The Blues Brothers film, directed by
John Landis, was released in
1980, featuring
cameos by
Aretha Franklin,
James Brown,
Cab Calloway,
Ray Charles,
John Lee Hooker,
Carrie Fisher,
Frank Oz,
Steven Spielberg,
Joe Walsh,
John Candy,
Steve Lawrence, and
Paul Reubens playing a waiter in the
Chez Paul restaurant. The motion picture is set in
Chicago, Illinois and the surrounding area.
Chaka Khan is credited as the lead soloist at the Triple Rock Church where Jake and Elwood have their revelation to re-form the band,
Twiggy also cameos as a driver of an E-type jaguar, whom Elwood hits on at a gas station.
Charles Napier, well known from various
Russ Meyer films, appears as the leader of "
The Good Ol' Boys".