Buster (film)
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| Directed by | David Green |
| Produced by | Norma Heyman |
| Written by | Colin Shindler |
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| Music by | Anne Dudley |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi |
| Edited by | Lesley Walker |
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The Movie Group
Vestron Pictures |
| Distributed by | Hemdale Film Corporation |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $540,000 (US) |
Buster is a 1988 British romantic comedy-drama crime film based on characters and events from the Great Train Robbery. It stars musician Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb and Sheila Hancock. The soundtrack featured two Phil Collins singles which topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Buster Edwards is a petty criminal from the East End of 1960s London. His long-suffering wife June (Julie Walters) thinks of him as a lovable rogue.
The film opens with Buster (Phil Collins) walking along his local high street. He breaks into a shop to steal a suit, into which he then change to attend a funeral.
Buster brings Harry (Michael Attwell), who has been used on other 'jobs' and has recently served 18 months in prison for his part in previous robberies, to discuss the next 'job' with the ring-leader Bruce Reynolds (Larry Lamb). Harry wants 'in' and becomes part of the firm who are planning to rob a Royal Mail train allegedly carrying up to £1000,000 in cash.
After a complex and successful heist, the gang return to their farmhouse hideout to stay out of sight and split the spoils. They find they have stolen over £3,000,000 − much more than they have anticipated, or is reported by the media. Members of the gang are shown drinking from beer bottles and glasses without wearing gloves, leaving fingerprints which would be evidence of their involvement in the robbery.
While lying-low at the farmhouse they hear on the radio that the police are searching farmhouses and outhouses within a 30-mile (48 km) radius of the robbery site. The gang become nervous and some members want to immediately return to London for fear of discovery; others think they should keep to the original plan and stay put.
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