James Avery

James Avery

출생 : 1945-11-27, Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA

사망 : 2013-12-31

약력

James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor. Best known for his portrayal of the patriarch and attorney (later judge) Philip Banks, Will Smith's character's uncle, in the TVsitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This character was ranked #34 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time." He also provided the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, as well as War Machine in the animated series Iron Man and Junkyard Dog in Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling. He also played Michael Kelso's commanding officer at the police academy late in the series run of That '70s Show.

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위시 아이 워즈 히어
Audition Actor #2
To. 어떤 용기가 필요한 당신에게 비듬 샴푸 광고 이후로 수입이 전무한 배우 지망생 ‘에이든’은 철없는 남편이자 날라리 아빠다. 살림은 아내에게 맡긴 지 오래고 두 아이의 학비조차 아버지에게 의지하며 살아가고 있다. 그러던 어느 날, 아버지가 암 재발로 인해 더 이상 학비를 내줄 수 없게 되자, 그는 아이들을 직접 가르치기로 결심한다. 그동안 혼자서 생계를 책임져 온 아내, 뜻대로 따라주지 않는 아이들, 가족과 연을 끊고 사는 동생, 죽음을 목전에 둔 아버지까지! 손에 잡히지 않는 이상과 현실 사이에서 방황하는 ‘에이든’은 마지막으로 사랑하는 두 아이와 함께 특별한 캠핑을 떠나는데… 그 안에서 ‘에이든’은 어떤 용기를 얻었을까?
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer
Judge Parsons
Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a serial killer infamous for luring his victims to their deaths through labyrinth traps. Three innocent men have already taken the fall for Daedalus and when Daedalus strikes again, Shelby finds herself defending the latest man accused, a retired and respected judge--who also happens to be her own father.
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dr. Beckett
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Stars In Shorts
Haig
Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Lily Tomlin, Keira Knightley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more.
Not Your Time
Haig
A failed screenwriter's suicide threat turns out to be his best sales pitch.
Steppin : The Movie
The Chancellor
Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When a local radio station announces the beginning of the step competition season, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.
Divine Intervention
Rev. Matthews
Reverend Robert Gibbs is a young, hip pastor who temporarily takes over the helm of a Fundamentalist Baptist church while his predecessor Reverend Matthews recovers from a stroke. While trying to impress Reverend Matthews, Gibbs has to win the approval of his congregation, the Deacon board, and most importantly Reverend Matthews? daughter Divine, who has recently lost her faith in God.
후즈 유어 캐디?
Caddy Mack
Superstar rap mogul C-Note wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff opposition from the establishment's snooty members. C-Note forces the issue by purchasing the land adjacent to the golf course's 17th hole. As the club leaders search for a way to revoke his membership, C-Note realizes his family's honor and golf history are at stake, and digs in for the fight of his life.
다니카
Teddy Johnson
35세인 다니카에겐 잘나가는 남편 랜디, 십대인 아들 커트와 그밑에 아들 브라이언, 십대인 딸 로렌이 있다. 비록 남부럽지 않은 단란한 가정이지만 그녀는 아이들을 과잉보호한다. 다니카는 환영을 보고 거의 정신병적인 수준이 된다. 그녀의 어둠에 싸인 끔찍한 악몽은 밤낮을 가리지않고 그녀를 괴롭힌다. 직장에선 계속되는 실수로 쫓겨나게 되고, 의사 에버린에게 정신과 치료를 받게 된다. 이런 아내에 질린 남편은 아이들 보모와 바람을 피우고 남편에 대한 배신감에 빠진 다니카는 더욱 정신적으로 혼란에 빠져 이 가정은 처참한 파국으로 치닫게 되는데...
Think Tank
Uncle John
Bumbling, twenty-something slackers use their self-proclaimed "genius" to save a small town from the evil clutches of Lord Billiards, a land-grabbing pool celebrity.
Wheelmen
Vice President
Two limo drivers hope to make money by escorting an executive around Los Angeles. Things go awry when they get caught up in a sabotage plot to assassinate the Vice President of the United States.
