"The Blues Brothers" is turning 40. The West Wind Motel in West Chicago, where model and actress Twiggy is seen waiting for Elwood when he stands her up, is still there. Brian Hill/bhill ...

The girl at the gas station whom Elwood propositions was Twiggy, then was one of the top models in the world. John Candy, well-known to Aykroyd from their improv days, played Jake's parole officer ...

“The Blues Brothers” crew wasn’t planning to shoot inside an abandoned shopping mall until location scouts spotted the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, which had opened in 1966 and closed in ...

FILE - Dan Aykroyd attends the world premiere of "Get On Up" in New York on July 21, 2014. Aykroyd writes and narrates the Audible Original “Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude,” which starts ...

The Blues Brothers — Aykroyd’s Elwood and Belushi’s “Joliet” Jake — wore black suits and black string ties inspired by ... It had cameos by Carrie Fisher, Chaka Khan, Twiggy, Joe ...