On The Buses

Quote: Peter Gash @ May 1 2009, 11:13 AM BST

Mutiny On The Buses was made in 1972.

The Sting was made in 1973.

The same era.

I know which one is wittier and more intelligent in every aspect of its construction without using swearing and/or nudity.

(It's not Mutiny On The Buses.)

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I guess you must have been watching the expurgated edition of The Sting. Less than six minutes into the movie Bob Redford says "shit" and shortly after that his stripper girlfriend is onstage.

Nevertheless, it's important to note that A Clockwork Orange was made in 1971.
The Blues Brothers was made in 1980. Yet neither of them have ewoks or a cameo by Groucho Marx. I know which one has Sid Vicious singing My Way and without choreography by Oscar Wilde. (It's not Soccer Dog 2 - European Cup). etc.

Quote: Aaron @ May 1 2009, 2:11 PM BST

I can't claim to have heard of The Sting, but it doesn't sound like it has even a remotely similar target audience - thus hardly a fair comparison.

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The Sting was an instant classic. A great film. Cannot recommend it too highly.

Quote: Peter Gash @ May 1 2009, 2:30 PM BST

The Sting is one of the most famous movies ever made.

Mutiny On The Buses was made specifically and deliberately as a movie for a cinema release.

Both are therefore movies. Both are comedies. Both were released in the early 70s seeking cinema-going audiences.

I think they both wanted exactly the same target audience.

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Comparing the information on each of them on IMDb, your analysis is laughable at best.

Quote: Maurice Minor @ May 1 2009, 2:46 PM BST

Well that's a wider malaise within the British industry - why did they continue to aim for OTB type output? Again, I'd say the Carry Ons were to blame. They showed you could make a film for £250k and get the No.1 spot at the box office for a week or two.

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I'd say it's because they knew they were onto a sure-fire hit, tapping the audience of an already hugely successful TV series!

Quote: Kenneth @ May 1 2009, 4:27 PM BST

The Sting was an instant classic. A great film. Cannot recommend it too highly.

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If it's ever on TV, I may remember to watch it.
 

Comparing The Sting and Mutiny On The Buses - I'm wondering whether Peter is actually a Government minister?

Quote: Aaron @ May 1 2009, 8:15 PM BST

I'd say it's because they knew they were onto a sure-fire hit, tapping the audience of an already hugely successful TV series!

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Call me a naive romantic, but I'm sure they *really* felt they had an important story to tell the world, and that a tale involving the frustrations encountered in the everyday lives of two working class bus company... oh, maybe not.
 

Anybody read this novel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Unearthly_Delights