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Also known as Big Bus

1976 film by James Frawley

Film · TMDB

5.3

A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down-on-his-luck driver, with a reputation for eating his passengers, be able to complete the journey?

Released: 1976-06-2388 minDir: James FrawleyAction, Comedy

Cast

  • Joseph Bologna as Dan Torrance
  • Stockard Channing as Kitty Baxter
  • John Beck as Shoulders
  • René Auberjonois as Father Kudos
  • Ned Beatty as Shorty Scotty
  • Bob Dishy as Dr. Kurtz

Themes

  • bus
  • bus ride
  • parody
  • bus bomb
  • slapstick comedy
  • spoof
  • disaster
  • sabotage
  • madcap comedy
  • cross country trip

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Ratings

IMDb

5.7/10

4,058 votes

Year
1976
Runtime
88 min
Genres
Action, Comedy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Composer
David Shire
Cinematographer
Harry Stradling
Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
456916
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
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publication date
1979-04-27
title
The Big Bus
distributed by
Paramount Pictures
review score
64%
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