Marilyn Monroe Do It Again Release
| Autobus Finish | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Tom Chantrell | |
| Directed by | Joshua Logan |
| Screenplay by | George Axelrod William Inge (play) |
| Produced past | Buddy Adler |
| Starring | Marilyn Monroe Don Murray Arthur O'Connell Betty Field Eileen Heckart |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Edited by | William Reynolds |
| Music by | Ken Darby Cyril J. Mockridge Alfred Newman Lionel Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release engagement |
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| Running fourth dimension | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English language |
| Budget | $2.2 one thousand thousand[1] |
| Box role | $seven.27 million[2] |
Bus End is a 1956 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, and Hope Lange.
Unlike well-nigh of Monroe's films, Jitney Stop is neither a full-fledged one-act nor a musical, but rather a dramatic piece; it was the showtime picture show she appeared in after studying at the Actors Studio in New York. Monroe does withal sing ane song: "That Erstwhile Black Magic" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer.
Bus Stop was based on the 1955 play of the same title (which in plough was expanded from an earlier, one act play People in the Current of air) by William Inge.[iii] The inspiration for the play came from people Inge met in Tonganoxie, Kansas.[4]
In the 1961–62 season, ABC adjusted the play and film into a television receiver series of the same proper noun starring Marilyn Maxwell as the owner of the bus station and diner. In the episode "Cherie", which most closely follows the plot of the motion picture, Tuesday Weld performed the function of Marilyn Monroe and Gary Lockwood appeared as the Don Murray graphic symbol.
Plot [edit]
A naive, unintelligent, socially inept, loud-oral cavity cowboy, Beauregard Decker, and his friend and male parent-figure Virgil Blessing have the bus from Timber Colina, Montana to Phoenix, Arizona, to participate in a rodeo. Virgil has encouraged the 21-year-quondam virgin, Swain, to take an interest in "girls". Initially reluctant and frightened of the idea, Beau declares that he hopes to detect an "angel" and volition know her when he sees her. Making trouble everywhere they go, he continues his unsophisticated beliefs in Grace's Diner. In Phoenix, at the Bluish Dragon Cafe, he imagines himself in love with the café'due south singer, Chérie, an aggressive performer from the Ozarks with aspirations of becoming a Hollywood star. Her rendition of "That One-time Black Magic" entrances him and he forces her outside, despite the establishment's rules confronting it, kisses her and thinks that means they are engaged. Chérie is physically attracted to him merely resists his plans to take her back to Montana. She has no intention of marrying him and tells him so, but he is too stubborn to heed.
The next day, Beau gets a marriage license, and then takes an exhausted Chérie to the rodeo parade and the rodeo, where he rides the bucking bronco and then competes in the dogie roping and the balderdash riding. Beau intends to ally Chérie at the rodeo, but she runs away. He tracks her down at the Cafe, where she jumps out a rear window and flees. Beau catches her, and forces her on the bus back to Montana. On the way, they end at Grace's Diner, the same place the jitney stopped on the way to Phoenix. Chérie tries to make another getaway while Boyfriend is comatose on the coach, but the road alee is blocked past snow and the bus won't be leaving at all. They are all stranded there. The motorbus driver Carl, the waitress Elma, and the café possessor Grace past now all have learned that Beau is kidnapping and bullying the girl. Virgil and the bus driver fight him until he promises to apologize to Chérie and go out her alone. He, however, is unable to exercise so because he is humiliated most having been browbeaten.
The adjacent morn, the storm has cleared and everybody is free to go. Beau finally apologizes to Chérie for his calumniating behavior and begs her forgiveness. He wishes her well and prepares to depart without her. Chérie approaches him and confesses that she's had many boyfriends and is not the kind of adult female he thinks she is. Boyfriend confesses his lack of experience to her. Beau asks to buss her goodbye and they share their first real buss. All Chérie wanted from a human was respect, which she had previously told the waitress when they sat together on the bus. This new Boyfriend attracts Chérie. He accepts her past and this gesture touches her heart. She tells him that she will go anywhere with him. Virgil decides to stay backside. When Fellow tries to coerce him to go with them, Chérie reminds him that he can't force Virgil to exercise what he wants. Having finally plain learned his lesson, Beau offers Chérie his jacket and gallantly helps her onto the autobus.
Cast [edit]
- Marilyn Monroe as Chérie
- Don Murray equally Beauregard Decker
- Arthur O'Connell as Virgil Blessing
- Betty Field as Grace
- Eileen Heckart every bit Vera
- Robert Bray as Carl
- Hope Lange as Elma Duckworth
- Hans Conried as Life Magazine Photographer
- Casey Adams as Life Mag Reporter
Production [edit]
Bus Stop was the first film that Monroe chose to make under a new contract. For the role, she learned an Ozark accent, chose costumes and make-up that lacked the glamour of her earlier films, and provided deliberately mediocre singing and dancing.[5] Joshua Logan, known for his piece of work on Broadway, agreed to directly, despite initially doubting Monroe's acting abilities and knowing of her reputation for beingness difficult.[6] The filming took identify in Idaho and Arizona[vii] in early 1956, with Monroe "technically in charge" every bit the caput of MMP (Marilyn Monroe Productions, her moving picture production company), occasionally making decisions on cinematography and with Logan adapting to her chronic tardiness and perfectionism.[viii]
The experience inverse Logan'south opinion of Monroe, and he afterward compared her to Charlie Chaplin in her ability to blend comedy and tragedy.
Critical reception [edit]
Bus Terminate became a box office success, earning more than $vii 1000000 in rentals (acquirement paid to the distributor), and received mainly favorable reviews,[x] with Monroe's functioning beingness highly praised. The Sabbatum Review of Literature wrote that Monroe'southward performance "effectively dispels in one case and for all the notion that she is simply a glamour personality".[11] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times praised the lead performances, besides every bit O'Connell, Eckart, Field and Bray.[12]
Review assemblage website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 79% based on 14 reviews and an boilerplate score of 7.iii/10.[13]
Accolades [edit]
| Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | British University Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Flick Roles | Don Murray | Nominated |
| February 3, 1957 | Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motility Pictures | Joshua Logan | Nominated |
| February 28, 1957 | Golden Globe Awards | All-time Move Picture – Musical or Comedy | Bus Stop | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Motion picture – Comedy or Musical | Marilyn Monroe | Nominated | ||
| March 27, 1957 | University Awards | All-time Supporting Player | Don Murray | Nominated |
See also [edit]
- List of American films of 1956
References [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Play a trick on: A Corporate and Fiscal History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p. 250
- ^ 'The Height Box-Part Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, Jan 2, 1957
- ^ "William Inge Collection – William Inge Center for the Arts".
- ^ world wide web.broadway.television article, "William Inge'south Broadway Demons" Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spoto 2001, pp. 352–357.
- ^ Spoto 2001, pp. 352–354.
- ^ IMDb.com – Coach Terminate – filming locations accessed 2008-04-28
- ^ Spoto 2001, pp. 354–358, for location and time; Banner 2012, p. 297, 310.
- ^ Spoto 2001, pp. 358–359; Churchwell 2004, p. 69 sfnm error: no target: CITEREFChurchwell2004 (help).
- ^ Spoto 2001, p. 358.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (1 September 1956). "The Screen: Marilyn Monroe Arrives; Glitters as Floozie in 'Bus Stop' at Roxy Stork Over Britain Tasteless Melodrama". Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Autobus Finish (1956)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2021-01-01 .
Sources [edit]
- Spoto, Donald (2001). Marilyn Monroe: The Biography . Cooper Square Press. ISBN978-0-8154-1183-3.
External links [edit]
- Bus Cease at IMDb
- Bus Stop at AllMovie
- Bus End at the TCM Moving-picture show Database
- Bus Stop at the American Film Constitute Catalog
- Clarification of the Seeburg Model 146 Jukebox in the Motorbus Finish
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_Stop_(1956_film)
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