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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 05/01/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: GT Media Total Copies: 1 Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Road Movie See Also: Bustin' Loose [Widescreen]

It's The African Queen meets Richard Pryor in this schmaltzy and salty attempt by Pryor to appeal to the family crowd. Pryor plays Joe Braxton, an inept burglar whose parole officer Donald (Robert Christian) wants to help out. Knowing that Joe is an excellent mechanic, he refers him to Vivian Perry (Cicely Tyson), the director of a school for emotionally disturbed children. The school is about to close for lack of funds, and Vivian wants to flee Philadelphia with eight of her charges and get to a farm in Washington State where the children can grow up in the fresh air and away from the urban environment. Joe is enlisted to drive the bus, which continually breaks down en route, permitting Joe plenty of time to interact with the kids -- taking them fishing, teaching them strip poker, and convincing a Vietnamese girl not to sell her body. The prim and proper Vivian holds up her nose at the vulgar and sloppy Joe, so it is inevitable that at journey's end the two will find true romance. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Richard Pryor - Joe Braxton
Cicely Tyson - Vivian Perry
Alphonso Alexander - Martin
Kia Cooper - Samantha
Edwin de Leon - Ernesto

Oz Scott directs Richard Pryor in the comedy Bustin' Loose, which comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. Spanish and French subtitles are available. Though the film lacks any extra features as well as a widescreen transfer, the inexpensive list price may make this disc worth a look for any Pryor fan. This is not a good disc, but the price might make it acceptable. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide