Gus
It's the league's leading laugh scorer!
1976 | 96m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Vincent McEveety |
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| Writer: | Don Nelson, Ted Key, Arthur Alsberg |
| Staring: |
| The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 07, 1976 |
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| Director: | Vincent McEveety |
| Writer: | Don Nelson, Ted Key, Arthur Alsberg |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | yugoslavia, sports, football (soccer), mule |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ed Asner | Hank Cooper |
| Don Knotts | Coach Venner |
| Gary Grimes | Andy Petrovic |
| Tim Conway | Crankcase |
| Louise Williams | Debbie Kovac |
| Dick Van Patten | Cal Wilson |
| Ronnie Schell | Joe Barnsdale |
| Bob Crane | Pepper |
| Johnny Unitas | Himself |
| Dick Butkus | Rob Cargil |
| Harold Gould | Charles Gwynn |
| Tom Bosley | Spinner |
| Virginia O'Brien | Reporter |
| Kenneth Tobey | Asst. Warden |
| Richard Kiel | Tall Man |
| Dick Enberg | Atoms' Announcer |
| Fred Dryer | Atoms player (sideline & showers) (uncredited) |
| Liam Dunn | Dr. Morgan |
| Warde Donovan | Butcher |
| Larry Burrell | Locker Room Announcer |
| Titos Vandis | Seth Petrovic |
| Hanna Landy | Molly Petrovic |
| Irwin Charone | Hotel Clerk |
| Timothy Brown | Calvin Barnes |
| Jackson Bostwick | Stjepan Petrovic |
| John Orchard | Pemberton Captain |
| Larry McCormick | N.Y. Broadcaster |
| Jack Manning | Mayor |
| Jeanne Bates | Nurse |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Vincent McEveety | Director |
| Don Nelson | Screenplay |
| Al Roelofs | Art Direction |
| Eustace Lycett | Visual Effects |
| Herb Taylor | Sound |
| Harrison Ellenshaw | Visual Effects |
| Ted Key | Story |
| Robert F. Brunner | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Stafford | Editor |
| Art Cruickshank | Visual Effects |
| Frank Regula | Sound Mixer |
| Walter Sheets | Orchestrator |
| Arthur Alsberg | Screenplay |
| John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Danny Lee | Visual Effects |
| Frank V. Phillips | Director of Photography |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ron Miller | Producer |
| Christopher Hibler | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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This drags. I actually don't mind how silly the premise to <em>'Gus'</em> is, yet even so it's such a slow and predictable watch. There's a few decent gags spread across the 96 minute run time, but there's so much plainness with everything else. The plot itself is something that feels seen before ... , across Disney's many high school/sport comedies from these early decades. As for the cast, Ed Asner is the best performer as Hank Cooper. Don Knotts (Venner) and Tim Conway (Crankcase) are in a film again, following on from <em>'The Apple Dumpling Gang'</em>; though they aren't a pair here, Tom Bosley (Spinner) teams up with Conway instead. Regardless, none of the three are all that amusing. There are a few other OK but forgettable roles, while the sports commentator bits are way more annoying than they are funny. Not a production I would recommend, even if you could pick many worse live-action films from this studio to watch.