Bustin' Loose
“He's mad. He's bad. And he's Bustin' Loose.”
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Bustin' Loose performed
Budget
$11.0M
Worldwide Gross
$31.3M
Gross Profit
$20.3M
Return
2.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Joe Braxton
Richard Pryor
Joe Braxton
Vivian Perry
Cicely Tyson
Vivian Perry
Julio
Angel Ramirez Jr.
Julio
Harold
Jimmy Hughes
Harold
Ernesto
Edwin DeLeon
Ernesto
Anthony
Edwin Kinter
Anthony
Linda
Tami Luchow
Linda
Annie
Janet Wong
Annie
Martin
Alphonso Alexander
Martin
Samantha
Kia Cooper
Samantha
Donald
Robert Christian
Donald
Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
George Coe
Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
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