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The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976
Comedy, Action
1h 28m
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the Oil lobby. (imdb)

The Big Bus

1976
Comedy, Action
1h 28m
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Rated 12 Sep 2019
76
32nd
Yeah, Airplane! basically perfected this formula, mostly by including more jokes per minute, but this has ambition and a few decent chuckles.
Rated 02 Jul 2016
72
34th
As noted by others, an early stab at an Airplane-style film that doesn't quite come off. Most of the film is dry and a little boring, but it's punctuated by occasional moments of genius (the flags of all nations, milk carton duel, etc). Worth a watch if you're a fan of the Zucker films, but it never comes close to their level.
Rated 13 Jan 2013
46
36th
Rewatch: 27/7 2019 31%
Rated 07 Jan 2012
67
27th
Pretty much the same movie as Airplane!, but less funny.
Rated 20 Jul 2011
61
14th
THE BIG BUS, if nothing else, has a place in film history as a sort of proto-AIRPLANE!, and the later (and better) film does in fact owe a deal to it--THE BLUES BROTHERS and SPACEBALLS also took a joke or two from it. On its own, it's uneven; the script is weak and the directing merely adequate. Generally solid performances, though, Stockard Channing and Murphy Dunne in particular. Also, a duel with a milk carton and a candle. Decent fun, but more a curiosity item than anything else.
Rated 13 Jul 2008
55
41st
An early attempt at an airplane/flying high style satire that kinda works but only at certain times. Love the bus itself though
Rated 14 Aug 2007
58
18th
Tragically awful, and yet hysterically funny in spots. Six months to live, just six months to live . . . a disaster in every respect.
Rated 06 Jul 2007
67
27th
"Raise the flags of many nations!" Not really good, but it means well, and some of it is actually funny.

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