The Third Wish
George
Bookshop clerk Maggie Malone is granted three wishes after she finds a first-edition copy of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
Lethal Eviction
Gus Winter
A first time landlord purchases a run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in hopes of making a solid investment. Everything seems to be going smoothly until, one by one, the tenants begin to meet strange, untimely gruesome deaths.
Hair Show
Seymour Gold
Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in LA. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges, the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city's annual hair show. BEAUTY SHOP proves that blood and family run thicker than water.
레이즈 유어 보이스
Mr. Gantry
사이 좋은 남매 테리와 폴. 테리는 노래하는 걸 좋아해서 방학 동안 LA에 있는 음악학교에서 공부하기를 원한다. 그러나 아버지인 사이먼은 테리가 아직 어리다며 위험한 곳에 가는 걸 반대하고, 이 때문에 테리는 속상해 한다. 그런 테리를 위해 오빠 폴은 자신이 찍은 동생의 모습을 DVD에 담아 음악학교에 보낸다. 그날 밤 테리는 오빠와 함께 콘서트에 가서 즐거운 시간을 보낸다. 그러나, 돌아오는 길에 트럭 운전사의 실수로 사고가 나고 오빠 폴은 죽고 만다. 깨어난 테리는 오빠의 죽음이 자신 때문이라며 자책하고 노래 부르는 것을 포기한다. 그때 음악학교로부터 합격 소식이 전해지고, 가지 않겠다던 테리를 설득한 테리의 엄마 프랜시스와 고모 니나는 사이먼을 속이고 테리를 LA 음악 학교로 보내는데...
Nancy Drew
Prof. Shifflin
In this movie, Maggie Lawson plays Nancy Drew. A young woman who has just entered college. While rushing with her friends Bess and George, the star football player, Jesse, goes into a coma. Nancy can sense there is something more to the story, so she starts investigating. In only a short period of time she gets arrested, asked out by a cop, almost expelled and gets one of her friends expelled. But that doesn't stop her from finding out what happened to Jesse. Written by Kate Price!!!
Epoch
Dr. Solomon Holt
Disaster strikes as a specialised team of investigators struggle to find out the truth about a strange monolith which sends out an intercontinental signal.
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
R.L. Stine
Anthology series centered on teens facing supernatural threats, many based on the books by R.L. Stine.
닥터 두리틀 2
Eldon
동물들과 이야기를 나누는 특별한 능력을 지닌 두리틀 박사는 바쁜 와중에도 늘 동물들의 치료를 돕는다. 그러던 어느날 그 도시의 숲의 대장 비버로부터 만나달라는 부탁을 받고 그를 찾아간다. 그 자리에서 비버는 목재 사업가들의 욕심으로 인해서 숲이 벌목 될 것이고, 그렇게 되면 수많은 동물들이 집을 읽게 될 거라며 도와달라는 부탁을 받는다. 두리틀 박사는 자신이 관여하기에는 너무 큰 문제라서 망설이지만, 결국 동물들을 돕기로 하고 계획을 추진해간다. 숲에 멸종위기의 동물이 있을 경우 벌목 사업을 중지시킬 수 있음을 안 두리틀 박사는 그 숲에 멸종위기의 암컷 곰인 '아바'가 살고 있음을 알아내고 벌목 사업을 1달간 연기시킨다. 그리고 곰 수컷을 숲에 데려와서 새끼들을 볼 수 있다면 그 숲은 영구적으로 보존될 수 있음을 알게 된다. 두리틀 박사는 서커스단에서 공연을 하던 패시픽 웨스턴 곰 수컷 '아키'를 찾아내서 야생으로 돌려보내려고 온갖 노력을 하지만 도시에 살며, 빈정거리기 좋아하고, 패스트 푸드를 먹으며 서커스 공연을 하는 이미 길들여진 생활에 익숙해진 야키를 야생으로 보내는 건 너무도 힘든 일이다. 여러 번 포기하려던 위기를 맞지만 가족들과 동물들의 도움으로 그 위기를 무사히 넘기고 마침내 두리틀 박사는 '아키' 를 야생으로 돌려보내는 데 성공하는데.
