The Big Bus

The Big Bus

88 mins | Comedy, Action | June 23, 1976

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?

The Big Bus

88 mins | Comedy, Action | June 23, 1976

The Big Bus
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?
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Paramount
Original title The Big Bus
Directors James Frawley
Writers Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen

Cast

Joseph Bologna

as Dan Torrance

Stockard Channing

as Kitty Baxter

John Beck

as Shoulders

René Auberjonois

as Father Kudos

Ned Beatty

as Shorty Scotty

Bob Dishy

as Dr. Kurtz

José Ferrer

as Ironman

Ruth Gordon

as Old Lady

Harold Gould

as Professor Baxter

Larry Hagman

as Parking Lot Doctor

Sally Kellerman

as Sybil Crane

Richard Mulligan

as Claude Crane

Lynn Redgrave

as Camille Levy

Richard B. Shull

as Emery Bush

Stuart Margolin

as Alex

Howard Hesseman

as Jack

Mary Charlotte Wilcox

as Mary Jane Beth Sue

Walter Brooke

as Mr. Ames

Vic Tayback

as Goldie

Murphy Dunne

as Tommy Joyce

Raymond Guth

as Farmer

Miriam Byrd-Nethery

as Farmer's Wife

Dennis Kort

as Farmer's Son

James Jeter

as Bus Bartender

Vito Scotti

as Barber

Harry Holcombe

as Priest

Morgan Upton

as First Cemetery Man

Beans Morocco

as Second Cemetery Man

Della Thomas

as Stewardess

Jess Nadelman

as TV Reporter

Michael W. Schwartz

as Bus Station Greeter

Selma Archerd

as Bus Passenger

Chuck Bergansky

as Bus Passenger

Joe Brooks

as Bus Passenger

Alex Brown

as Bus Passenger

Bart Carpinelli

as Bus Passenger

Richard Crystal

as Bus Passenger

Jerry DeWilde

as Bus Passenger

David Essex

as Bus Passenger

Karalee Fenske

as Bus Passenger

Mickey Fox

as Bus Passenger

Harry Frazier

as Bus Passenger

Laurie Hagen

as Bus Passenger

An Tsan Hu

as Bus Passenger

Gregory C. Johnson

as Bus Passenger

Walter Lott

as Bus Passenger

Vincent Milana

as Bus Passenger

Judy Motulsky

as Bus Passenger

Erin Kathleen O'Reilly

as Bus Passenger

Nick Pellegrino

as Bus Passenger

Eugenie Ross-Leming

as Bus Passenger

Cynthia Szigeti

as Bus Passenger

Ann Weldon

as Bus Passenger

Andrew Winner

as Bus Passenger

Carol Worthington

as Bus Passenger

Bert Williams

as Bus Passenger