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Director:
James Frawley
Writers:
Lawrence J. Cohen (writer)
Fred Freeman (writer)
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Release Date:
22 October 1976 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Action more
Tagline:
Join the passengers on The Big Bus - the craziest spoof movie of them all more
Plot:
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
A disaster-movie spoof before Airplane! and just as funny! more (42 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joseph Bologna ... Dan Torrance

Stockard Channing ... Kitty Baxter
John Beck ... Shoulders O'Brien

Rene Auberjonois ... Father Kudos

Ned Beatty ... Shorty Scotty
Bob Dishy ... Dr. Kurtz
José Ferrer ... Ironman

Ruth Gordon ... Old Woman

Harold Gould ... Professor Baxter

Larry Hagman ... Doctor in parking lot
Sally Kellerman ... Sybil Crane

Richard Mulligan ... Claude Crane

Lynn Redgrave ... Camille Levy
Richard B. Shull ... Emery Bush
Stuart Margolin ... Alex
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
On the news van that appears near the beginning of the film, the call letters are WZAZ. These call letters also appear in many comedies from what's known as the "ZAZ" team - Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker - though they had nothing to do with this film. See Airplane! (1980). more
Goofs:
Plot holes: This bus is supposed to be departing from midtown Manhattan and traveling to Denver by way of regular highways. This bus appears to be 20 feet tall. It would not fit under any of the many overhead clearances along the roads, especially those of any of the Hudson River crossings from Manhattan to New Jersey. more
Quotes:
Old Woman: Looks like he got kicked in the nuts! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Speed (1994/I) more
Soundtrack:
Six Months to Live more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A disaster-movie spoof before Airplane! and just as funny!, 11 February 2001
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Author: fuldamobil from Los Angeles

This film is a disaster movie spoof that pre-dates Airplane! It's about a giant nuclear-powered bus complete with a bowling alley and pool. Very very funny, okay, not as funny as Airplane!, but better than Airplane 2. The scene in the milk bar where two bus drivers fight with broken milk cartons is great, lots of goofy characters, great cast. Ruth Gordon! Stockard Channing! Richard Mulligan! Lots of 70's fun!

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