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Bussipysäkki

Original title: Bus Stop
  • 19561956
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
12K
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Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O'Connell in Bussipysäkki (1956)
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ComedyDramaRomance

A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana.A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana.A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
12K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Joshua Logan
  • Writers
    • George Axelrod(screenplay)
    • William Inge(based on the play by)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Don Murray
    • Arthur O'Connell
  • Director
    • Joshua Logan
  • Writers
    • George Axelrod(screenplay)
    • William Inge(based on the play by)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Don Murray
    • Arthur O'Connell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 127User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

    Videos1

    Bus Stop
    Trailer 1:28
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    Photos72

    M. Monroe & Don Murray "Bus Stop" 1956
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    M. Monroe & Don Murray in "Bus Stop" 1956 20th
    M. Monroe & Don Murray in "Bus Stop" 1956 20th
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    M. Monroe, Eileen Heckart & Arthur O' Connell in "Bus Stop" 1956 20th
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    Top cast

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    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Chérie
    Don Murray
    Don Murray
    • Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
    Arthur O'Connell
    Arthur O'Connell
    • Virgil Blessing
    Betty Field
    Betty Field
    • Grace
    Eileen Heckart
    Eileen Heckart
    • Vera
    Robert Bray
    Robert Bray
    • Carl
    Hope Lange
    Hope Lange
    • Elma Duckworth
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Life Magazine Photographer
    Max Showalter
    Max Showalter
    • Life Magazine Reporter
    • (as Casey Adams)
    Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band
    • Themselves
    • (uncredited)
    Linda Brace
    • Evelyn
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Carroll
    • Cashier
    • (uncredited)
    J.M. Dunlap
    • Orville
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Fury
    Ed Fury
    • Cowboy in Saloon
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Heaton
    • Clown
    • (uncredited)
    Fay L. Ivor
    • Rodeo Usher
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Culvert Johnson
    • Messenger
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Kelman
    • Gerald
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joshua Logan
    • Writers
      • George Axelrod(screenplay)
      • William Inge(based on the play by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Marilyn Monroe, who had seen and loved Kim Stanley's performance in the Broadway production of "Bus Stop", patterned her accent on Stanley's, as well as those accents she had heard during her own time in the South. Monroe worked diligently on the hillbilly twang, speaking quite differently than in her other movies, and subverted her natural singing talent to make it painfully clear that Chérie was not gifted in that department.
    • Goofs
      Although several sequences were indeed filmed in Phoenix AZ involving 1956 rodeo and rodeo parade, non-rodeo scenes supposedly depicting downtown Phoenix and Cherie's boardinghouse were clearly shot elsewhere - no major thoroughfare in Phoenix has hilly terrain or Victorian style buildings seen in film.
    • Quotes

      Cherie: I hate you and I despise you! Now give me back my tail!

    • Crazy credits
      And Introducing / Don Murray
    • Connections
      Edited into Myra - herkkua helmoissa (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      The Bus Stop Song
      (1956)

      Written by Ken Darby

      Sung in the opening credits off-screen by The Four Lads

      Also partially sung by a guitar-playing Arthur O'Connell (uncredited) and the bus passengers

    User reviews127

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    Featured review
    A sad waste of Monroe's charisma
    As much as it pains me to criticise Marilyn, I must say that her performance in Bus Stop was an embarrassment. Her quasi-Southern accent is like nails on a chalkboard, sounding more like a speech impediment than any accent. The love story is totally unconvincing. Beau, the simpleminded cowboy, treats Cherie (Marilyn) like nothing more than cattle to the very end, yet she still falls for him. However, it is Marilyn, and she comes across as sweet & lovely as she ever has. It's a must-have for Marilyn fans simply because she tries so hard in this film (even if she does fail miserably), but if you want to see Marilyn in a very different role than the dizzy blonde we all know her as, rent "Niagra" or "Don't Bother To Knock". She did have talent, contrary to what her detractors will have you believe, but don't rent Bus Stop expecting to find any evidence of it.
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    • thekettleblack
    • Jun 26, 2002

    FAQ2

    • What is 'Bus Stop' about?
    • Does the entire movie take place at a Bus Stop?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1956 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bus Stop
    • Filming locations
      • Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Marilyn Monroe Production I
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,200,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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