{"id":3412,"date":"2007-07-02T09:07:17","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T16:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2024-05-14T21:44:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:44:33","slug":"wayward-bus-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3412","title":{"rendered":"Wayward Bus, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Nothing ever happens in a 50-mile bus ride to be jealous of.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Poster.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA bus driver (Rick Jason) married to a neurotic alcoholic (Joan Collins) takes a group of passengers &#8212; including a buxomy blonde (Jayne Mansfield) and a salesman (Dan Dailey) &#8212; on a dangerous ride.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Dailey Films<\/li>\n<li>Ensemble Film<\/li>\n<li>Jayne Mansfield Films<\/li>\n<li>Joan Collins Films<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis adaptation of John Steinbeck&#8217;s novel suffers from a cliched script, and characters we never care about or believe in. Handsome Rick Jason glowers his way through each of his scenes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"542\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James.png 1290w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-James-604x254.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>while Jayne Mansfield is wasted in a stereotypical role as an &#8220;adult performer&#8221; who wants nothing more than to get married and have a refrigerator and electric stove of her own (even if it means settling for a toothy-grinned nebbish like Dailey). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1296\" height=\"534\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield.png 1296w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield-1024x422.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Duryea-Mansfield-604x249.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s main strengths are its exciting action sequences, most notably when &#8220;Sweetheart&#8221; (the eponymous bus) attempts to cross a rickety bridge in pouring rain. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The exciting bridge sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1296\" height=\"552\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1.png 1296w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Wayward-Bus-Bridge-1-604x257.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Although Peary lists this as a Sleeper in the back of his book, it&#8217;s not worth seeking out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0051182\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/06\/06\/archives\/screen-wayward-bus-steinbecks-novel-as-movie-is-at-victoria.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-wayward-bus\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Nothing ever happens in a 50-mile bus ride to be jealous of.&#8221; Synopsis: A bus driver (Rick Jason) married to a neurotic alcoholic (Joan Collins) takes a group of passengers &#8212; including a buxomy blonde (Jayne Mansfield) and a salesman (Dan Dailey) &#8212; on a dangerous ride. Genres: Dan Dailey Films Ensemble Film Jayne Mansfield Films Joan Collins Films Road Trip Review: This adaptation of John Steinbeck&#8217;s novel suffers from a cliched script, and characters we never care about or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3412\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3412"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96694,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412\/revisions\/96694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}