Bus Stop
1956 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · 74% critics
A stubborn, inexperienced rodeo cowboy becomes fixated on a café singer who dreams of a different life. When she refuses his sudden marriage plans, he forces her onto a bus headed for his home, but an unexpected weather stop strands the passengers and shifts the balance between them.
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-08-31
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (247 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you’re up for a 1950s romantic comedy-drama with big personalities, a stranded-travel setup, and a divisive central relationship; Not for you if coercive courtship or dated gender politics ruin the fun, even like The Seven Year Itch.
Pros: memorable lead performance; fish-out-of-water humor; solid supporting cast | Cons: uncomfortable romance setup; uneven accents; predictable melodrama
Themes
- rodeo
- montana
- bus
- bus ride
- diner
- based on play or musical
- cowboy
- lasso
- rodeo cowboy
- phoenix, arizona
- naive young man
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1957 · nominated
Cast & crew
Marilyn Monroe
as Cherie
Don Murray
as Beauregard 'Bo' Decker
Arthur O'Connell
as Virgil Blessing
Betty Field
as Grace
Eileen Heckart
as Vera
Robert Bray
as Carl
Hope Lange
as Elma Duckworth
Hans Conried
as Life Magazine Photographer
Max Showalter
as Life Magazine Reporter
- LB
Linda Brace
as Evelyn (uncredited)
Directed by Joshua Logan