Buster

Phil Collins Director: David Green David Green

Overview

On August 8, 1963, the Royal Mail train, on its nighttime run from London to Glasgow, was robbed by 15 men who got away with 2.6 million pounds (today the equivalent of $35 million). Buster tells the story of one of the junior robbers, Buster Edwards (played by pop singer Phil Collins), in a crime that came to be known as the Great Train Robbery. The film details the planning of the famous heist, but its main concern is Buster's relationship with his family and his devotion to his wife June (Julie Walters). The Edwards are like a British Kramden family, trying to make ends meet from day-to-day in their rental apartment, but instead of a bus driver, Buster is a two-bit thief who has the fine luck of hardly ever getting caught. After the Royal mail train robbery, the heat intensifies, since the Conservative Government, already smarting from the Profumo scandal, latches onto the train robbery as a means to deflect attention from the scandal by bringing the train robbers quickly to justice. Buster and June go into hiding and have a series of close calls before finally escaping to Mexico. Finally in paradise, the Edwards find their money quickly being eaten up and discover that they cannot adapt to the Mexico milieu. June, for her part, is homesick, and Buster, always ready to keep her happy, makes the grand gesture -- to return to England and turn himself in to the police.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2003
UPC:	0883904130239
Original Release:	1988
Source:	Mgm (Video & Dvd)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Phil Collins	Buster Edwards
Julie Walters	June Edwards
Larry Lamb	Bruce Reynolds
Stephanie Lawrence	Franny Reynolds
Ellen Beaven	Nicky Edwards
Michael Attwell	Harry
Ralph Brown	Ronny Biggs
Christopher Ellison	George
Sheila Hancock	Mrs. Rothery
Martin Jarvis	Inspector Jack Mitchell
Clive Wood	Sgt. Chalmers
Anthony Quayle	Sir James McDowell
Jean Ainslie	Post Office Lady
Sergio Calderon	Fruit Seller
Álvaro Carcaño	Boat Captain
Carole Collins	Linda
Alan Cowan	Fireman
James Donnelly	Rent Man
Frank Ellis	Actor
Jessica Green	Mandy
Stewart Harwood	Chip Shop Owner
Martin Lasalle	Mexican Waiter
Graham Lines	Vicar
Pauline Little	Sally
Ian Lowe	Actor
Francisco Morales	Mexican Doctor
John Patrick	Seaman
Evangelina Sosa	Maria
Vitelbo Vazquez	Hospital Receptionist
Roger McKern	Actor
Rodolfo de Alexandra	Market Stallholder
Michael Byrne	Poyser
Harold Innocent	Justice Parry
Rupert Vansittart	Fairclough
John Benfield	Jimmy
John Barrard	Walter
Amy Shindler	Susan
David Shindler	David
Tony Collins	Taxi Driver
Timothy Davies	Gang Member
Vincenzo Nicoli	Actor

Technical Credits

Colin Shindler

David Shindler

David Green	Director
Harry Armstrong	Songwriter
Burt Bacharach	Songwriter
Gilbert Bécaud	Songwriter
Sonny Bono	Songwriter
Gregory Carroll	Songwriter
Clinton Cavers	Art Director
Phil Collins	Songwriter
John Daly	Producer
Hal David	Songwriter
Delanoe & Curtis	Songwriter
Lamont Dozier	Songwriter
Anne Dudley	Score Composer
John Edwards	Songwriter
John Edwards	Songwriter
Mort Garson	Songwriter
Derek Gibson	Producer
Frank Giustra	Executive Producer
Evangeline Harrison	Costumes/Costume Designer
Norma Heyman	Producer
Norma Hill-Patton	Makeup
Robert Hilliard	Songwriter
Simon Holland	Production Designer
Tony Imi	Cinematographer
Maurice Jarre	Songwriter
Ferrie Lordan	Songwriter
Mark McBridge	Stunts
Debbie McWilliams	Casting
Redmond Morris	Associate Producer
Mitch Murray	Songwriter
Doris Payne	Songwriter
Carole Bayer Sager	Songwriter
Crispian Sallis	Set Decoration/Design
F.A. Shepherd	Songwriter
Colin Shindler	Screenwriter
David Shindler	Screenwriter
Domus Shuman	Songwriter
Peter Strauss	Executive Producer
Peter E. Strauss	Producer
Tip Tipping	Stunts
Lesley Walker	Editor
Ken Weston	Sound/Sound Designer
T. Wine	Songwriter