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Summary: Marilyn still shones
Review: As a vehicle for Marilyn BUS STOP is nice, but William Inge's play deserved a better rewrite.
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Summary: Don Murray or Jom Carrey?
Review: The other reviews cover the plot pretty well so I won't say anything about that. I've never seen a movie starring Don Murray and as I watched this one, I kept thinking it was Jim Carrey on the screen because of the outrageous way both of them behave. Did anyone else sense this connection? I think Murray did a pretty nice job because he sure annoyed me!
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Summary: Im craving for some Che-ry
Review: Undoubtly Marilyn Monroe at her best! She's able to let u think of her as Cherry and not Marilyn, but still keep that sexuality. Great script, great directing, great acting and of course, a great movie. This movie is in my top 3 list
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Summary: ERROR! This DVD is 2.55:1 NOT 1.85:1
Review: The print used is a three strip restoration. Even the scratches during the opening and closing titles have been eliminated. If you avoided buying this due to the 1.85 listing, BUY IT. You'll be thrilled with the 2.55:1 CinemaScope transfer.
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Summary: Good Script,Good Acting
Review: Bus Stop was Don Murray"s first film and he matches Arthur Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe all the way. This is the film that made critics take notice that Monroe could act. Don Murray sets out with Arthur from their Montana ranch to go to a rodeo Don has entered. When they arrive Don discovers Marilyn singing in a cheap bar and falls for her. Don keeps after Marilyn to try to get her to marry him,she is determined not to. It,s fun from beginning to end to see how Don makes out with Marilyn.
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Summary: Great film, but there's a lot of picture missing
Review: Anamorphic format sounds good. "1,85" does not. This was a Centfox movie and it was made in CinemaScope, which means at least 2,35 to 1, possible even 2,55 to 1, if it was a magnetic stereo release. I would love to buy the film on DVD, but not with the sides chopped off. Back to the drawing board!
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Summary: Love it love it love it love it love it love it love it!
Review: Well, if you haven't seen this movie you are missing a lot. Not only is the movie great, but it is worth alone to see Marilyn Monroe acting the hell out of her part. She is so good, indeed on of her best ever performances. And that accent! She did quote a job here, and of course, no-one seemed to take notice. You can't help being annoied by Don Murray's character... This movie has also some hilarious scenes, like all the scenes with the great Eileen Heckart(sadly, recently left this world). Especially the one in the saloon ..., or when Eileen Heckart pretends to "just sit on the chair" when the whole club bursts into the changing room. Really, really a fantastic Marilyn not to be missed here, and a great comedy.
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Summary: Another fine adaptation of a New York stage play.....
Review: In the 1950s, when Broadway was in its heyday, William Inge wrote a number of wonderful stage plays including BUS STOP and PICNIC. Several of his plays were developed into screen plays and turned into films. In those days, film-stage adaptations gave those of us who lived in the hinterlands access to the New York theater. The film BUS STOP is more "staged" than PICNIC the film, and much more dependent on dialogue. All the action in BUS STOP takes place in a few settings including a Montana bus stop, but if you appreciate clever dialogue you won't be disappointed. Don Murray plays a young man who was orphaned and raised by a friend of his father who is the foreman of the ranch Don inherited on his father's death. Don has spent his whole life living on his ranch and all he wants to do is smooze with horses and cattle. One day, his mentor-guide-friend-foreman suggests since Don has "come of age" i.e. reached manhood, he needs to broaden his scope, get out in the world and maybe even marry. The two plan a trip to the big city (Helena in the 1950s?). In the "big city" Don's mentor exposes him to many things--shops where he can buy new duds, city food, and city night life which consists of a visit to a local honky-tonk/saloon where the fabulous Cherie (Marilyn Monroe) is playing. Cherie is a woman with a past, a long, long past. She's about the same age as Don, but she is much more worldly. Don, who has seen few if any other women, thinks she is the most beautiful girl in the world and he falls for her in a big way. He decides he wants to marry her and take her home to the ranch. She wants no part of this ignorant young cowboy whom she thinks is drunk or crazy, but the earnest young Don will not take no for an answer. Through a series of misadventures, Cherie, Don and the foreman-friend end up stuck in a Montana bus stop in a blizzard--where most of the "action" takes place. Cherie is still in her costume from the honky-tonk (she left her dressing room under duress) and plenty cold since her outfit leaves little to the imagination. It mostly consists of a bathing-suit like covering which accentuates Marilyn's charms and a long train which Cherie calls a tail. Marilyn spent the whole movie in this outfit and I think it is in a costume museum somewhere. As Don hops back and forth around Cherie, trying to persuade her to come with him to the ranch and be his wife (the foreman-friend who heartily disapproves of Cherie has already told Don he must let her go), Cherie yells "Stop stepping on my tail." BUS STOP is not an action tale, it is a love story, so women will enjoy it more than the men (well maybe). Don Murray was perfect for his part--the naif, and Marilyn was perfect as the jaded young honky-tonk singer. If you like 1950s stage-screen plays, stories with a country-western theme (right out of a Merle Haggard song), and lots of good dialogue, this is a winner. And, anyone who thinks Marilyn was a dumb blonde better guess again.
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Summary: "BUS STOP"
Review: I found "Bus Stop" one of Monroe's finest pictures. The movie should be considered her first true display in a "comedic/dramatic" role portraying "Cherie" the "Chanteuse". This movie is a true classic; it was the first movie that proved to the executives at Twentieth Century Fox that Marilyn Monroe could finally stand alone and form her own Production Company,i.e., "Marilyn Monroe Productions", which "Bus Stop" became its first production. Monroe showed the executives at Twentieth Century Fox, film critics and the whole viewing public of the world that she could finally star and portray in films that her character(s) had profound depth and emotion and not just the "dumb blonde image" that most of the public would reflect upon her acting roles. An important "foot-note" regarding this film, is that it was a "pivotal" change in Monroe's acting studies, in that she was studying under the "Actor's Studio" in New York under the guidance and tutelege of Lee Strasberg and the "Method" Acting System. A case in point, Monroe's memorable rendition of "That Ole' Black Magic", with the slight "off-key" "hill-billie" accent shows that she was immersed in her portrayal of "Cherie" a third class saloon performer. Her co-star Don Murray did a fine performance as "Bo" her innocent, rowdy, cowboy-rodeo contestant and inexperienced, "husband-to-be" persuer. All-in-all, "Bus Stop" should be classed as a must film to have for all Marilyn Monroe afficionadoes, and classic movie collections. It's one of my favorites!
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Summary: This is wonderful!
Review: What a great movie! Don Murray is perfect in the role of Beau and Marilyn Monroe is, well, awesome. If you ever wonder why some people become legends, she shows in this film why she is one. When she is on the screen, you don't look at anyone else! She is touching, beautiful, sexy - she's got it all. The rest of the cast is excellent as well, but you'll remember the 2 leads forever.
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