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Bus Stop
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Bus Stop is a 1956 American comedy drama film directed by Joshua Logan. The screenplay was written by William Inge and George Axelrod, with production by Buddy Adler. The cast includes Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, and Betty Field. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios and Marilyn Monroe Productions.
The narrative is set in Arizona, with filming also taking place in that state. Keywords associated with the plot include rodeo, Montana, bus, bus ride, and diner. The film has a runtime of 95 to 96 minutes and was released in August 1956. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, with a budget of 220,000 and revenue of 7,270,000.
Bus Stop received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and was named a National Board of Review Top Ten Film. It has been assessed under the Bechdel test. The film is available via video on demand and holds rating averages of 6.1 and 6.3.
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6.1Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.
Cast
- Marilyn Monroe as Cherie
- Don Murray as Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
- Arthur O'Connell as Virgil Blessing
- Betty Field as Grace
- Eileen Heckart as Vera
- Robert Bray as Carl
Themes
- rodeo
- montana
- bus
- bus ride
- diner
- based on play or musical
- cowboy
- lasso
- rodeo cowboy
- phoenix, arizona
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joshua Logan
- Screenwriter
- George Axelrod
- Cast member
- Edward G. Robinson Jr.
- Composer
- Ken Darby
- Producer
- Buddy Adler
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Milton Krasner
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Filming location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 744246
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Bus Stop trailer screenshot 10.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bus Stop (film)
- publication date
- 1956-10-19
- film editor
- William H. Reynolds
- title
- Bus Stop
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- production designer
- Roger Furse
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 80%
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