Buster

19881988
K-12K-12
1h 42min

Based on the story of Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards (Phil Collins), one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963.Based on the story of Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards (Phil Collins), one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963.Based on the story of Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards (Phil Collins), one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Phil Collins and Julie Walters in Buster (1988)

Phil Collins, Christopher Ellison, and Larry Lamb in Buster (1988)

Phil Collins, Michael Attwell, Ralph Brown, and Larry Lamb in Buster (1988)

Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards (Phil Collins) is a small time crook who pulls a big time job. When he finds that the Police will not let the case drop, he goes into hiding and can't contact his wife and child. He arranges to meet them in Mexico where he thinks they can begin again, but finds that he must choose between his family and freedom. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Taglines
- The greatest train robber of all time.
Genres
Certificate
- K-12
Parents guide

Trivia
The real-life Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards committed suicide on November 29, 1994. He was sixty-two.

Goofs
In the opening scenes, when Buster walks off wearing a new suit he has just stolen, a Vespa P range motor scooter is visible. That model was introduced in 1977.

Quotes
June Edwards: [when discussing buying a house worth £3,000] You could get a mortgage like other people!
Buster Edwards: Do what?
June Edwards: Borrow it from a bank.
Buster Edwards: Well, I *do* borrow from banks, that is my job.
June Edwards: I mean with their permission
Buster Edwards: I thought you needed a reference to do that,

Crazy credits
Buster Edwards never got the deal he hoped for. On the 9th December 1966 he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for conspiring to rob Her Majesty's Royal Mail Train.

Alternate versions
The initial U.S. release of this film had its running time cut from 102 minutes to 94 minutes by its U.S. distributor, Hemdale Films. The subsequent video release by HBO Home Video was based on this edited version, however, a more recent release by MGM Home Video includes the complete film uncut.

Connections
Featured in Parkinson One to One: Episode #2.7 (1988)

Soundtracks
Two Hearts (One Mind)
Performed by Phil Collins
Written by Lamont Dozier / Phil Collins
Courtesy of Hit & Run Music Ltd./Buster Films Ltd.
Published by Philip Collins Ltd./Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd./Warner Brothers Music

Top review

Wonderful movie!

This is one good movie! This is a good movie for Phil Collins fans such as myself. Phil Collins is not only a great singer and drummer, hes also a great actor. This is a good movie to watch on a Friday night if you don't have anything else to do. You won't be sorry.

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