The Big Bus

Year: 1976

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: James Frawley

ActionComedyCrude humor and satireFunny jokes and crude humorGags jokes and slapstick humor

Finally, a disaster comedy that embraces its own demise. The film follows a nuclear‑powered bus on its inaugural nonstop run from New York to Denver, only to be sabotaged by a shadowy group backed by the oil lobby. The down‑on‑his‑luck driver—infamous for devouring his passengers—must battle relentless catastrophes to see the journey through.

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