Honeybee
American independent filmmaker Melvin James makes his feature debut with the low-budget sports drama Honeybee. Soap opera actress Senait Ashenafi stars as Brianna Dukes, an upper middle-class college student who decides to drop out of school and become a professional boxer despite the fact that she is a complete novice. Her upwardly mobile father Larry Dukes strongly disapproves of her decision. However, Brianna finds support from her trainer Pablo Rodriquez and starts boxing under the name "Honeybee." Eventually she has to prove herself in the big match against her rival, champion lesbian fighter Rhonda "Lady D" Andrews.
Dancing in September
Mr. Warner
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
Out in Fifty
Cappy
A reformed ex-convict enters a love triangle and gets manipulated into being a scapegoat in a murder scheme for revenge.
이집트 왕자
Additional Voices (voice)
히브리 인이 모두 이집트의 노예로 소유되었던 시대. 히브리 인의 반란과 예언자의 출현을 두려워한 이집트 왕 세티는 히브리 신생남아를 모두 죽이라는 명령을 내린다. 아기 모세의 어머니와 형제들은 아기를 광주리에 담아 강물에 띄워 보내고, 왕비에게 발견된 모세는 람세스와 함께 건장한 이집트 왕자로 성장한다. 어느 날 밤 모세는 파티에서 선물받은 미디안 처녀 십보라가 도망치는 뒤를 밟다가 자신의 친형제 미리암, 아론과 마주친다. 미리암으로부터 자신의 출생과 성장의 비밀을 들은 모세는 아버지로 믿어왔던 세티에게서 이 사실을 확인하고 괴로와한다. 그러던 어느 날 모세는 히브리 노예가 학대받는 것을 보고 실수로 건설감독을 떼밀어 죽인다. 자신의 성장배경과 예기치 않은 살인으로 충격받은 모세는 왕궁을 떠나 사막을 배회하다가 미디안 처녀 십보라가 속한 유랑민을 만난다. 그들과 함께 생활하면서 아름다운 십보라와 결혼하여 행복하게 살던 모세는 우연히 양을 찾으러 나갔다가 불붙은 떨기나무를 보고 하나님의 계시를 듣는다. 그 계시는 바로 이집트인의 박해로부터 히브리인을 구하라는 것. 왕궁으로 돌아온 모세를 보고 람세스는 뛸듯이 반가와하지만 모세가 히브리인의 해방을 요구하자 저주를 내리겠다고 협박한다. 모세는 하나님의 말씀과 인도에 따라 이집트에 열 가지 재앙을 내린다. 이집트인의 장자를 죽이는 열 번째 재앙에 람세스의 아들도 목숨을 잃자 마침내 람세스는 모세로 하여금 히브리인들을 데리고 떠나도록 허락한다. 모세가 이끄는 히브리 백성들의 무리가 홍해에 다달았을 무렵 복수심에 불타는 람세스가 병사를 이끌고 따라온다. 위기의 상황에서 모세가 하나님이 주신 지팡이를 홍해에 담그자 물이 양쪽으로 갈라지는 기적이 일어나는데.
You Lucky Dog
Calvin Bridges
Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for being able to read his dog's mind. Although Jack cannot read the minds of other dogs, he still operates a canine mind-reading business, without divulging his inability to customers. Mr. Mooney and his wife bring their dog to see Jack. Dissatisfied with Jack's inability to read his dog's mind, Mr. Mooney, who is a friend of the city mayor, threatens to have his business closed down. After the Mooneys leave, a wealthy man named Clyde Windsor brings his dog, Lucky, to see Jack, who is stunned by his ability to read the dog's mind. He seems worried by this fact and ends the session early. Before Windsor leaves, Jack informs him that Lucky is bothered by three individuals that live with him.
