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Bustin' Loose

  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
3.4K
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POPULARITY
14,003
7,994
Bustin' Loose (1981)
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ComedyDrama
Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids to Philadelphia.Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids to Philadelphia.Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids to Philadelphia.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,003
7,994
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    • Directors
      • Oz Scott
      • Michael Schultz(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Lonne Elder III(adaptation by)
      • Richard Pryor(story by)
      • Roger L. Simon(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Richard Pryor
      • Cicely Tyson
      • Angel Ramirez Jr.
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Oz Scott
      • Michael Schultz(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Lonne Elder III(adaptation by)
      • Richard Pryor(story by)
      • Roger L. Simon(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Richard Pryor
      • Cicely Tyson
      • Angel Ramirez Jr.
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:30
    Trailer
    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 30
    Video 28:41
    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 30

    Photos32

    Richard Pryor, portrait from "Bustin' Loose," 1981. Silver gelatin, printed later, 11x14, matted on 16x20 board, signed. $700 © 1978 Bud Gray MPTV
    Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Cicely Tyson in Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Richard Pryor and Robert Christian in Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson in Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Richard Pryor in Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Alphonso Alexander, Kia Cooper, Edwin DeLeon, Jimmy Hughes, Edwin Kinter, Tami Luchow, Angel Ramirez Jr., and Janet Wong in Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson in Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Richard Pryor in Bustin' Loose (1981)
    Richard Pryor in Bustin' Loose (1981)

    Top cast

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    Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor
    • Joe Braxton
    Cicely Tyson
    Cicely Tyson
    • Vivian Perry
    Angel Ramirez Jr.
    • Julio
    • (as Ángel Ramírez)
    Jimmy Hughes
    • Harold
    Edwin DeLeon
    • Ernesto
    Edwin Kinter
    • Anthony
    Tami Luchow
    • Linda
    Janet Wong
    • Annie
    Alphonso Alexander
    • Martin
    Kia Cooper
    • Samantha
    Robert Christian
    • Donald
    George Coe
    George Coe
    • Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
    Bill Quinn
    Bill Quinn
    • Judge Antonio Runzuli
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    • Klan Leader
    Fred Carney
    • Alfred Schuyler
    Peggy McCay
    Peggy McCay
    • Gladys Schuyler
    Luke Andreas
    • Loader
    Earl Billings
    Earl Billings
    • Man at Parole Office
    • Directors
      • Oz Scott
      • Michael Schultz(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Lonne Elder III(adaptation by)
      • Richard Pryor(story by)
      • Roger L. Simon(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to DVD Talk, "The film sat around gathering dust, until Stir Crazy (1980) came out, made a ton of cash, and prompted the producers to re-shoot sequences and release the film. The end result is a film that was produced before and after Pryor's suicide by fire attempt (you can see a physical difference during certain parts of the movie)."
    • Goofs
      In several shots during the movie, the actors appear in the red interior of the probation officer's Cadillac Seville. At the end of the movie they flip flop back and forth between a car with red interior and a car with white interior. (Very obviously when Richard Pryor opens the door while sitting in car it is red, when he gets out it's white.)
    • Quotes

      Samantha: [Samantha has been banging on the window to get a sleeping Joe's attention] Linda's got the bathroom locked up and Dakota has to go pee.

      Joe Braxton: [Groggily] Yeah. Right.

      Samantha: [Bangs on window] Mr. Braxton, wake up!

      Joe Braxton: Take her to the bathroom in the woods. Bears pee in the woods.

      Samantha: I'm not going into the woods. There's snakes in the woods!

      Joe Braxton: Good. That's wonderful.

      [Samantha bangs on the window, again]

      Joe Braxton: What?

      Samantha: Dakota has to go pee!

      Joe Braxton: Let the bear pee in your pocket! Leave me alone!

      [Samantha bangs on the bus window again]

      Joe Braxton: Okay! Okay! You, me, and Dakota. We go pee.

    • Alternate versions
      A few deleted scenes appeared on some TV versions, including a sequence where Joe and Marvin try to escape the warehouse, at the beginning.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Richard Pryor/George Carlin (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Just When I Needed You
      Written by Roberta Flack & Eric Mercury
      Performed by Roberta Flack with Luther Vandross

    User reviews18

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    Review
    Top review
    Another Great Comedy Starring Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor portrays con men so often yet he always manages to make it funny. The plot this time around involves con man Pryor being on the run and taking the time to escort a group of kids and their keeper (Cicely Tyson) cross country by means of a bus that he has to drive. The comic hilarity that can be exepcted from Pryor is evident here.
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    • soranno
    • Nov 5, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 22, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Family Dream
    • Filming locations
      • Ellensburg, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,261,269
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,622,753
      • May 25, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,261,269
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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