7.4
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park
Reg Varney
Stan Butler
Doris Hare
Stan's Mum
Michael Robbins
Arthur his brother in law
Anna Karen
Olive his sister
Bob Grant
Jack his Conductor
Stephen Lewis
The Inspector
Janet Mahoney
Susy
Pat Ashton
Norah
Kevin Brennan
Mr. Jenkins
Bob Todd
New Inspector
David Lodge
Safari Guard
Tex Fuller
Harry
Caroline Dowdeswell
Sandra
Jan Rennison
Gloria
Damaris Hayman
Mrs. Jenkins
Michael Nightingale
Pilot
Roger Avon
Policeman (Safari Park)
Barry Linehan
Policeman (Mobile)
David Rowlands
Policeman (On Beat)
Dervis Ward
Angry Passenger
Jill Goldston
Clippie (uncredited)
Director
Harry Booth
Writer
Ronald Chesney
Writer
Ronald Wolfe
August 15, 2015
7
You lecherous moron!
The second of three film spin-offs from the very popular British situation comedy, On the Buses, is actually the best of the three. Of course this will mean nothing to any Brit who wasn't a fan of the format, or anyone perturbed by the absence of political correctness in movies from a different era.
Falling in line with the wave of sex comedy based movies that surfaced in 1970s Britain, Mutiny on the Buses pitches our sex hungry bus depot workers against a new management regime determined to actually operate a bus company! Hence the mutiny when all and sundry do all they can to usurp the plans of Inspector Blakey (Stephen Lewis) and Mr. Jenkins (Kevin Brennan). What follows, in between the kissing and fondling - and the not so sly innuendo - are the usual pratfall scenarios played for energetic laughs, with the stand out being a fire drill training stint that descends into frothy chaos.
Somewhat forgotten is that the snapshot of the era carries considerable value for those that lived it. The cramped housing arrangements, the sexual attitudes and the unemployment issues brought about by redundancy, these are here making a mark regardless of being played for laughs. The change over of ramshackle buses to the new type as a new era is ushered in - with the engine at the rear no less! And delightful old wives tales to help you to stop snoring.
Yes, there's the harmless smut (this is hardly the "Confessions Of" or "Adventures Of" standard of sex comedy films), and a gentle smell of misogyny (though the girls are empowered to take control here), but time is a funny thing and so is nostalgia. Mutiny on the Buses, good fun with a wink and a nod to early 70s Britain. 7/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00