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Now the question becomes, can I afford this now, or do I have to wait until next Friday?
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Jan 28, 2011 - 8:22 PM
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LRobHubbard
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I've never seen (or even heard of) this movie before, but I really, REALLY like those sound samples, so I'm looking forward to acquiring the CD. Thanks, FSM, for expanding my film score horizons once again.
The film is pretty much a precursor to AIRPLANE!, except that THE BIG BUS parodies the entire Disaster movie fad of the time... not quite as scattershot as AIRPLANE!, but AIRPLANE! pretty much sacrifices any and every thing for a joke. BIG BUS is more focused, but like most comedy, 'your mileage may vary'... I remember seeing this on a double bill with THE STING in the mid-70's and caught most of its showings on CBS prime time.
Written by Fred Freeman & Lawrence Cohen, who wrote a bunch of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, amongst other comedies.
They also wrote S*P*Y*S, however... and directed by James Frawley, actor-turned-director, who topped this by doing THE MUPPET MOVIE a few years later.
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So it looks like I can't afford this till Friday. I will have to resort to the crappy bootleg for the next 2-3 weeks until I get the nice, snazzy, pristine, legal copy.
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Boom.
Ordered.
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Got this in yesterday's mail, a welcome gift after a day of driving and waiting while a relative was in surgery...
Again, another stellar job by the FSM crew... and by Mr. Shire - This score and PELHAM are the works that brought him to my attention.
THE BIG BUS, TAKING OF PELHAM 1-2-3 and COLD TURKEY were 3 'grails' that I thought would never ever see the light of day outside of the movies they were in... that I now have all 3 recordings available, playable at any time... well, the 10 year-old me would've thought that the Future was pretty cool. At certain times, it really is...
Great job, guys!
Now the new guessing game... how long before SHANKS gets discovered and will either FSM or Varese do it?
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Got it this morning, listening to it now. Truly a stunning release.
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Listened to it at least ten times by now. I frigging love it.
I can't tell you how glad I am that the Tommy Joyce material is on there.
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The main title music alone is a wonderful piece of music.
I'm really excited to finally have this score on CD!!!
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