The Big Bus
At last — the first disaster movie where everybody dies (laughing).
1976 | 88m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | James Frawley |
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| Writer: | Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen |
| Staring: |
| The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down-on-his-luck driver, with a reputation for eating his passengers, be able to complete the journey? | |
| Release Date: | Jun 23, 1976 |
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| Director: | James Frawley |
| Writer: | Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action |
| Keywords | bus, bus ride, bus bomb, slapstick comedy, parody, disaster, spoof, sabotage, madcap comedy, cross country trip, disaster movie |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joseph Bologna | Dan Torrance |
| Stockard Channing | Kitty Baxter |
| John Beck | Shoulders |
| René Auberjonois | Father Kudos |
| Ned Beatty | Shorty Scotty |
| Bob Dishy | Dr. Kurtz |
| José Ferrer | Ironman |
| Ruth Gordon | Old Lady |
| Harold Gould | Professor Baxter |
| Larry Hagman | Parking Lot Doctor |
| Sally Kellerman | Sybil Crane |
| Richard Mulligan | Claude Crane |
| Lynn Redgrave | Camille Levy |
| Richard B. Shull | Emery Bush |
| Stuart Margolin | Alex |
| Howard Hesseman | Jack |
| Mary Charlotte Wilcox | Mary Jane Beth Sue |
| Walter Brooke | Mr. Ames |
| Vic Tayback | Goldie |
| Murphy Dunne | Tommy Joyce |
| Raymond Guth | Farmer |
| Miriam Byrd-Nethery | Farmer's Wife |
| Dennis Kort | Farmer's Son |
| James Jeter | Bus Bartender |
| Vito Scotti | Barber |
| Harry Holcombe | Priest |
| Morgan Upton | First Cemetery Man |
| Beans Morocco | Second Cemetery Man |
| Della Thomas | Stewardess |
| Jess Nadelman | TV Reporter |
| Michael W. Schwartz | Bus Station Greeter |
| Selma Archerd | Bus Passenger |
| Chuck Bergansky | Bus Passenger |
| Joe Brooks | Bus Passenger |
| Alex Brown | Bus Passenger |
| Bart Carpinelli | Bus Passenger |
| Richard Crystal | Bus Passenger |
| Jerry DeWilde | Bus Passenger |
| David Essex | Bus Passenger |
| Karalee Fenske | Bus Passenger |
| Mickey Fox | Bus Passenger |
| Harry Frazier | Bus Passenger |
| Laurie Hagen | Bus Passenger |
| An Tsan Hu | Bus Passenger |
| Gregory C. Johnson | Bus Passenger |
| Walter Lott | Bus Passenger |
| Vincent Milana | Bus Passenger |
| Judy Motulsky | Bus Passenger |
| Erin Kathleen O'Reilly | Bus Passenger |
| Nick Pellegrino | Bus Passenger |
| Eugenie Ross-Leming | Bus Passenger |
| Cynthia Szigeti | Bus Passenger |
| Ann Weldon | Bus Passenger |
| Andrew Winner | Bus Passenger |
| Carol Worthington | Bus Passenger |
| Bert Williams | Bus Passenger |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Fred Freeman | Writer |
| Edward Warschilka | Editor |
| Lawrence J. Cohen | Writer |
| David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| Barbara Krieger | Set Decoration |
| Marianna Elliott | Costume Design |
| James Frawley | Director |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lawrence J. Cohen | Producer |
| Fred Freeman | Producer |
| Julia Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Michael Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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