On the Buses (film)
1971 British comedy film by Harry Booth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On the Buses is a 1971 British comedy film directed by Harry Booth and starring Reg Varney, Doris Hare, Michael Robbins, Anna Karen, Stephen Lewis and Bob Grant.[6] It was the first spin-off film from the TV sitcom On the Buses and was followed by two further films, Mutiny on the Buses (1972) and Holiday on the Buses (1973).
On the Buses | |
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Directed by | Harry Booth |
Written by | Ronald Chesney Ronald Wolfe |
Produced by | Ronald Chesney Ronald Wolfe |
Starring | Reg Varney Doris Hare Anna Karen Bob Grant Stephen Lewis Michael Robbins |
Cinematography | Mark McDonald |
Edited by | Archie Ludski |
Music by | Max Harris |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | MGM-EMI Film Distributors |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £90,000[2][3][4] |
Box office | £2,500,000[5] |
The films are set within a slightly different canon from the TV series: Stan and Jack work for a different bus company (Town & District instead of Luxton & District), and the three films form a loose story arc where Arthur and Olive become parents (despite their apparently sexless marriage).
The film was produced by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe for Hammer Films,[7] and enjoyed major success in Britain, outdoing Diamonds Are Forever to become the highest-grossing film of 1971.[8]