Bustin' Loose
1981 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.2 · 58% critics
After breaking probation, a small-time ex-con gets one last chance: drive a bus of troubled children and their caregiver across the country. What starts as a forced job turns into a rough, funny, and unexpectedly warm road trip full of clashing personalities and second chances.
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-05-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (54 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like laid-back road-trip comedies with heart, unlikely bonds, and a feel-good streak similar to Boundaries or Ezra; Not for you if you want fast-paced jokes or a more realistic, less sentimental story.
Pros: warm-hearted tone; easygoing laughs; likable lead performance | Cons: uneven tone; cheesy moments; some annoying kid behavior
Themes
- bus
- road trip
- farm life
- teacher
- school
Cast & crew
Richard Pryor
as Joe Braxton
Cicely Tyson
as Vivian Perry
- AJ
Angel Ramirez Jr.
as Julio
- JH
Jimmy Hughes
as Harold
- ED
Edwin DeLeon
as Ernesto
- EK
Edwin Kinter
as Anthony
- TL
Tami Luchow
as Linda
- JW
Janet Wong
as Annie
- AA
Alphonso Alexander
as Martin
- KC
Kia Cooper
as Samantha
Directed by Oz Scott, Michael Schultz