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Life and work
John Landis is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Born: 3 August 1950. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Director · Writer/Creator · 1950–
John Landis
John Landis is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Born on 3 August 1950, this profile follows John Landis through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Blues Brothers · Hollywood Palladium
John Landis is credited as director and writer on The Blues Brothers. The work’s existing location story leads to Hollywood Palladium. Hollywood Palladium is documented as a location associated with The Blues Brothers (1980). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 6 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Hollywood Palladium ↗︎
A screen location
Hollywood Palladium is documented as a location associated with The Blues Brothers (1980). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
6215 Sunset Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Former Elwood apartment site ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Former Elwood apartment site
The former rooming-house site at 22 West Van Buren supplied Elwood’s compact apartment address. The building no longer survives, so the stop is historical production geography rather than a preserved set.
22 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605
Open street map ↗︎Former Soul Food Cafe filming block ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Former Soul Food Cafe filming block
The Soul Food Cafe sequence was filmed at 807 West Maxwell Street. The address has changed since production; visit the neighbourhood as a living place rather than expecting the film’s restaurant interior.
807 W Maxwell St, Chicago, IL 60608
Open street map ↗︎Triple Rock church filming address ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Triple Rock church filming address
The congregation and James Brown performance were staged at the South Chicago address used for the Triple Rock church sequence. It remains community geography, not an open film set.
9114 S Burley Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
Open street map ↗︎McCormick Double House · former Chez Paul ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — McCormick Double House · former Chez Paul
Chez Paul at 660 North Rush supplied the restaurant sequence. The restaurant is gone, so the route records the verified address without promising a surviving interior.
660 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611
Open street map ↗︎Chicago City Hall ↗︎
The Blues Brothers — Chicago City Hall
Chicago City Hall at 121 North LaSalle belongs to the finale’s race to pay the tax bill, where the mission meets the machinery of the city.
121 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60602
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1950-08-03
Born 3 August 1950
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
The Blues Brothers
John Landis
The Blues Brothers ↗︎
The Blues Brothers
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Chicago ↗︎
Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.
The Blues Brothers ↗︎
Mission: stack squad cars to the film’s 103 across the real chase places, then stamp the $5,000 paid.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
James Brown ↗︎
James Brown was an American musician. Born on 3 May 1933, this profile follows James Brown through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Carrie Fisher ↗︎
Carrie Fisher was an American actress, writer and screenwriter. Born on 21 October 1956, this profile follows Carrie Fisher through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980), When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and Maps to the Stars (2014). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Dan Aykroyd ↗︎
Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian-American actor. Born on 1 July 1952, this profile follows Dan Aykroyd through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980), Ghostbusters (1984) and Chaplin (1992). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Belushi ↗︎
John Belushi was an American actor. Born on 24 January 1949, this profile follows John Belushi through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.