The Big Bus (1976)

The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the ... See full summary »

Director:

James Frawley

Writers:

Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen

Stars:

Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Bologna	...	Dan Torrance
Stockard Channing	...	Kitty Baxter
John Beck	...	Shoulders
Rene Auberjonois	...	Father Kudos
Ned Beatty	...	Shorty Scotty
Bob Dishy	...	Dr. Kurtz
José Ferrer	...	Ironman (as Jose Ferrer)
Ruth Gordon	...	Old Lady
Harold Gould	...	Professor Baxter
Larry Hagman	...	Parking Lot Doctor
Sally Kellerman	...	Sybil Crane
Richard Mulligan	...	Claude Crane
Lynn Redgrave	...	Camille Levy
Richard B. Shull	...	Emery Bush
Stuart Margolin	...	Alex

Storyline

The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the Oil lobby. When the driver is injured a washed up, down on his luck, but used to be great type, who as it happens, used to be engaged to the inventor's daughter is brought in to drive the giant bus which includes a one lane swimming pool and a one lane bowling alley.

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Plot Keywords:

disaster | bus | pool | bowling | spoof | 

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Taglines:

The ride of your life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Action

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 1976 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

A nagy busz

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both The Big Bus and Airplane! were released by Paramount Pictures.

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Goofs

When they are loading the bus for the trip that begins in Midtown Manhattan, the bus is parked near a bus terminal. The only bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan is Port Authority Bus Terminal. The terminal used in the movie is not the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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Quotes

Dan: You eat one lousy foot and they call you a cannibal. What a world!

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Crazy Credits

Paramount Pictures thanks Trailways for their help and technical assistance in making this impossible picture possible.

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Connections

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Air on the G String"
(uncredited)
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Heard in Ironman's mansion

User Reviews

The best spoof disaster movie in the world!

It's sad, but I've seen this film over 100 times! Favourite scenes: The fight in the bus garage: "Watch it, he's got a broken milk carton"! The bar, where the pianist sings "Six Months To Live" to the terminally ill passenger! The Bi-Centennial dinner scene, where Dan denies eating 180 passengers, but admits to eating a foot: "Eat one lousy foot and they call you a cannibal"! The cliff-hanger ending: "I know it looked like I fell, but it was all part of my plan"! All in all brilliant.