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Bus Stop

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
12K
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Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O'Connell in Bus Stop (1956)
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  • Romance
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
6.4/10
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
Top credits
  • 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
    • 123User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

    Videos1

    Bus Stop
    Trailer 1:28
    Bus Stop

    Photos71

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

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Marilyn Monroe objected to the color of Hope Lange's hair, claiming that it was too fair and detracted from her own. As a result, Lange's hair was darkened.
    • 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 Breckinridge (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 reviews123

    Review
    Top review
    "I almost married a cousin of mine when I was 14, but Pappy wouldn't have it!" (Cherie)
    "Bus Stop" is named for the setting of the last half-hour of this film, the bus stop in the snow, somewhere in Wyoming, where Beau finally gets his 'comeuppance', right before he and Cherie reconcile. If this movie had not been made in 1956, but instead in modern times, it would have received a very laughable reception. As it is, I consider it a cult classic in the genre of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", so horrible and fake are the characters and the dialog.

    However, Marilyn Monroe, in her 26th film, playing a simple showgirl from Arkansas, does very well with her role. Don Murray as "Beau", in his very first film, is so obnoxious that by the time he apologises for his bad behavior, we no longer care about him, and "Cherie's" accepting him just doesn't make sense. Hope Lange has a small part as "Elma" on the bus, in this her first film. She and Murray married afterward in real life, but it didn't last. Murray made a number of other films, including the father in "Quarterback Princess" in 1983 with Helen Hunt.

    The reason to see this film is Marilyn Monroe in her prime, almost 30, and only 6 years from her death. The story, of the possessive cowboy who decides to marry Cherie and haul her away to his ranch in Montana, is pretty simple and pretty implausible. The scene in the bus stop, where he finally kisses her "for serious", was also featured in an episode of Northern Exposure, with Chris playing Beau and Maggie playing Cherie, for a community theater production they were rehearsing for.
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    • TxMike
    • Oct 5, 2001

    FAQ2

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

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1956 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Autobuska stanica
    • 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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