The Advanced Guard
Fred, Captive Security Guard
A group of aliens arrive on Earth as part of an advance invasion force. Their mission is to kidnap a small sample of humans and run them through a series of rigorous tests to determine if they would make suitable slaves. Harper, one of the alien experimenters, has beceme frustrated with her planet's endless cycle of conquest and extermination and begins to feel some sympathy for her human captives. While the prisoners see a glimmer of hope in the compassionate alien, will it be any use in stopping the enormous attack fleet just a few days from Earth?
Spirit Lost
Dr. Glidden
John Chapman and his beautiful wife Willie have just moved into a seaside village on the North Carolina coast. But they quickly discover that their quaint new house already has a long-standing tenant. Built 200 years ago by a philandering sea captain, the house is residence to the spirit of Arabella, an abandoned lover with an insatiable, centuries-old lust and a viciously jealous nature. Spirit Lost welcomes you to the dark side of Ghost - an erotic tale of the supernatural.
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
The Headman
A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to gain riches for himself instead of sharing with his friends.
Midnight Ramble
Narrator
A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
A Friend to Die For
Agent Gilwood
Angela Delvecchio, coming from a rather poor family, moves into the rich town Montevista. She admires Stacy, leader of the most prestigeous clique of her high school. Angela wants to be accepted and seeks Stacy's friendship. But when she defends outsider Monica against Stacy, she becomes Stacy's target herself. Mocked, she stabs Stacy with a kitchen's knife. The trial becomes a sensation.
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Chess Player
The Harts find themselves in the middle of a dangerous murder plot, but it isn't clear if the plot it a famous author's fictional murder-mystery, or an actual murder plot, until Jonathan finds himself the unsuspecting target of a killer. It begins to look like the culprit behind the plot is an old friend, Frank Crane, but there may be a connection to a corporate takeover of Hart Industries as well.
Little Miss Millions
Agent Noah Hollander
Private detective Nick is hired to bring back Heather, who ran away from her stepmother to find her real mother.
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Fred Derby
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
The Shredder
The Ninja Turtles are going out of this world. Way out! Their arch villain Shredder has concocted two new mutants and a gigantic robot to destroy the turtles. But also, a mysterious, two foot fifth turtle is following the four around. His name is Kerma and he's from Shellrelah, a turtle world. Well while the turtles are called on to help the turtle world in distress, Shredder is left to do his worst on the city. Can the green teens help their fellow alien turtles and save the city?
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Lt. Coberly
Mark Singer returns as Dar, the warrior who can talk to the beasts. Dar is forced to travel to earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb, and turning their native land from a desert into... well... a desert! Written by Jim Palin
The Linguini Incident
Phil
A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob a New York restaurant where two of them work.
To My Daughter
Ian Mellon
A mother is haunted by the death of one of her children which has an effect on the surviving siblings in this fact-based drama.
Roe vs. Wade
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Earl
A high-priced call girl who has been secretly videotaping her rich clients is shot to death. An investigation of her murder ensues, bringing those involved into the underground world of pornography and prostitution.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
The Shredder
The first TMNT direct-to-video movie! Meet Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo, the Renaissance turtles who are fighting evil for truth, justice and a larger slice of pizza. Heroes in a half shell... Turtle Power!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
The Shredder
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE fever has struck the nation! They're weird, they're wacky, and, man, are they ever hip! These HEROES IN A HALF SHELL are the latest rage among kids, teenagers, and ultra cool adults. Once common hosehold pets, they were transformed into mutants by radioactive green slime. Now, this noble foursome spreads their message of truth, justice, and a larger slice of pizza for all! Join Raphael, Donatello, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo in their very first video adventure filled with laughter, lunacy, and unbeatable fun for everyone.
