Bustin' Loose(1981) May 2026

: Story by Richard Pryor; screenplay by Roger L. Simon and Lonne Elder III

The story follows Joe Braxton (played by Richard Pryor), a foul-mouthed ex-con and failed parolee who is given one final chance at redemption by his parole officer. His task is to drive a beat-up school bus filled with eight special-needs orphans from Philadelphia all the way to a new farm home in Washington State. Bustin' Loose(1981)

: One of the most famous comedic sequences features Pryor walking into a Ku Klux Klan rally to ask for help pushing their stuck bus out of the mud. : Story by Richard Pryor; screenplay by Roger L

Watch a classic, emotionally resonant scene between Richard Pryor and one of the young passengers on the bus: : One of the most famous comedic sequences

: The film was originally shot under the working title Family Dream . Production was famously delayed due to Pryor's life-threatening 1980 freebasing accident. He completed his scenes after recovering, filming on closed sets for his protection.