alison Reid | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Robert Racki | Stunts | 
| Erik Cord | Stunts | 
| Ray Conchado | Electrician | 
| Kevin Alanthwaite | Gaffer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Leslie Belzberg | Producer | 
| John Landis | Producer | 
| Dan Aykroyd | Producer | 
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 14 | 
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| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 8 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 6 | 954 | 954 | 
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2024 | 12 | 710 | 717 | 
I guess it's not as bad as the one star rating might suggest. And I get that they moved from Chicago to New Orleans, I mean, who hasn't started in Memphis and worked their way from W.C. Handy down the Delta Blues Trail with a couple of stops at both Robert Johnson's crossroads? So, it seems like ... it want's to be a tribute to the Blues in that way... but it doesn't come across as the same comedic love letter to the music as the original one did. And of course John is gone and even though this was Akroyd's love child, it just feels wrong having John Goodman--or anyone else--in his place. But on the other hand it does have Koko instead of Franklin and I always liked her more. But it was the cameo of all cameos wasn't it? It's still lacking Buddy Guy and Magic Slim and Fats Domino and some of the other greats of Blues who where alive at the time and in their place is B.B King, who isn't bad in his own right, but doesn't doesn't at all like the line up they had in the original. So, really what was probably intended to be a tribute just ended up feeling like a sequel, and one twenty-years too late