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Bustin' Loose is a 1981 American road comedy-drama film starring Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. It was directed by Oz Scott and Michael Schultz (uncredited) and written by Pryor (story), Lonne Elder III (adaptation), and Roger L. Simon (screenplay). [2] .
Bustin' Loose: Directed by Oz Scott, Michael Schultz. With Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Angel Ramirez Jr., Jimmy Hughes. Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids from Philadelphia to Washington State.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Oz Scott, Michael Schultz
- 1981-05-22
This joyous romp was a huge hit on the R&B charts, where it stayed at #1 for four weeks. It is perhaps the most famous song of the go-go genre, a funk/soul hybrid with a rolling percussion that originated in Washington, DC.
Parole officer Donald (Robert Christian) compels his foul-mouthed ex-con charge Joe Braxton (Richard Pryor) to escort a bus full of special education students from Philadelphia to the Pacific...
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Joe Braxton (Richard Pryor) is a convict who violates his parole after a failed attempt to lift a bunch of televisions from a store in Philadelphia. After a dramatic attempt at reverse psychology with the judge (Bill Quinn), he is given a second chance at parole, and his parole-officer, Donald (Robert Christian), has him do something for him. Donal...
Bustin' Loose was filmed in part in various towns in Washington state, including Carnation, Ellensburg, and Snohomish.
Although the film's score was composed by Mark Davis, Roberta Flack also contributed new original music to the film and released a soundtrack for the film on June 5, 1981. Luther Vandross and Peabo Bryson contributed vocals to the album and Vandross wrote the song, "You Stopped Loving Me", which he later performed himself on his debut album Never T...
Bustin' Looseopened number one at the box office in 828 theaters domestically. It grossed $6,622,753 in its opening weekend. Its run ended with $31,261,269 in the box office, domestically.
Bustin' Loose was released in theaters on May 22, 1981. The film was released on DVDon May 1, 2001, and again on January 11, 2005.
Bustin' Loose at IMDbTemplate:TCMDb titleTemplate:Letterboxd film{{{title}}} at Rotten TomatoesBustin' Loose. 1981 · 1 hr 33 min. R. Comedy. Richard Pryor stars as a formerly incarcerated man who gets a job driving a bus full of kids cross-country, causing endless hilarity and chaos. Subtitles: English. Starring: Richard Pryor Cicely Tyson Robert Christian. Directed by: Oz Scott.
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Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids from Philadelphia to Washington State. After violating his probation, ex-con Joe Braxton is given a second chance at freedom: schoolteacher Vivian Perry hires him to repair an old school bus and use it to drive a group of special-education kids from Philadelphia ...
