Director lewis milestone, with whom brando frequently clashed, called the movie the mutiny of marlon brando. On the buses was the first of three films based on the hugely popular television series of the same name. Mutiny on the buses is a 1972 british comedy film directed by harry booth and starring reg varney and doris hare. On the buses on the buses holiday on the buses love thy neighbour up the creek man about the house george and mildred further up the creek nearest and dearest rising damp i only arsked. Things must have been bad at hammer for the oncefamous horror studio to resort to bigscreen tv spinoffs such as this woefully unfunny comedy based on the popular itv series. On the buses was in fact so successful for hammer that it spawned two sequels. Safariscene from mutiny on the buses mutiny on the buses is a 1972 british comedy film directed by harry booth and starring reg varney and doris hare. Mutiny on the bounty proved to be an outofcontrol production, and its failure at the box office nearly bankrupted metrogoldwynmayer.
Anna karen in mutiny on the buses 1972 doris hare in mutiny on the buses. The three spinoff films were produced by hammer film productions. Please dont send in the heavys to break my legs didnt use loads. The film is the second spinoff film from the tv sitcom on the buses and succeeded on the buses 1971. The rest of his family frown at the suggestion as they depend on his earnings, so he decides to teach his brotherinlaw how to follow in his footsteps and drive a. The opening credits of the 1972 film mutiny on the buses starring reg varney, doris hare, michael robbins, anna karen, bob grant and. Inspecteur blakey komt op het idee om vrouwelijke buschauffeurs in te zetten. The bike couldnt have turned 180 degrees with no handle bars to steer it. Who dares wins steps into captain blighs shoes, joined by a carpenter, a. This was then followed by mutiny on the buses, in 1972, and the final film, holiday on the buses, in 1973. Reg varney, doris hare, michael robbins, anna karen, stephen lewis, bob grant locations. Filming locations 3 filming dates 1 filming locations. After looking around, take a walk up to the tahara lookout for a stunning panoramic view of the neighbouring island of moorea and the bay of matavai, where many of the 1962 movie scenes were filmed. In 1990 there were plans to revive the series as back on the buses, and the original cast appeared on wogan to promote the new series.
Indeed, hammers big hit of 1971 wasnt twins of evil or countess dracula or creatures the world forgot, but rather a modest little film called on the buses, based on the popular sitcom. Mutiny on the bounty film by milestone 1962 britannica. The first film, on the buses, was shot between 8th march and 7th april 1971 for a mere. When stan is towing arthurs motorbike and sidecar behind the bus the tow rope was attached to the handle bars, when the handle bars come off, the bike naturally breaks away from the bus and rolls off on its own, but it is going back the way it was when it was being towed. Based on a popular british television series from the late sixties, on the buses centers on the chaos caused in a bus depot when the boss hires a passel of female bus drivers. Craig reckons some of the areas where it was filmed could do more, too. Mutiny on the buses is one of best movie released on 9 june 1972 starring reg varney, doris hare, michael robbins, anna karen, bob grant. On the buses mutiny on the buses holiday on the buses. The films are set within a slightly different canon from the tv series. If youre a fan of the series then you will adore this film, as an avid fan myself i find. Kevin bailey exclaims not prestatyn this is the same house, near the studios, seen in on the buses and.
