Movie
Bustin' Loose
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-05-22
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Richard Pryor Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Pryor as Joe Braxton
- Cicely Tyson as Vivian Perry
- Angel Ramirez Jr. as Julio
- Jimmy Hughes as Harold
- Edwin DeLeon as Ernesto
- Edwin Kinter as Anthony
- Tami Luchow as Linda
- Janet Wong as Annie
- Alphonso Alexander as Martin
- Kia Cooper as Samantha
- Robert Christian as Donald
- George Coe as Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
Crew
- Oz Scott - Director
- Michael Schultz - Director
- Roger L. Simon - Screenplay
- Richard Pryor - Story
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