70’s Comedy: The Big Bus (1976) – Part 6

”The Big Bus” (1976) – Part 6

Long before “Airplane” there was “The Big Bus” – a parody of those 70’s disaster flicks – quite fun and very, very dramatic!

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. When the driver is injured a washed up, down on his luck, but used to be great type, who as it happens, used to be engaged to the inventor's daughter is brought in to drive the giant bus which includes a one lane swimming pool and a one lane bowling alley.

Directed by James Frawley

starring Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck, Rene Auberjonois, Ned Beatty, Bob Dishy, José Ferrer, Ruth Gordon, Harold Gould, Larry Hagman, Sally Kellerman, Richard Mulligan and Lynn Redgrave

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