The Wayward Bus
Three strangers - a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman - embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.
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"Starting from a backwater bus stop, a load of assorted passengers and their hunky driver have to negotiate terrible road conditions, while dealing with personal problems along the way. Catch that bus. No wonder it's "wayward". Looks like it was bought at a junk yard sale, but, hey, it proves to be a real trouper. Chicoy (Jason) is the driver and he's got to get his assorted passengers to their destination, come heck or high water, both of which make a scary appearance. Meanwhile, the passengers have to pair up or straighten out, meaning the bus journey is not just literal ..."
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This movie was made as a Jayne Mansfield vehicle in hopes of replicating the box office success of the previous year's similar film Bus Stop (1956), which had starred Mansfield's main rival as a platinum blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe.
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Three strangers - a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman - embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.