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 | 10.7 |
Directed By
Oz Scott
Michael Schultz
Crew
Roger L. Simon
Richard Pryor
Oz Scott
Lonne Elder III
Bob Jones
Phil Chong
Charles Washburn
Hope R. Goodwin
Michael M. Vendrell
William Jay Gahret
Marc Margulies
Clifford C. Coleman
George Sawaya
Ronald E. High
Clint Robinson
Gerald Wade
David Holden
Ted Duncan
Richard Washington
Kalai Strode
Ernest Robinson
Richard Washington
Maximilian Bing
John Syrjamaki
Erik Cord
Robert Latham Brown
Rick Sawaya
Sharon Schaffer
Fred Goodich
Tony Rivetti Jr.
Pat Faye
Marc Margulies
Robert Ellsworth
Ron Oliney
Jeffrey Norvet
Michael T. Elias
Mark Davis
Eugene Schwartz
Betty A. Griffin
Mabel Collins
John Toll
Bette Jane Cohen
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Lee Krosskove
Carl Manoogian
Earl C. Williman
Jadie David
Peter Stader
Geary McLeod
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Kym Washington Longino
Alice Daniels
Rick Mitchell
Robert Woodside
Lauren Jones
Phill Norman
Richard Pryor Jr.
Roberta Flack
Max Manlove
Julie Reid
Allison Caine
Robert Mayer
John Toll
James Maull
Susan Royal
Tom Garris
Kimberly Sizemore
Michael Schultz
William Greaves
Charles R. Davis
Richard Pryor
John M. Dwyer
Ron Snyder
Ann Wadlington
Mark Davis
David Holden
Skip Lusk
Tony Lloyd
Michael S. Glick
Anita Dann
Stephen Loomis
Marc E. Meyer Jr.
Chuck House
Dennis Dalzell
Harry Keramidas
Michael F. Blake
John W. Corso
Bill Whitten
Gerald Solomon
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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