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Buster
Buster is a 1988 British romantic crime comedy-drama based on events from the Great Train Robbery, starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters.
Plot
Buster Edwards (Phil Collins) is a petty criminal from the East End in 1963 London. His long-suffering wife June (Julie Walters) thinks of him as a lovable rogue. The film opens with Buster walking along his local high street and breaking into a shop to steal a suit, which he then wears to a funeral. Also attending the funeral is police inspector Mitchell (Martin Jarvis), who happens to be an old school friend of Buster and wants to 'keep in touch'. Buster brings Harry (Michael Attwell), who has been used on other 'jobs' and has recently served 18 months in prison, to discuss the next 'job' with their ring-leader Bruce Reynolds (Larry Lamb). Harry wants 'in' and becomes part of the firm who are planning to rob a Royal Mail train allegedly carrying up to £1 million in cash.
More details
| author | Colin Shindler |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London Mexico |
| director | David Green |
| editor | Lesley Walker |
| genre | comedy-drama crime |
| keywords | acapulco antihero arrest break buster edwards clean east end east end of london ellie beaven end england fourth wall great train robbery hide larry lamb lovable rogue mail train michael attwell million in cash miscarriage new life nothing on the run petty criminal plan plea bargain police inspector prison sentence run school friend search serve sheila hancock stephanie lawrence the great train robbery train robbery walk waterloo bridge world cup young daughter |
| musicBy | Anne Dudley |
| producer | Norma Heyman |
| productionCompany | Vestron Pictures |
| publisher | BBFC |
| theme | biographical crime comedy |