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The Big Bus

Movie (1976)


The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is making it's 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?

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Released: Jan 1st, 1976
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The Big Bus Main Cast

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Joseph Bologna
Joseph Bologna
plays Dan Torrance
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
plays Kitty Baxter
John Beck
John Beck
plays Shoulders
Rene Auberjonois
Rene Auberjonois
plays Father Kudos
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
plays Shorty Scotty
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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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  • Movie Goof (plot holes): This bus is supposed to be departing from midtown Manhattan and traveling to Denver by way of regular highways. This bus appears to be 20 feet tall. It would not fit under any of the many overhead clearances along the roads, especially those of any of the Hudson River crossings from Manhattan to New Jersey.
  • Movie Goof (revealing mistake): When the bus is being pulled out of the garage, the top of the front section just fits under the top of the door opening, but the back section of the bus includes an observation dome that is taller then the front of the bus. It could've never been pulled out of the garage.
  • On the news van that appears near the beginning of the film, the call letters are WZAZ. These call letters also appear in many comedies from what's known as the "ZAZ" team - Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker - though they had nothing to do with this film. See Airplane!.
  • Movie Goof (errors in geography): When they are loading the bus for the trip that begins in Midtown Manhattan, the bus is parked near a bus terminal. The only bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan is Port Authority Bus Terminal. The terminal used in the movie is not the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
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