Film

The Big Bus

1976 · 1h 28m · Action · Comedy

At last — the first disaster movie where everybody dies (laughing).

IMDb

5.6

Rotten Tomatoes

64%

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?

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

• James FrawleyDirector
• Fred FreemanWriter · Producer
• Lawrence J. CohenWriter · Producer
• Julia PhillipsExecutive Producer
• Michael PhillipsExecutive Producer
• Harry Stradling Jr.Director of Photography
• David ShireOriginal Music Composer
• Edward WarschilkaEditor
• Lynn StalmasterCasting

The Big Bus - Trailer

Release date

June 23, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Genres

Action, Comedy

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