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Bus Stop (1956)

Bus Stop (1956)
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In this cinemadaptation of William Inge's Broadway comedy Bus Stop, Marilyn Monroe is cast as Cherie, a fifth-rate nightclub chanteuse who captures the heart of Montana rodeo champ Bo (Don Murray). He, in turn, kidnaps Cherie and bundles her off to the roadside bus stop of the title. Gradually, the headstrong Bo learns that you can't rope a gal the same way you lasso a steer, but before this happens his face is rearranged by gallant bus driver Carl (Robert Bray). By this time, however, Cherie has fallen in love with her impulsive but basically good-hearted abductor. Others in the cast include Arthur O'Connell as Bo's level-headed travelling companion and "protector" Virgil, Betty Field as down-to-earth bus stop proprietress Grace, and Eileen Heckart as Cherie's confidante Vera. The film later inspired a 1961 TV series. A few TV prints of Bus Stop still exist bearing the alternate title Wrong Kind of Girl. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, (more)
Director(s):
Joshua Logan
Format(s):
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Synopsis of Bus Stop

In this cinemadaptation of William Inge's Broadway comedy Bus Stop, Marilyn Monroe is cast as Cherie, a fifth-rate nightclub chanteuse who captures the heart of Montana rodeo champ Bo (Don Murray). He, in turn, kidnaps Cherie and bundles her off to the roadside bus stop of the title. Gradually, the headstrong Bo learns that you can't rope a gal the same way you lasso a steer, but before this happens his face is rearranged by gallant bus driver Carl (Robert Bray). By this time, however, Cherie has fallen in love with her impulsive but basically good-hearted abductor. Others in the cast include Arthur O'Connell as Bo's level-headed travelling companion and "protector" Virgil, Betty Field as down-to-earth bus stop proprietress Grace, and Eileen Heckart as Cherie's confidante Vera. The film later inspired a 1961 TV series. A few TV prints of Bus Stop still exist bearing the alternate title Wrong Kind of Girl. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
105 mins

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Director(s):
Joshua Logan
Writer(s):
George Axelrod
Producer(s):
Buddy Adler
Categories:
Comedy, Romance
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    Scott V.

    I thought the first hour was delightful! During the second hour I was hoping it wouldn't end this way.....but it did, shucks. The story line is a bit dated, and will be annoying to today's women.

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    Lief C.

    Bus Stop is perfect material for a Women's Studies course. Remember, this is 1956, and still Hollywood willingly makes a heroine out of a woman indiscriminately active sexually from puberty onward. And it is a strong condemnation of the male sexism that leads to rape, so just as relevant more than a half century later. Yes, in 2013 the ending would be different, but the Women's Studies folks can have fun in class with that question, too.

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    Jonathan C.

    This was an interesting movie. If I saw it again, I would probably see it more as a comedy, but I really was quite on the edge of my seat about what was going to happen and was very worried for the main characters. The movie, maybe part of the reason many consider it a comedy, also had a kind of hopeful feel to it There was a little bit of a surreal quality to it, which I found sad. I thought most of the acting was very good. Many of the characters did not require nuanced performances. There were many sort of stereotypical sort of stylized supporting characters, and they were well done. Some of these supporting characters had more depth and were quite likable. Marilyn Monroe put on a very good performance, and it did make me see her in a new light. Arthur O'Connell, to me, did a fine performance. My guess is those two characters were meant to be powerful characters in the play and the actor and particularly the actress did great with the roles.

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