The Blues Brothers was filmed in Chicago & Los Angeles in the United States of America.
Ray’s Music Exchange
In movie
Scene where Ray shows the quality of his instruments. The band start playing and people are dancing in the street.
Real
City Hall Chicago
In movie
Scene where Jake and Elwood crash their car against the building and see how it falls apart.
Real
Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago
In movie
Scene where Jake sees the light while attending the service of Reverend Cleophus James.
Real
Scene was shot The church was only used for exterior shots. The scenes inside the church were filmed in Los Angeles.
Chicago
North LaSalle Street & Lake Street
In movie
Scene where Jake and Elwood try to escape from the police. A huge number of police cars crash…
Real
Old Jolie Prison
In movie
Scene where Jake Blues is released from prison. He is picked up by his blood brother Elwood in his Bluesmobile.
Real
Scene was shot Joliet Correctional Center (originally known as Illinois State Penitentiary, colloquially as Joliet Prison, Joliet Penitentiary and the Collins Street Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, America from 1858 to 2002. In 2018, it opened for tours.
Joliet
Jackson Park Bridge
In movie
Scene where Jake and Elwood make the nazi’s who are protesting in the park jump off the bridge.
Real
Scene was shot The bridge is part of Jackson Park, a 500-acre (2 km²) park located at 6401 South Stony Island Avenue in the Woodlawn community on the South Side in Chicago. It is named for the seventh President of the USA, Andrew Jackson. The parkland was first developed as the host site of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair) in 1893, memorialized today by the Statue of The Republic.
Chicago