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Cowboys Beauregard Decker (Don Murray) and Virgil Blessing (Arthur O'Connell) attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie (Marilyn Monroe). He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.

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Sumner Rand

Orlando Sentinel

A hilarious farce.

Oct 8, 2021

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: A+

Feb 18, 2012

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Monroe has the courage to make Cherie a far less talented performer than Monroe was herself.

Rated: 5/5

Jun 30, 2004

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Boorish comedy mingling incompetently with underfed character drama.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 13, 2014

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

I suspect that some viewers will either like the film because of Monroe's performance, or hate it because of Murray's.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 25, 2013

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Dennis Schwartz

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The Broadway based movie reduces romance to a physical attraction and of never saying I'm sorry for being a male predator.

Rated: B-

Aug 6, 2012

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Rare T That was a weird movie, but it's good at what it is. One can't give it a bad review simply because the plot was unpleasant (if it were to happen in real life, and it does). Consider it a thriller romcom; it has a great plot for that weird collab, in addition to the great performances, cinematography, and humor. Bus Stop is meant to be taken lightly, and with that attitude in mind while watching it, it will turn out to be just fine as an enjoyable watch. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Alec B It should actually be listed as "inspired by Inge's play", not "based on" since it throws just about everything from the source material out the window. Monroe is uncharacteristically unglamorous for almost the whole movie, which is the only interesting thing about it. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review David F While it's much different from the claustrophobic play that took place exclusively in its eponymous locale, this film does feature some of Marilyn Monroe's best acting. She plays a lounge performer who attracts the attention of a boorish simpleton rancher form Montana, in town for a rodeo. The pairing leads to broad comedy and frankly a lot of very dated "courting" but Monroe truly shines as a sort of lower-class Southern Belle. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/01/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 36 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/23 Full Review Mark A One of Marilyn Monroe's best performances. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/22 Full Review michael c Not so funny and actually pretty sad considering the story line and poor acting from the main characters. Irritating noise from both actors and the one and only truly good, believeable moment was the fist fight out in the snow. The rest should be canned & shelved! The close ups of Marilyn looked tired and her drinking problems were apparent in her face. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Joshua Logan Director Marilyn Monroe Cherie Don Murray Beauregard "Bo" Decker Arthur O'Connell Virgil Blessing Betty Field Grace Eileen Heckart Vera

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Synopsis Cowboys Beauregard Decker (Don Murray) and Virgil Blessing (Arthur O'Connell) attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie (Marilyn Monroe). He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.

Director: Joshua Logan
Producer: Buddy Adler
Screenwriter: George Axelrod
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 1956, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2013
Runtime: 1h 36m