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Cast verified as complete
Richard Pryor | ... |
Joe Braxton
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Cicely Tyson | ... |
Vivian Perry
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Angel Ramirez Jr. | ... |
Julio
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Jimmy Hughes | ... |
Harold
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Edwin DeLeon | ... |
Ernesto
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Edwin Kinter | ... |
Anthony
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Tami Luchow | ... |
Linda
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Janet Wong | ... |
Annie
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Alphonso Alexander | ... |
Martin
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Kia Cooper | ... |
Samantha
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Robert Christian | ... |
Donald
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George Coe | ... |
Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
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Bill Quinn | ... |
Judge Antonio Runzuli
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Roy Jenson | ... |
Klan Leader
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Fred Carney | ... |
Alfred Schuyler
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Peggy McCay | ... |
Gladys Schuyler
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Luke Andreas | ... |
Loader
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Earl Billings | ... |
Man at Parole Office
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Mathew Clark | ... |
Dwayne
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Nick Dimitri | ... |
Frank Munjak
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Les Engel | ... |
Wino
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Michael A. Esler | ... |
Cop
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Paul Gardner | ... |
Anchorman
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Ben Gerard | ... |
Man
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Gary Goetzman | ... |
Store Manager
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Joe Jacobs | ... |
Watchman
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Paul Mooney | ... |
Marvin
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Lee Noblitt | ... |
Farmer
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Inez Pedroza | ... |
Self
(as Ines Pedroza)
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Morgan Roberts | ... |
Uncle Humphrey
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Vern Taylor | ... |
Highway Patrolman #1
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Rick Sawaya | ... |
Highway Patrolman #2
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Shila Turna | ... |
Girl in Card Game
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Gloria Jewel Waggener | ... |
Aunt Beedee
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Jonelle White | ... |
Sales Clerk
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Jewell Williams | ... |
Miss Thomas
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Sunny Woods | ... |
Linette Peasley
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Vincent Price | ... |
Alcoholic Mechanic (scenesDeleted)
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Jack Berle | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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Larry Clardy | ... |
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
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Gene Cross | ... |
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
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Brent Dunsford | ... |
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
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Laura Gile | ... |
Lecture Guest (uncredited)
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Craig Richards | ... |
Courtroom Bailiff (uncredited)
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Directed by
Oz Scott | ... | (directed by) |
Michael Schultz | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Lonne Elder III | ... | (adaptation by) |
Richard Pryor | ... | (story by) |
Roger L. Simon | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Michael S. Glick | ... | producer (produced by) |
William Greaves | ... | executive producer |
Richard Pryor | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Mark Davis | ... | (musical score composed by) |
Cinematography by
Dennis Dalzell | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
David Holden | ||
Harry Keramidas | ... | film editor |
Skip Lusk | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Bette Jane Cohen | ... | assistant film editor |
Michael T. Elias | ... | assistant film editor (as Michael Elias) |
William Essary | ... | assistant film editor (as Bill Essary) |
Rick Mitchell | ... | assistant film editor |
Casting By
Anita Dann | ... | (casting by) |
Art Direction by
John W. Corso | ... | (as John Corso) |
Charles R. Davis |
Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer | ||
Marc E. Meyer Jr. | ... | (as Mark Meyer) |
Costume Design by
Stephen Loomis | ||
Bill Whitten |
Makeup Department
Michael F. Blake | ... | makeup artist (as Michael Blake) |
Chuck House | ... | makeup artist (as Charles House) |
Tony Lloyd | ... | makeup artist |
Omar | ... | hair stylist |
Ron Snyder | ... | makeup artist |
Gerald Solomon | ... | hair stylist |
Ann Wadlington | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Robert Latham Brown | ... | unit production manager |
Charles Washburn | ... | unit production manager (as Charles C. Washburn) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maximilian Bing | ... | first assistant director (as Maximiliano Bing) |
Clifford C. Coleman | ... | first assistant director |
Hope R. Goodwin | ... | second assistant director (as Hope Goodwin) |
David Holden | ... | second unit director |
