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Bus Travel-Themed Movies & TV

1950 • 1990 • 2010

http://www.imdb.com/keyword/bus/ = 2941
http://www.imdb.com/keyword/double-decker-bus/ = 138
http://www.imdb.com/search/keyword?keywords=bus-ride = 202
http://www.imdb.com/search/keyword?keywords=bus-trip = 84
http://www.imdb.com/keyword/riding-a-bus/ = 66
http://www.imdb.com/keyword/broken-down-bus/ = 9

"It Happened One Night"  [Columbia Pictures Feb 1934]

The first Oscar 'grand slam': won for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Script The father of a spoiled, spunky socialite annuls her marriage, so she jumps off his yacht and runs away. An out-of-work reporter realizes he has a choice story when he meets her on a cross-country bus, and he trades his silence and help for an exclusive. But during their travels together, they reluctantly fall in love – though neither is able to admit to it. • Produced & directed by Frank Capra [1897-1991]; script by Robert Riskin, based on the novel "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams; starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Jameson Thomas, Alan Hale & Ward Bond; listed on National Film Registry, 1993 Criterion Collection all- region 4k HD b&w Blu-ray [1/2014] for $28.95 Sony Special Edition b&w DVD [12/99] for $14.99 Sony b&w VHS [6/94] for $16.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailer [2/2018 upload; 1:22] online at YouTube blue 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 • black 24"x36" poster from Amazon for $13.99

"Night Bus" novel [1933] by Samuel Hopkins Adams [1871-1958], Cover Art By Sandor Klein The novelette or short story was first published in the August 1933 Cosmopolitan Magazine Fiction Issue, then published as Dell paperback #3, also in 1933. (Magazine not found on Amazon, the paperback is quite rare.) Dell #3 mass pb [1933] out of print/scarce author entry at Wikipedia

"Mr. Thank You (Arigatô-San)" [Japan Feb 1936]

A friendly bus driver and his passengers travel from impoverished Japanese coastal villages and over the mountains to the nearest train station for Tokyo. • Written & directed by Hiroshi Shimizu; based on a short story by Nobel-laureate novelist Yasunari Kawabata; music by Keizô Horiuchi; starring Ken Uehara, Ryuji Ishiyama, Einosuke Naka, Michiko Kuwano, Mayumi Tsukiji, Kaoru Futaba, Reikichi Kawamura, Setsuko Shinobu, Kazuji Sakai, Nagamasa Yamada, Kanji Kawahara, Kiyoshi Aono, Shôsuke Agata, Shôtarô Fujimatsu, Masao Hayama, Yoshitarô Iijima, Tsuruhiko Ikebe, Mitsuyoshi Kanai, Shiro Katsuragi, Kimie Kawai, Masae Koike, Yoshiko Kuhara, Fumie Mikami, Kiyoko Minakami, Tomoko Naniwa, Shigeru Ogura, Reikô Tani, Jun Yokoyama/Bakudan Kozô full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia available on Criterion's "Eclipse Series 15: Travels With Hiroshi Shimizu" DVD Box Set [2009] along with "Japanese Girls At The Harbour" [1933 silent film], "The Masseurs and A Woman" 1938, and "Ornamental Hairpin" 1941 Criterion Collection b&w DVD set [3/2009] 4 disks for $29.99 Criterion Collection b&w DVD set [3/2009] 4 disks - out of prodn/used

"Overland Stage Raiders" Western B-movie [Republic Pictures Sept 1938]

Shipments of gold on a bus line from a mining town are being hijacked, so the Three Mesquiteers convince local businessmen to buy an airplane to fly the gold out; but Eastern gangsters capture the plane; the pilot jettisons the fuel, forcing an emergency landing, so then the three heroes need to find the plane and recapture the gold shipment . . . • Directed by George Sherman; written by Bernard McConville, Edmond Kelso & Luci Ward, based on characters created by William Colt MacDonald; starring John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Elmer (Lullaby's dummy), Louise Brooks, Anthony Marsh, Gordon Hart, Roy James, John Archer/Ralph Bowman, Olin Francis, Fern Emmett, Henry Otho, George Sherwood, Arch Hall Sr., Frank LaRue, Chuck Baldra, John Beach, Charles Brinley, Fred Burns, Yakima Canutt, Burr Caruth, Tommy Coats, Curley Dresden, Edwin Gaffney, Milton Kibbee, Jack Kirk, Duke R. Lee, Bud McClure, George Morrell, Bud Osborne, George Plues, Dirk Thane, Slim Whitaker, Bill Wolfe; filmed in California in Thousand Oaks and at Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth Olive Films b&w Blu-ray [10/2012] for $17.97 Olive Films b&w DVD [10/2012] for $19.95 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • watch full movie [7/2013 upload; 53:52] online at YouTube

"Bus Stop" b&w movie [1956]

"The Wayward Bus" b&w movie [Fox May 1957]

