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Dan Aykroyd
Elwood Blues

John Belushi
'Joliet' Jake Blues

James Brown
Cleophus James

Cab Calloway
Curtis

Ray Charles
Ray

Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Murphy

Steve Cropper
Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Murphy Dunne
Murphy 'Murph' Dunne

Willie Hall
Willie 'Too Big' Hall

Tom Malone
"Bones" Malone

Lou Marini
'Blue Lou' Marini
Matt Murphy
Matt 'Guitar' Murphy

Alan Rubin
Mr. Fabulous

Carrie Fisher
Mystery Woman

Henry Gibson
Head Nazi

John Candy
Burton Mercer

Kathleen Freeman
Sister Mary Stigmata

John Lee Hooker
Street Slim
Tom Erhart
Prison Guard
John Landis
John Landis, Dan Aykroyd
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