운전면허
Les' DMV examiner
조용한 부모님과 그를 미워하는 여동생, 그리고 어린 동생이 있는 레스(Les: 코리 하임 분)는 어디서나 볼 수 있는 평범한 소년이다. 이와 반대로 친구인 딘(Dean: 코리 펠드만 분)은 혈기 왕성한 기질로 우유 부단한 레스를 충동, 함께 시끄러운 일에 말려들게 한다. 딘의 부추김으로 운전면허 시험을 치른 레스가 떨어지자 둘은 레스의 할아버지가 가지고 있는 캐딜락을 훔쳐 타고 거리로 나선다. 운전이 서툰 레스는 계속 사고를 일으키고 온갖 말썽끝에 할아버지의 캐딜락은 엉망이 된다. 그런데 네번째 아이의 출산일이 임박한 레스의 어머니가 진통을 시작한다. 할 수 없이 고장난 캐딜락에 어머니를 태운 레스는 기능이 엉망이 된 차로 병원을 향하고 어머니는 무사히 쌍동이를 출산한다. 며칠 후 캐딜락을 찾으러 오신 할아버지는 망가진 차를 보고 웃으신다. 할아버지가 캐딜락 대신 빌려간 아빠의 BMW는 더욱 끔찍한 몰골이기 때문이다.
Nightflyers
Darryl
A scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is a killer computer on the ship they chartered.
Three for the Road
Clarence
A crafty political aide and his soft-spoken pal are assigned the job of delivering a senator's out-of-control teenage daughter to an institution.
Timestalkers
Blacksmith
History professor Scott McKenzie makes an anachronistic discovery in a photograph from the Old West and he is soon joined by beautiful time-traveler Georgia in a time-skipping adventure to stop her colleague from the future from erasing her from existence.
Deadly Daphne's Revenge
Detective Wood
A young hitchhiker is picked up by four drunken hunters, one of whom rapes her. A tough prosecutor has all four of the men indicted for the crime, which results in a suicide and a murder-for-hire plot.
Sunday Drive
Oliver
Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are away, who are out on a Sunday drive. The other belonging to a guy who is on his way to meet his fiance and to begin working for her father. In his car is his dog, whom the couple mistake for the children, when they get into his car and drive. While he goes into their car and the children are under a blanket and he mistakenly assumes it's his dog. When they discover the mistake they are both so far away from each other that they don't know what to do.
익스트레머티스
Security Guard
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.
Condor
Cas
In futuristic Los Angeles, a crime-fighting organization known as Condor goes up against the Black Widow, a female master criminal. The Black Widow steals the national security code and threatens to blow up Hollywood unless her old enemy, Proctor, a Condor operative, is turned over to her.
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Hank Dudney
죽음의 백색 테러단
Deputy D.A.
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.
The Ladies Club
Joe
A raped policewoman forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men whom have committed repeated violations of women, and got away with it through legal technicalities.
The 11th Commandment
Attendant
A murderous psycho breaks out of a mental hospital and goes after his rich uncle who killed his father and raped his mother.
Stoogemania
Gulch
The film centers on Howard F. Howard, an overweight everyman. Engaged to Beverly, the woman of his dreams, Howard has one problem - an overactive fixation with The Three Stooges. Everywhere Howard goes, he sees Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard intruding on his life. Determined to overcome his fixation, Howard and Beverly prepare for their wedding. But on his way to the ceremony, Howard descends into Stoogemania and finds himself walking into the city streets with other Stoogemaniacs. His only hope is commitment to the Stooge Hills sanitarium, under the care of a renowned psychologist, until the inmates take over the asylum on graduation day.
Appointment with Fear
Connors
An Egyptian god figures into a bizarre murder investigation where the suspect uses astral projection to murder at will.
후레치
Detective #2
진리와 정의를 위해 뛰어다니는 후래치는 뛰어난 변장술을 가진 데다가 재치있는 행동으로 사건을 파해치는 기자다. 그가 파헤지는 사건들은 의문쩍은 살인 사건과 마약 조직 사슬이다. 마약상인을 추적하고자 마약 사용자처럼 변장한 후래치는 자신을 죽여달라는 이상한 살인의뢰를 받고, 경찰에 의해 계속 쫓기게 되는데...
Kicks
Stanley
A wealthy man with a penchant for living on the edge and engaging in dangerous, life-threatening activities becomes romantically involved with a female university professor who has the same proclivities.
