Who directed "The Blues Brothers" in 1980?

John Landis directed “The Blues Brothers” in 1980. The musical action comedy grew out of a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch featuring John Belushi as Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues.

Landis had already directed Belushi in “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” making him a natural choice for the film. The story follows the brothers as they reunite their rhythm-and-blues band to raise money for the Catholic orphanage where they grew up. Their mission leads to elaborate musical performances and famously destructive car chases around Chicago.

The film’s cast included major performers such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway and John Lee Hooker. A common mix-up is crediting Aykroyd with directing because he created the characters and wrote the original screenplay concept. Aykroyd co-wrote the finished screenplay with Landis, but Landis was the director.