Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.

Elwood has shown up in a used Plymouth police car after having traded in their old Cadillac for a microphone.

Released: 20 June 1980 (USA)
Runtime: 133 min

Director: John Landis
Writers: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd

Jake: What’s this?

Elwood: What?

Jake: This car. This stupid car! Where’s the Cadillac?

[Elwood doesn’t answer]

The Blues Brothers / Universal / 1980

Jake: The Caddy! Where’s the Caddy?

Elwood: The what?

Jake: The Cadillac we used to have. The Bluesmobile!

The Blues Brothers / Universal / 1980

Elwood: I traded it.

Jake: You traded the Bluesmobile for this?

Elwood: No, for a microphone.

The Blues Brothers / Universal / 1980

Jake: A microphone?
[pause]
Jake: Okay I can see that. What the hell is this?

Elwood: This was a bargain. I picked it up at the Mount Prospect city police auction last spring. It’s an old Mount Prospect police car. They were practically giving ’em away.

Jake: Well thank you, pal. The day I get outta prison, my own brother picks me up in a *police* car!

The Blues Brothers / Universal / 1980

Categories: Movie Quotes

Tags: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Landis, Movie Quotes, The Blues Brothers