Laugh Busters
While getting ready to promote the new 1984 fall Saturday morning line-up, the Director D.W. and his assistant are interrupted by the infamous Gargamore O'Dette who plans to bring down the special and NBC itself. Gargamore has kidnapped a bunch of the new cartoon characters and sent his live action henchmen (played by James Avery and Bill Saluga from Going Bananas) to stop the real live actors from making it onto the special. Gargamore wants to do this because the new Saturday morning line-up is funny and he's deathly allergic to laughter.
Antony and Cleopatra
Mardian
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
스턴트 맨
Man Playing Pinball (uncredited)
베트남전에서 가까스로 살아 돌아온 카메론(Cameron: 스티브 레일스백 분)은 자신을 배척하는 고향 사람들의 태도에 심한 갈등을 느낀다. 게다가 사랑하는 여인마저 친구에게 빼앗기게 되자 폭력을 휘둘러 경찰에게 부상을 입힌 뒤 쫓기는 몸이 된다. 해변의 인파 속에 숨어있던 카메론은 마침 그곳에서 진행 중이던 영화촬영 현장을 구경하다가 익사 직전의 여배우를 구해준 인연으로 감독 일라이(Eli Cross: 피터 오툴 분)의 눈에 들어 스턴트맨으로 발탁된다. 죽음을 담보로 한 스턴트의 매력에 빠져든 카메론은 여배우 니나(Nina Franklin: 바바라 허쉬 분)와도 사랑하게 된다. 한편, 강렬한 예술적 욕구의 소유자인 일라이는 그에게 교각에서 강물로 추락하는 위험천만의 스턴트를 요구한다. 이를 단호히 거부하던 카메론은 자신도 모를 충동에 이끌려 강물로 뛰어드는데...
블루스 브라더스
Man Dancing Outside Ray's Shop (uncredited)
시카고 부근의 한 천주교 고아원에서 자란 형제 제이크(Joliet Jake: 존 벨루시 분)와 엘우드(Elwood: 댄 애크로이드 분)는 검은 양복, 검은 모자, 검은 안경이 트레이드마크인 괴짜들이다. 본업은 리듬앤블루스 밴드 리더였던듯 한데, 오늘은 저간의 곡절로 옥살이를 한 형제 제이크가 모범수로 가석방되는 날이다. 경찰서 폐기처분장비 공매장에서 헐값에 산 중고 경찰차를 몰고 마중 나온 동생 엘우드는 출감한 제이크를 태우고 어렸을때 생활하던 고아원으로 간다. 5천달러의 세금을 며칠 안에 납부하지 않으면 고아원이 교육청에 팔리게 된다는 말을 원장 수녀로부터 들은 블루스 형제는 밴드를 다시 조직하여 큰 공연을 함으로서 5천달러를 마련하겠다는 계획을 세운다. 제이크가 감옥에 들어갈때 각자 살 길을 찾아나서서 지금은 나름대로 자리를 잡고 사는 옛 밴드 멤버들을 우역곡절 끝에 재규합하는데 성공한 블루스 형제는, 오라는 곳 없는 불청객으로 길을 가다 어느 컨트리 앤웨스턴 주점에 들어가 무조건 노래를 부른다. 주점 주인이 연주료 200달러를 주며 밴드가 마신 맥주값 300달러를 청구하자 돈이 없는 블루스 형제는 잽싸게 차에 올라 도주하여 극장 예약업자 모리(Maury Sline: 스티븐 로렌스 분)를 찾아간다. 모리의 약점을 이용하여 5천석 규모의 대극장 공연을 따낸 블루스 형제는 옛 고아원 교사 커티스(Curtis: 캡 콜로웨이 분)와 고아원 아이들의 도움을 받아 하루만에 대규모 선전을 성공리에 마친다. 극장에 구름같이 모여든 청중들은 블루스브라더스 밴드의 노래에 열광한다. 레코드사 사장이 취입 제안을 하면서 선약금 만달러를 내놓기까지 한다.