The Big Bus
The Big Bus is a 1976 American satirical comedy film directed by James Frawley, and starring Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, and John Beck. Parodying the then-popular disaster genre, it follows the maiden cross-country trip of an enormous nuclear-powered bus named Cyclops.
Plot
Coyote Bus Lines' scientists and designers work feverishly to complete Cyclops, a state-of-the-art articulated jumbo bus, enabling man to achieve a new milestone in bus history, namely non-stop service between New York City and Denver. Almost immediately after the bus engine is equipped with nuclear fuel, a bomb goes off, critically injuring Professor Baxter, the scientist in charge of the project. Cyclops itself is undamaged, but Coyote Bus Lines has lost both its driver and co-driver.
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| author | Lawrence J. Cohen |
|---|---|
| director | James Frawley |
| editor | Edward Warschilka |
| genre | comedy science fiction |
| keywords | articulate articulated bus break bus crash cannibalism disgrace eat force human cannibalism iron lung married couple negative pressure ventilator new york city old flame on the road sheikh survive time bomb veterinarian wait |
| musicBy | David Shire |
| producer | Fred Freeman Lawrence J. Cohen |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | disaster parody road movie |