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About the Film

Year

1976

Rating

PG

Genre

Comedy

Running Time

88 MIN

Synopsis

A wonderful spoof of disaster films, The Big Bus is about the world's first nuclear-powered bus - a 75-ton monster on 32 enormous wheels - and its maiden journey from New York to Denver. Jockeying the world's greatest bus, of course, is the world's greatest bus driver. His co-pilot is given to sudden blackouts and has a penchant for driving on the shoulder of the road. A pair of evil-doers vow to destroy the bus at the outset, thus providing lots of hilarious suspense.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Joseph Bologna

Dan Torrance

Stockard Channing

Kitty Baxter

John Beck

Shoulders

Rene Auberjonois

Father Kudos

Ned Beatty

Shorty Scotty

Bob Dishy

Dr. Kurtz

Jose Ferrer

Ironman

Ruth Gordon

Old Lady

Harold Gould

Prof. Baxter

Larry Hagman

Parking Lot Doctor

Lynn Redgrave

Camille Levy

About the Crew

Director

James Frawley

Producer

Fred Freeman

Producer

Lawrence J. Cohen

Executive Producer

Michael Phillips

Executive Producer

Julia Phillips

Writer

Fred Freeman

Writer

Lawrence J. Cohen

Music Scoring

David Shire