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| Director: | Oz Scott, Michael Schultz | 
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| Writer: | Roger L. Simon, Lonne Elder III, Richard Pryor | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 22, 1981 | 
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| Director: | Oz Scott, Michael Schultz | 
| Writer: | Roger L. Simon, Lonne Elder III, Richard Pryor | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | bus, road trip, teacher, school, farm life | 
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Richard Pryor Productions | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $31,300,000
                Budget: $11,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Richard Pryor | Joe Braxton | 
| Cicely Tyson | Vivian Perry | 
| Ángel Ramírez | Julio | 
| Jimmy Hughes | Harold | 
| Edwin DeLeon | Ernesto | 
| Edwin Kinter | Anthony | 
| Tami Luchow | Linda | 
| Janet Wong | Annie | 
| Alphonso Alexander | Martin | 
| Kia Cooper | Samantha | 
| Robert Christian | Donald | 
| George Coe | Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew | 
| Bill Quinn | Judge Antonio Runzuli | 
| Roy Jenson | Klan Leader | 
| Fred Carney | Alfred Schuyler | 
| Peggy McCay | Gladys Schuyler | 
| Luke Andreas | Loader | 
| Earl Billings | Man at Parole Office | 
| Matthew Clark | Dwayne | 
| Nick Dimitri | Frank Munjak | 
| Les Engel | Wino | 
| Michael A. Esler | Cop | 
| Paul Gardner | Anchorman | 
| Ben Gerard | Man | 
| Gary Goetzman | Store Manager | 
| Joe Jacobs | Watchman | 
| Paul Mooney | Marvin | 
| Lee Noblitt | Farmer | 
| Ines Pedroza | Herself | 
| Morgan Roberts | Uncle Humphrey | 
| Vern Taylor | Highway Patrolman #1 | 
| Rick Sawaya | Highway Patrolman #2 | 
| Shila Turna | Girl in Card Game | 
| Gloria Jewel Waggener | Aunt Beedee | 
| Jonelle White | Sales Clerk | 
| Jewell Williams | Miss Thomas | 
| Sunny Woods | Linette Peasley | 
| Craig Richards | Courtroom Bailiff | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| David Holden | Second Unit Director, Editor | 
| Roger L. Simon | Screenplay | 
| Mark Davis | Original Music Composer | 
| Dennis Dalzell | Director of Photography | 
| Harry Keramidas | Editor | 
| Skip Lusk | Editor | 
| Anita Dann | Casting | 
| John W. Corso | Art Direction | 
| Charles R. Davis | Art Direction | 
| John M. Dwyer | Set Decoration | 
| Marc E. Meyer Jr. | Set Decoration | 
| Stephen Loomis | Costume Design | 
| Bill Whitten | Costume Design | 
| Michael F. Blake | Makeup Artist | 
| Chuck House | Makeup Artist | 
| Tony Lloyd | Makeup Artist | 
| Ron Snyder | Makeup Artist | 
| Gerald Solomon | Hairstylist | 
| Ann Wadlington | Hairstylist | 
| Charles Washburn | Unit Production Manager | 
| Maximilian Bing | First Assistant Director | 
| Clifford C. Coleman | First Assistant Director | 
| Hope R. Goodwin | Second Assistant Director | 
| Kalai Strode | First Assistant Director | 
| John Syrjamaki | Second Assistant Director | 
| Clint Robinson | Property Master | 
| Gerald Wade | Property Master | 
| Phil Chong | Stunts | 
| Jadie David | Stunts | 
| Ted Duncan | Stunts | 
| Kym Washington Longino | Stunts | 
| Ron Oliney | Stunts | 
| Ernest Robinson | Stunt Double | 
| George Sawaya | Stunts | 
| Rick Sawaya | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Peter Stader | Stunts | 
| Michael M. Vendrell | Stunts | 
| Richard Washington | Stunts, Stunt Coordinator | 
| William Jay Gahret | Camera Operator | 
| Fred Goodich | Director of Photography | 
| Ronald E. High | Assistant Camera | 
| Bob Jones | Assistant Camera | 
| Lee Krosskove | Key Grip | 
| Carl Manoogian | Key Grip | 
| Marc Margulies | Assistant Camera, Second Unit | 
| Geary McLeod | Assistant Camera | 
| Jeffrey Norvet | Assistant Camera | 
| Tony Rivetti Sr. | Assistant Camera, Second Unit | 
| Tony Rivetti Jr. | Assistant Camera | 
| Earl C. Williman | Gaffer | 
| Robert Woodside | Gaffer | 
| Alice Daniels | Costume Supervisor | 
| Robert Ellsworth | Costume Supervisor | 
| Bette Jane Cohen | Assistant Editor | 
| Michael T. Elias | Assistant Editor | 
| Rick Mitchell | Assistant Editor | 
| James Maull | Location Manager | 
| Susan Royal | Location Manager | 
| Allison Caine | Vocals | 
| Robert Mayer | Music Editor | 
| Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | Script Supervisor | 
| Betty A. Griffin | Script Supervisor | 
| Tom Garris | Transportation Captain | 
| Eugene Schwartz | Transportation Captain | 
| Pat Faye | Production Assistant | 
| Max Manlove | Production Secretary | 
| Phill Norman | Title Designer | 
| Richard Pryor Jr. | Production Assistant | 
| Julie Reid | Production Secretary | 
| Kimberly Sizemore | Production Assistant | 
| Oz Scott | Director | 
| Lonne Elder III | Adaptation | 
| Richard Pryor | Story | 
| Robert Latham Brown | Unit Production Manager | 
| Erik Cord | Stunts | 
| Sharon Schaffer | Stunts | 
| John Toll | Camera Operator, Second Unit | 
| Mark Davis | Conductor | 
| Roberta Flack | Songs | 
| Lauren Jones | Dialogue Coach | 
| Michael Schultz | Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Michael S. Glick | Producer | 
| Mabel Collins | Associate Producer | 
| William Greaves | Executive Producer | 
| Richard Pryor | Producer | 
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