John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd (members of the musical duo The Blues Brothers) star in this American comedy and musical film of 1980 directed by John Landis, which in Spain became known as Granujas a todo ritmo. It is projected in the original version wthin the cycle Cine y Jazz , programmed by the 11th edition of the Jazz Voyeur Festival.
They play Jake Blues and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a musical sketch of the television show Saturday Night Live. The film takes place in Chicago and features musical rhythm and blues and soul numbers in which the artists James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker have collaborated.
Also with the participation of actors such as John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Charles Napier and Henry Gibson.