This article is about the American movie. For the bus operator, see The Big Bus Company.
The Big Bus
film poster by Jack Davis
Directed by
James Frawley
Written by
Lawrence J. Cohen
Fred Freeman
Produced by
Lawrence J. Cohen
Fred Freeman
Starring
Joseph Bologna
Stockard Channing
John Beck
Ned Beatty
Jose Ferrer
Ruth Gordon
Harold Gould
Larry Hagman
Sally Kellerman
Richard Mulligan
Lynn Redgrave
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Jr.
Edited by
Edward Warschilka
Music by
David Shire
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
June 23, 1976 (1976-06-23)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
The Big Bus is a 1976 American satirical comedy film[2][3] directed by James Frawley, and starring Joseph Bologna and Stockard Channing. Parodying the then-popular disaster genre, it follows the maiden cross-country trip of an enormous nuclear-powered bus named Cyclops.
The Big Bus initially received mixed reviews, although the New York Times gave the film a favorable review.[4] The film performed poorly at the box office but has since been recognized as a cult classic of its genre.[5] Frawley won the audience award at the 1977 Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival.
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^Eder, Richard (June 24, 1976). "'Big Bus' Is Inexhaustible Film Comedy". New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
^"My guilty pleasure: The Big Bus | Film | The Guardian". theguardian.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
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