The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

by Daniel de Visé

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture

"They're not going to catch us," Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. "We're on a mission from God." So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802164366
• ISBN13: 9780802164360
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 400 Pages