Kalai Strode | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
John Syrjamaki | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Clint Robinson | ... | property master |
Gerald Wade | ... | property master |
Curtis A. Schnell | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
James R. Alexander | ... | sound (as Jim Alexander) |
Glenn Hoskinson | ... | sound effects editor |
Robert L. Hoyt | ... | sound re-recordist |
Vince Melandri | ... | loop dialogue editor |
Stanley H. Polinsky | ... | sound re-recordist (as Stan Polinsky) |
John Stacy | ... | sound effects editor |
John J. Stephens | ... | sound re-recordist (as John Stephens) |
John Hayward | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Roger Sword | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Melbourne A. Arnold | ... | special effects (as Melbourne Arnold) |
Kevin Pike | ... | special effects foreman |
Stunts
Phil Chong | ... | stunts |
Erik Cord | ... | stunts |
Jadie David | ... | stunts |
Ted Duncan | ... | stunts |
Kym Washington Longino | ... | stunts (as Kim Washington) |
Ron Oliney | ... | stunts |
Ernest Robinson | ... | stunt double: Richard Pryor |
George Sawaya | ... | stunts |
Rick Sawaya | ... | stunt coordinator |
Sharon Schaffer | ... | stunts |
Peter Stader | ... | stunts (as Peter T. Stader) |
Michael M. Vendrell | ... | stunts (as Mike Vendrell) |
Richard Washington | ... | stunt coordinator / stunts |
Rick Sawaya | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
William Jay Gahret | ... | camera operator (as Bill Gahret) |
Fred Goodich | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Ronald E. High | ... | assistant camera (as Ron High) |
Franklyn B. James | ... | gaffer: second unit |
Bob Jones | ... | assistant camera |
Lee Krosskove | ... | key grip |
Carl Manoogian | ... | key grip |
Marc Margulies | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
Geary McLeod | ... | assistant camera |
Jeffrey Norvet | ... | assistant camera (as Jeff Norvett) |
Tony Rivetti | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
John Toll | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Earl C. Williman | ... | gaffer (as Earl Williman) |
Robert Woodside | ... | gaffer (as Bob Woodside) |
Arthur W. Frantz | ... | rigging gafer (uncredited) |
Joe Kent | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alice Daniels | ... | costume supervisor |
Robert Ellsworth | ... | costume supervisor (as Bob Ellsworth) |
Location Management
James Maull | ... | location auditor (as Jim Maull) |
Susan Royal | ... | location auditor |
Music Department
Allison Caine | ... | vocal effects advisor |
Mark Davis | ... | conductor: musical score |
Roberta Flack | ... | composer: original songs / singer: original songs |
Robert Mayer | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | ... | script supervisor (as Wilma Garscadden) |
Betty A. Griffin | ... | script supervisor (as Betty Abbott Griffin) |
Transportation Department
Tom Garris | ... | transportation captain (as Tom Garras) |
Eugene Schwartz | ... | transportation captain (as Gene Schwartz) |
John Feinblatt | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Mabel Collins | ... | production associate |
Pat Faye | ... | production assistant: Washington |
Lauren Jones | ... | dialogue coach (as Gloria Schultz) |
Max Manlove | ... | production secretary |
Phill Norman | ... | title designer |
Richard Pryor Jr. | ... | production assistant |
Julie Reid | ... | production secretary |
Kimberly Sizemore | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International (1981) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- DiscoVision (1981) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- MCA Videocassette (1981) (United States) (VHS)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- CIC Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1982) (United States) (tv) (pay television)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1983) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- USA Network (1989) (United States) (tv) (cable television)
- MCA Television (1991) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (separate DVD release)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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, where their home, The Clarmont Center for Children, is being shut down, to their new home at Ms. Perry's Washington Farm. The kids have severe mental problems and Joe is not looking forward to the trip, but he starts to bond with them and Vivian and offers his support and love as he changes his outlook on life. But social worker Donald, who gave Joe his break (and is Vivian's lover), is hot on their trail and wants Joe back in prison. Joe and Vivian must now stop Donald from sending the children back to Philadelphia, where they'll have no future.
Written by Geoffrey A. Middleton |
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Taglines | He's mad, he's bad, and he's Bustin' Loose! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $11,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $6,622,753, 25 May 1981 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | According to DVD Talk, "The film sat around gathering dust, until Stir Crazy (1980) came out, made a ton of cash, and prompted the producers to re-shoot sequences and release the film. The end result is a film that was produced before and after Pryor's suicide by fire attempt (you can see a physical difference during certain parts of the movie)." See more » |
Goofs | When Joe Braxton is hanging on the side of the bus as it begins to go down the hill, you can clearly see the cable of his safety harness attached to the rail of the bus. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Richard Pryor/George Carlin (1981). See more » |
Soundtracks | Just When I Needed You See more » |
Quotes |
Joe Braxton:
[after forcing himself to give up his candy bar to the warehouse guard dog]
Shit! There goes my goddamn dinner. See more » |