Produced by Charles Brackett; directed by Victor Vicas; written by Ivan Moffat, based on the novel by John Steinbeck; starring Rick Jason, Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey, Betty Lou Keim, Dee Pollock, Dolores Michaels, Larry Keating, Robert Bray, Kathryn Givney, Will Wright, Roy Bourgeois, Mary Carroll, Harry Carter, Joe Devlin, Milton Frome, Tom Greenway, James Stone, Harry Tyler, Anna Luther, Max Wagner Twilight Time b&w HD Blu-ray [6/2012] for $39.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch opening scene clip [7/2014 upload; 2:03] online at YouTube watch full b&w movie [6/2013 upload; 1:28:36] online at YouTube

"The Graduate" [1967] /tt0061722/
At the end, Elaine and Benjamin run away from Elaine's wedding and get on a bus, where they start to realize exactly what they've done.
Sam O'Steen directed the scene on the bus at the end of the movie.
The first film to win the Best Director Oscar, Directors Guild of America Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award.

In the 1970s, a bus on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio bore a plaque that said 'Movie Star', claiming that it was the bus used in the final scene when Ben escapes with Elaine. The bus was a 1953 GMC TDH 4512, previously owned by the City of Santa Monica and leased to the movie studio for the movie. In 1967, Kent State University purchased five used buses from Santa Monica, and they were driven to Kent State. While being refurbished for use in the fledgling KSU Campus Bus Service, it was discovered that one of the five had been recently repainted. KSU inquired to see if the bus had been repaired after some sort of accident, and that's when it was disclosed that it had been used in the movie. The bus's role was certified, and a plaque was affixed to the bus. Its back seat immediately became the most popular back seat in the entire fleet.

"Midnight Cowboy" [1969] /tt0064665/
Ratso dies on the bus en route to Florida, where he's always wanted to go.

"The Magic School Bus" children's edutainment [franchise est. 1986]

"The Magic School Bus" book series [1986–2010] from Scholastic, Inc.
Searching for books on keywords 'Magic School Bus' at Amazon returns 1,000+ items which is impossible to include here; there are a dozen or more authors, so that also is unwieldy;
searching for books on keywords 'Ms. Frizzle' at Amazon returns 50+ items, but that is only 5% of the total. So you are on your own on this one, at least bookwise.

"The Magic School Bus" animated TV series [Scholastic/P.B.S. 1994-97] 52 episodes directed by Larry Jacobs & Charles E. Bastien; theme song performed by Little Richard; featuring voices of Lily Tomlin {as school teacher Miss Valerie Frizzle, won Daytime Emmy Award}, Daniel DeSanto, Erica Luttrell, Tara Meyer, Maia Filar, Lisa Jai, Stuart Stone, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Danny Tamberelli, Andre Ottley-Lorant, Amos Crawley, Max Beckford, Susan Blu, Renessa Blitz, announcer Don Dickinson; guest voices included Paul Winfield, Tyne Daly, Ed Begley Jr., Robby Benson, Carol Channing, Dom DeLuise, Tony Randall, Cindy Williams, Swoosie Kurtz, Edward Asner, Matt Frewer, Dolly Parton, Alex Trebek, Jessica Walter, Dana Elcar, Elliott Gould, Eartha Kitt, Edward James Olmos, Sam Seder, Sherman Hemsley, Rita Moreno, Michael York, Dabney Coleman, Tom Cruise, Wynonna Judd, Malcolm McDowell, Bebe Neuwirth series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia Complete Series: New Video Group color DVD set [7/2012] 8 disks for $29.99 Complete Series: New Video Group color DVD set [8/2018] 6 disks for $59.99 {sic} Season 1: Scholastic color DVD [1/2015] for $14.99 Season 2: Scholastic color DVD [5/2015] for $14.99 Season 3: Scholastic color DVD [7/2015] for $17.15 Season 4: Scholastic color DVD [10/2015] for $14.99 "The Magic School Bus: Greatest Original Episodes" [2017] New Video Group color DVD [9/2017] 7 episodes for $9.99

"The Magic School Bus Rides Again" [Scholastic/Netflix 2017-2018?] Ms. Valerie Frizzle is promoted to Professor, so she brings her kid sister Fiona to teach the class • 26 episodes (so far) featuring voices of Kate McKinnon {as Ms. Fiona Frizzle}, Lily Tomlin {as Prof. Frizzle}, Mikaela Blake, Lynsey Pham, Birva Pandya, Gabby Clarke, Matthew Mintz; guest voices included Lisa Jai, Martin Short DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • incomplete series credits at IMDb • official series homepage • series entry at Wikipedia watch 9/2017 official promo [1:32] online at YouTube

"The Magic School Bus" videos [1994-99] "The Magic School Bus Video Collection" - names 6 episodes watch official promo [1/2017 upload; 1:44] online at YouTube "The Magic School Bus" promo for VHS - shows ten tapes watch official promo [1/2017 upload; 0:37] online at YouTube "The Magic School Bus" promo for VHS - names 8 episodes watch official promo [1/2013 upload; 1:26] online at YouTube "The Magic School Bus Video Collection" from Scholastic Kid Vision/Warner Video color VHS set [1995] 3 tapes for $39.99 "The Magic School Bus Video Collection - Pack of 4" from Scholastic Kid Vision/Warner Video color VHS set VHS [1995] out of prodn/scarce

