The Big Bus (1976)
- Starring:
- Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Frawley
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Big Bus
The Big Bus is set aboard a nonstop, nuclear-powered luxury bus commandeered by Joseph Bologna. Naturally, Bologna is a tortured hero with a deep dark secret (he keeps insisting he didn't eat all those passengers on his last disastrous drive). Stockard Channing and Harold Gould play the designers of the big bus, and of course they have a few skeletons in their closet. In fact, there isn't a passenger on the all-star manifest that isn't hiding something. The supporting cast features contributions by René Auberjonois (parodying his M*A*S*H role), Ned Beatty, José Ferrer, Ruth Gordon (doing a devastating send-up of Airport's Helen Hayes), Sally Kellerman, Richard Mulligan, and many others; Murphy Dunne contributes a memorable bit as a smarmy cocktail pianist. Unfortunately, The Big Bus was dumped onto the summer 1976 release schedule without fanfare by Paramount, and it sank without a trace. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 88 mins
Complete Cast of The Big Bus
- Joseph Bologna - Dan Torrance
- John Beck - Shoulders O'Brien
- Ned Beatty - Shorty Scotty
- José Ferrer - Ironman
- Harold Gould - Prof. Baxter
- Sally Kellerman - Sybil Crane
- Lynn Redgrave - Camille Levy
- Stuart Margolin - Alex
- Mary Wilcox - Mary Jane Beth Sue
- Vic Tayback - Goldie
- Miriam Byrd-Nethery - Farmer's wife
- James Jeter - Bus Bartender
- Harry Holcombe - Priest
- Cynthia Szigeti - Passenger
- Andrew Winner - Passenger
- Richard Crystal - Passenger
- Selma Archerd - Bus Passenger
- Alex Brown - Passenger
- Bert Williams - Passenger
- Vito Scotti - Barber
- David Essex - Passenger
- Stockard Channing - Kitty Baxter
- René Auberjonois - Father Kudos
- Bob Dishy - Dr. Kurtz
- Ruth Gordon - Old Lady
- Larry Hagman - Parking Lot Doctor
- Richard Mulligan - Claude Crane
- Richard B. Shull - Emery Bush
- Howard Hesseman - Scotty's Aide Jack
- Walter Brooke - Mr. Ames
- Murphy Dunne - Tommy Joyce
- Dennis Kort - Farmer's son
- Joe Brooks - Passenger
- Raymond Guth - Pickup truck driver.
- Ann Weldon - Passenger
- Mickey Fox - Passenger
- Dan Barrows - 2nd Cemetary Man
- Nick Pellegrino - Passenger
- Carol Worthington - Passenger
- Morgan Upton - 1st Cemetary Man
- Judy Motulsky - Passenger
- Harry Frazier - Passenger
- Director(s):
- James Frawley
- Writer(s):
- Lawrence J. Cohen, Larry Cohen, Fred Freeman
- Producer(s):
- Fred Freeman, Larry Cohen, Lawrence J. Cohen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure, Comedy
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