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Bus Riley's Back in Town

  • 1965
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
379
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Ann-Margret and Michael Parks in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
Drama

A young sailor returns home to discover his girl has married an older, wealthy man.A young sailor returns home to discover his girl has married an older, wealthy man.A young sailor returns home to discover his girl has married an older, wealthy man.

  • Director
    • Harvey Hart
  • Writer
    • William Inge
  • Stars
    • Ann-Margret
    • Michael Parks
    • Janet Margolin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    379
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harvey Hart
    • Writer
      • William Inge
    • Stars
      • Ann-Margret
      • Michael Parks
      • Janet Margolin
    • 14User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    "Bus Riley's Back in Town" Ann-Margret 1965 Universal
    Ann-Margret and Michael Parks in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Ann-Margret in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Michael Parks in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Michael Parks in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Janet Margolin in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Ann-Margret in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Ann-Margret and Michael Parks in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Janet Margolin in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
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    Ann-Margret
    Ann-Margret
    • Laurel
    Michael Parks
    Michael Parks
    • Bus Riley
    Janet Margolin
    Janet Margolin
    • Judy
    Brad Dexter
    Brad Dexter
    • Slocum
    Jocelyn Brando
    Jocelyn Brando
    • Mrs. Riley
    Larry Storch
    Larry Storch
    • Howie
    Crahan Denton
    Crahan Denton
    • Spencer
    Kim Darby
    Kim Darby
    • Gussie
    Brett Somers
    Brett Somers
    • Carlotta
    Mimsy Farmer
    Mimsy Farmer
    • Paula
    Nan Martin
    Nan Martin
    • Mrs. Nichols
    Lisabeth Hush
    Lisabeth Hush
    • Joy
    Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    • Mrs. Spencer
    Alice Pearce
    Alice Pearce
    • Housewife
    Chet Stratton
    Chet Stratton
    • Benii
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Stretch
    Marc Cavell
    Marc Cavell
    • Egg Foo
    Parley Baer
    Parley Baer
    • Jules Griswald
    • Director
      • Harvey Hart
    • Writer
      • William Inge
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    • Trivia
      The New York Times reported in its review of the film that writer William Inge requested his name be removed from the credits due to changes made by the films producer to "glorify Ann-Margret." The screenplay was credited to "Walter Gage" in the finished film. In a interview for "Films and Filming," from January 1976, Ann-Margret explained the real story: "You should have seen the film we originally shot. After the alterations were made William Inge had his name taken off of it. His screenplay had been wonderful. So brutally honest. And the woman Laurel, as he wrote her, was mean...and he made that very sad. But the studio at that time didn't want me to have that kind of an image for the young people of America. They thought it was too brutal a portrayal. It had been filmed entirely, using William Inge's script, but a year after it was completed they got another writer in, and another director. They wanted me to re-do five key scenes. And those scenes changed the story. That's when Inge took his name off. There were two of those scenes that I just refused to do. The other three...I did, but I was upset and angry. They'd altered the whole life of the story and made the character I played another person altogether. To put it mildly, they'd softened the blow that Inge had delivered. If only everyone could have seen that film the way he wrote it."
    • Quotes

      Gussie: Oh, it's wonderful to have a man in the house again. I get so tired of females.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Chappaqua (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      I Want You To Know
      Music by Richard Markowitz

      Lyrics by Jacques Wilson

      Sung by Dobie Gray

    User reviews14

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    10/10
    Well told story of returning serviceman's adjustment to civilian life
    Bus Riley comes home to find that the girl he loves has married a wealthy, older man. Now he must make a new life for himself. The critics, at the time panned this one, badly. It's a good story and the acting is superb, it is not Parks' fault that he looks so much like James Dean! During the story Riley is given career choices and the choice of right and wrong concerning his former love(played so sexily by Ann Margaret). This is a simple story of how he deals with these choices. Parks' performance hints at brilliance, had he been given better roles in the future.
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    • Oct 25, 1998

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 1965 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • All Kinds of People
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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