Mutiny on the buses saw stan get a girlfriend who was determined that he should get a job on a brand new line the bus company were operating, to the nearby zoo. The film is the second spinoff film from the tv sitcom on the buses and succeeded. The film on the buses was last shown on uk television on itv 3 during easter on st. Mutiny on the buses 1972 and holiday on the buses 1973 all written. Our fishermans wharf area has been used for scenes in several movies including i cover the waterfront, play misty for me, the candidate and p. All manner of things go wrong and the only customers on the bus end up being escaped zoo animals. Chirpy bus driver stan butler lands himself in trouble as he struggles to raise enough money to marry his girlfriend, and on top of training his unemployed. The film is the first spinoff 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 busesmutiny on the buses holiday on the buses. Scenic movie tour of monterey monterey movie tours. It was followed by a third film holiday on the buses 1973. Then arthur is sacked, and stan agrees to delay the wedding. Mutiny on the buses 1972 movies, tv, celebs, and more. With reg varney, stephen lewis, doris hare, michael robbins. Mutiny on the buses 1972 hapless bus driver stan butler is finally getting married but his parents and siblings arent happy about it. This spectacularly fun land tour begins in downtown monterey where one of our most historic sites, colton hall, has stood in as a girls boarding school in the movie a summer place and a court house in the movie the big bounce. On the buses became britains top box office film of 1971 the films were set in a different canon to the series in the films, arthur and olive manage to have a child despite their apparently sexless marriage. Mutiny on the bounty film locations in french polynesia. On the buses became britains top box office film of 1971. Borehamwood, hertfordshire, england, uk 2 of 2 found this interesting interesting.
This was then followed by mutiny on the buses, in 1972, and. All aboard for a trip down memory lane with new book. Stan and jack seek work at a bus driving holiday camp after being fired from the bus company for crashing two buses, only to find inspector blake works there also. This movie directed by harry booth whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. Bus driver stan butler agrees to marry suzy, much to the anguish of mum, her. The second spinoff from the popular comedy series finds stan wanting to get married. Lions on the buses mutiny on the buses british comedy. On the buses television series and film appreciation thread. The exterior shots for on the buses were filmed at a bus depot in wood green, london. If you ever wondered what buses were seen in on the buses then thanks to it is a well known fact that on the buses was filmed at london wood green. Mum waves stan, olive and arthur off in malden road with part of elstree studios visible between the houses. On the buses is a 1971 british comedy film directed by harry booth and starring reg varney and doris hare.
A lion manages to get onto a bus whilst at a safari park. With reg varney, doris hare, michael robbins, anna karen. On the buses classic british tv comedy show pumpkin fm. Thats your funeral this label refers to the following compilation album. This corner on malden road, along with clarendon road to the right, also appear in mutiny on the buses and home and away. Bus driver stan butler agrees to marry suzy, much to the anguish of mum, her soninlaw, arthur, and daughter olive. Director edward dmytryk returned from a few unhappy years on the blacklist in the early 1950s, to direct a handful of programmers before being restored to a pictures. Stans sister, olive rudge anna karen appears with more luggage as her husband arthur michael robbins struggles to load his motorcycle combination. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without stans money coming in. Anyone else notice last night we had to suffer mutiny on the buses on bbc1, today itv are showing on the buses the first film. The films were set in a different canon to the series in the films, arthur and olive manage to have a child despite their apparently sexless marriage and arthurs. The buses in the films are mostly red ones, with one green one not including the windsor safari park tour bus in mutiny on the buses. Mutiny on the buses 1972 stan reg varney announces that he is going to get married to his engaged sweetheart susy janet mahoney in this comedy based on.
Mutiny on the buses 1972 british quad film poster, comedy starring reg varney, art by arnaldo putzu, hammer film production, folded 30 x 40 inches. The film was produced by ronald chesney and ronald wolfe for hammer films. Great classic comedy from the 70s, these were the films, spin of from the show three great films on two dvds, and. This sitcom and its spin off films were in the traditional of most itv sitcoms, ie not funny, and have dated even more since they were made in the early 70s. Our fighting talk feature on whats said and done inside and outside of the ropes, this week featuring a double jab from carl frampton and a trainer unfamiliar with losing. A genuine green bristol lodekka bus registration number aev 811f was used in the studio. Mutiny on the buses opening music from the film youtube. They are on the buses 1971, mutiny on the buses 1972, and holiday on the buses 1973, set in a holiday camp. Mutiny on the buses 1972 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. On the buses was primarily a vehicle no pun intended for reg varney. Stan wants to get married, but his family are not impressed by the idea. When his brotherinlaw arthur loses his job, stan comes up with a scheme to get the family finances back on track and speed up his own wedding plans. The film mutiny on the buses followed in 1972 with holiday on the buses appearing in cinemas in 1973.
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