"Riding The Magic School Bus" TV documentary [Scholastic 1992] ½-hour color TV documentary about the creators of "The Magic School Bus" books and TV series, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen Scholastic color VHS [1992] out of prodn/scarce not listed at IMDb {2018)

"The Magic School Bus" video game series [1994-2001]
Magic Pen and Volcano Adventure produced eight video games and six Activity Centres that were published by Microsoft on DVD-ROM for PC;
there was also one game for Sega Genesis in 1995 • "The Magic School Bus" video games entry at Wikipedia

"Sleeping With The Enemy" [1991] /tt0102945/
bus scene featuring Julia Roberts as the main character escaping her abusive husband

"Speed" [Fox June 1994]

A young S.W.A.T. team member foils the attempt by a psychopath to extort money for hostages stuck in an elevator; the bomber gets away and blows up a city bus, having also rigged another bus with a bomb: when that bus reaches 50mph, the bomb will arm itself, and when the bomb drops below 50mph, it will explode, killing all aboard . . . • Directed by Jan de Bont; written by Graham Yost & Joss Whedon; starring Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Jeff Daniels, Alan Ruck, Glenn Plummer, Richard Lineback, Beth Grant, Hawthorne James, Carlos Carrasco, David Kriegel, Natsuko Ohama, Daniel Villarreal, Simone Gad, Loretta Jean Crudup, Sherri Villanueva, Margaret Medina, Jordan Lund, Robert Mailhouse, Patrick Fischler, Patrick John Hurley, Susan Barnes, Rick Dano, Michael Sottile, Jane Crawley, Anne O'Sullivan, John Capodice, Beau Starr, Thomas Rosales Jr., James DuMont, Antonio Mora, Patty Toy, Todd Gordon, Bruce Wright, Mark Kriski, Dagny Hultgreen, Richard Schiff, Joseph Carberry, Sandy Martin, Neisha Folkes-LéMelle, Veronica Cartwright; won 2 technical Oscars, 2 technical BAFTA Awards Fox Home Ent. color Blu-ray [5/2014] for $9.98 Fox Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [5/2014] for $5.19 Fox Home Ent. color DVD [5/2014] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"The Making of Speed" TV special [1994] /tt0338225/

"Speed 2: Cruise Control" sequel [Fox June 1997]
No buses in the sequel: A hacker breaks into the computer system of a cruise ship and aims it at a loaded oil tanker; luckily Sandra Bullock and her onscreen cop boyfriend
are on board to thwart the computer genius; filmed in California & Florida and the island of St. Martin • Co-written & directed by Jan de Bont; co-written by Randall McCormick
& Jeff Nathanson; starring Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe; won Razzie Award for Worst Sequel • full credits at IMDb
Fox Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [5/2014] for $5.19

"The Making of Speed 2: Cruise Control" TV special [1997] /tt0361873/

"Speed Dual Action Pack: Speed & Speed 2" [2014]
Fox Home Ent. widescreen color DVD set [5/2014] 2 disks for $9.49

"Tales From The Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll On The Road" TV documentary [BBC-TV April 2015] /tt4638152/
co-produced & directed by Chris Rodley; co-produced by Mark Cooper; featuring British musician Rick Wakeman

"Mike Judge Presents: Tales From The Tour Bus" cable series [Cinemax 2017-2018]

Eight-episode rotoscope/animation cable series that premiered on Cinemax in September 2017; wild tales presented as a biographical oral history of country music stars, first season episodes/subjects are Johnny Paycheck, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings, and Blaze Foley; Cinemax announced in May 2018 that the series had been renewed for a second season, moving the genre focus from country to rock-gospel-funk • Produced, co-written, directed & hosted by Mike Judge; co-written by Mark Monroe & others; featuring star performers, family members, bandmates, and close associates, including: Don Adams, Gary Adams, Arnie Adams, Jon Lentz, Jimmy McDonough, Ralph Buss, Charlene Montgomery, Earl 'Peanutt' Montgomery, Wayne Oliver, Nanette Smith, Roland Adams, Dub Cornett, Rocky Coss, Swamp Dogg, Harold Eggers, Kinky Friedman, Lindsey Horton, Ky Hote, Shooter Jennings, Carlene Jones, Georgette Jones, Rod Kennedy, Scotty Kennedy, Chuck Lamb, Mandy Mercier, Gurf Morlix, Jeanene Munsell, Gerald Murray, Sybil Rosen, Hank Sinatra, Janette Smith, Ernie Stepp, Leland Waddell DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official series homepage • movie entry at Wikipedia watch 9/2017 official promo [1:15] online at YouTube Amazon Instant Video [11/2017] purchase each HD episode $2.99, purchase HD season $19.99

"The Secret Beauty of The Bus" essay by Jen Doll in The Week Magazine, August 2018

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