Buster (1988)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

David Green

Writer:

Colin Shindler (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 November 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Biography | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Charming, lovable... and wanted for the crime of the century!

Plot:

This movie is based on the story of Buster Edwards, one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963.

Plot Keywords:

Assault | Dreams | Acapulco Mexico | 1960s | Arrest

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins

Cast

Phil Collins	...	Buster Edwards
Julie Walters	...	June Edwards
Larry Lamb	...	Bruce Reynolds
Stephanie Lawrence	...	Franny Reynolds
Ellie Beaven	...	Nicky Edwards
Michael Attwell	...	Harry
Ralph Brown	...	Ronny Biggs
Christopher Ellison	...	George
Sheila Hancock	...	Mrs. Rothery
Martin Jarvis	...	Inspector Jack Mitchell
Clive Wood	...	Sergeant Chalmers
Anthony Quayle	...	Sir James McDowell
Michael Byrne	...	Poyser
Harold Innocent	...	Justice Parry
Rupert Vansittart	...	Fairclough

Also Known As:

Two Hearts (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Abady House, Page Street, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company:

Movie Group, The

Trivia:

Despite this movie taking place in England during the early to mid-1960s, the film features absolutely no music by The Beatles. This was not through lack of trying. Phil Collins reported in an interview in 1988 the filmmakers received permission from all three surviving Beatles, as well as Yoko Ono, to use songs by the Beatles. However, lawyers got involved and, as a result, no Beatles music is heard in the film.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Buster Edwards: [addressing the audience. He is now a florist near Tower Bridge, several years after his release in 1980] You know, I've still got that dream...
June Edwards: [overhearing him, with a cup of hot chocolate] Buster, don't start that again!
Buster Edwards: No, dear
Buster Edwards: Well, I know it's still there.
[Buster and June walk off chatting about seeing their daughter Nikki who is now adult, and Buster looks at the camera, and his face is framed onto an envelope, when the credits start]

Movie Connections:

References "Rawhide" (1959)

Soundtrack:

I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

Buster

Singer Collins stars in this simple film about a thief who successfully pulls off the biggest train robbery in history, who then decides to start a new life in Acapulco with his wife June (Walters). Well matched stars in lovely paced yarn with Oscar nominated tunes from Collins ("Two Hearts").