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Release Date: 1976
Cast: Richard B. Shull, Sally Kellerman, Joseph Bologna, Ned Beatty, John Beck, Stockard Channing, Bob Dishy, Harold Gould, José Ferrer, Howard Hesseman, Rene Auberjonois, Stuart Margolin ...MORE
Cast: Richard B. Shull, Sally Kellerman, Joseph Bologna, Ned Beatty, John Beck, Stockard Channing, Bob Dishy, Harold Gould, José Ferrer, Howard Hesseman, Rene Auberjonois, Stuart Margolin, Ruth Gordon, Larry Hagman, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Mulligan ...LESS
Categories: Movies, Ensemble Film, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Disaster, Action, Parody
The Big Bus is a 1976 American James Frawley spoof comedy starring Stockard Channing and Joe Bologna. A spoof of most disaster movies popular at the time, it follows the maiden cross-country trip—New York to Denver, non-stop—of an enormous nuclear powered bus named Cyclops equipped with a bowling alley, swimming pool, formal dining room, piano bar ("The Oriental Lounge"), Automatic Washing System ("AWM"), Automatic Tire Changer, and The Flags of All Nations.
Actor John Beck plays the co-driver "Shoulders" O'Brien, a nickname he acquired because he has narcolepsy and often falls asleep... MORE
The Big Bus is a 1976 American James Frawley spoof comedy starring Stockard Channing and Joe Bologna. A spoof of most disaster movies popular at the time, it follows the maiden cross-country trip—New York to Denver, non-stop—of an enormous nuclear powered bus named Cyclops equipped with a bowling alley, swimming pool, formal dining room, piano bar ("The Oriental Lounge"), Automatic Washing System ("AWM"), Automatic Tire Changer, and The Flags of All Nations.
Actor John Beck plays the co-driver "Shoulders" O'Brien, a nickname he acquired because he has narcolepsy and often falls asleep and drives on the shoulders of the road. Coincidentally, he also happened to have big shoulders.
The Big Bus was notorious for its mostly bad reviews and disastrous performance at the box office. Nevertheless, it has gained something of a cult following among fans of spoof comedies.
The scientists of the Coyote Bus Lines feverishly work to complete Cyclops, enabling man to achieve a new milestone in bussing: non-stop service between New York City and Denver. Almost immediately after inserting nuclear fuel into the bus's engine, a bomb goes off, almost killing Professor Baxter, the scientist in charge LESS
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