Bustin' Loose (1981)
Overview
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $11,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $31,300,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.397 |
Directed By
Oz Scott
Michael Schultz
Crew
Oz Scott
Lonne Elder III
Richard Pryor
Roger L. Simon
Clifford C. Coleman
George Sawaya
Ronald E. High
Carl Manoogian
Robert Latham Brown
Bob Jones
Peter Stader
Clint Robinson
Jadie David
Phil Chong
Ron Oliney
Ernest Robinson
David Holden
Kalai Strode
Ted Duncan
Richard Washington
Marc Margulies
John Syrjamaki
Erik Cord
Gerald Wade
Sharon Schaffer
William Jay Gahret
Fred Goodich
Geary McLeod
Charles Washburn
Maximilian Bing
Hope R. Goodwin
Michael M. Vendrell
Rick Sawaya
Richard Washington
Kym Washington Longino
Allison Caine
Roberta Flack
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
John Toll
Julie Reid
Jeffrey Norvet
Marc Margulies
Robert Ellsworth
Michael T. Elias
Robert Mayer
Lee Krosskove
Earl C. Williman
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Robert Woodside
Phill Norman
Richard Pryor Jr.
Kimberly Sizemore
Betty A. Griffin
Tony Rivetti Jr.
Pat Faye
Eugene Schwartz
Mabel Collins
Lauren Jones
Rick Mitchell
James Maull
Mark Davis
Max Manlove
John Toll
Alice Daniels
Bette Jane Cohen
Susan Royal
Tom Garris
Michael Schultz
Ron Snyder
Michael S. Glick
John W. Corso
David Holden
Skip Lusk
Bill Whitten
Gerald Solomon
Richard Pryor
Anita Dann
Mark Davis
William Greaves
Harry Keramidas
John M. Dwyer
Dennis Dalzell
Tony Lloyd
Marc E. Meyer Jr.
Chuck House
Stephen Loomis
Michael F. Blake
Charles R. Davis
Ann Wadlington
TOP CAST
Richard Pryor
Joe Braxton
Cicely Tyson
Vivian Perry
Ángel Ramírez
Julio
Jimmy Hughes
Harold
Edwin DeLeon
Ernesto
Edwin Kinter
Anthony
Tami Luchow
Linda
Janet Wong
Annie
Alphonso Alexander
Martin
Kia Cooper
Samantha
Robert Christian
Donald
George Coe
Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
Bill Quinn
Judge Antonio Runzuli
Roy Jenson
Klan Leader
Fred Carney
Alfred Schuyler
Peggy McCay
Gladys Schuyler
Luke Andreas
Loader
Earl Billings
Man at Parole Office
Matthew Clark
Dwayne
Nick Dimitri
Frank Munjak
Les Engel
Wino
Michael A. Esler
Cop
Paul Gardner
Anchorman
Ben Gerard
Man
Gary Goetzman
Store Manager
Joe Jacobs
Watchman
Paul Mooney
Marvin
Lee Noblitt
Farmer
Ines Pedroza
Herself
Morgan Roberts
Uncle Humphrey
Vern Taylor
Highway Patrolman #1
Rick Sawaya
Highway Patrolman #2
Shila Turna
Girl in Card Game
Gloria Jewel Waggener
Aunt Beedee
Jonelle White
Sales Clerk
Jewell Williams
Miss Thomas
Sunny Woods
Linette Peasley
Craig Richards
Courtroom Bailiff
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