Die haarsträubende Reise in einem verrückten Bus (1976)
7KDie haarsträubende Reise in einem verrückten Bus: Directed by James Frawley. With Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck, Rene Auberjonois. A nuclear powered bus driving cross-country, from New York City to Colorado, is destined for disaster due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.
“Technology has brought us many wonderful things but at what risks? One such advancement is the creation of a nuclear bus that runs direct from New York to Denver. However the sinister Oil Lobby are out to stop the bus from succeeding (wouldnu0026#39;t they!). When the driver is injured washed up driver Dan Torrance is brought in despite his history with the inventoru0026#39;s daughter. Can they survive the dangerous maiden journey?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDisaster spoofs were big business around this time mainly because the genre had been done to death and it was a very easy target to lampoon. However not all worked because they werenu0026#39;t funny. Airplane will always be the best but this little jewel is still pretty funny. It doesnu0026#39;t feel as funny as Airplane simply because itu0026#39;s taken the action and put it in a spoof location rather than spoofing a normal location. However it still allows plenty of laughs and manages to be really funny.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBologna is a good lead, but Beck steals a lot of it with his role as shoulders. Itu0026#39;s funny seeing Stockard Channing drowning in soft drinks and the rest of the cats is filled out with some names Hagman, Kellerman, Beatty etc.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall it may not have the fame of Airplane, and many of the jokes just arenu0026#39;t fresh 20 years on but itu0026#39;s still worth a look if you like spoofs.”
