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  • 2021
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  • 1 h 41 m

Summary Michael (Charlie Tahan) is a recent graduate whose post-college plan is derailed when his girlfriend leaves him for a job in New York City. When the bus service hires a security guard to watch over the night shift, Michael comes face to tattooed face with Pineapple, a 300-pound punk rock Samoan.

Directed By: John Carlucci, Brandon LaGanke

Written By: Chris Molinaro

  • 2021
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2021
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 41 m

Drunk Bus

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Michael (Charlie Tahan) is a recent graduate whose post-college plan is derailed when his girlfriend leaves him for a job in New York City. When the bus service hires a security guard to watch over the night shift, Michael comes face to tattooed face with Pineapple, a 300-pound punk rock Samoan.

Directed By: John Carlucci, Brandon LaGanke

Written By: Chris Molinaro

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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64% Positive
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36% Mixed
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88
May 18, 2021
The laughs in Drunk Bus may come in familiar places, but there’s a genuine effort to flip the script just enough to avoid the standard traps in such farces.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
75
May 18, 2021
Here is the rare kind of often sweet college comedy with good-natured laughs that captures a side of the process rarely seen in frat comedies: the divide between those in the service industry and those that have the luxury to party eight days a week.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
70
May 20, 2021
Akin to a bus that provides temporary shelter from the cold, Drunk Bus is cozy and familiar, but 100 minutes proves to be just enough. I was ready to pull the cord towards the end of this fun, somewhat bumpy ride.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW
67
May 20, 2021
Drunk Bus has some pros and cons. At its best, it evokes the freewheeling style and emotional pangs of Greg Mottola’s 2009 film, Adventureland.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
60
May 25, 2021
Believable performances, along with a deep understanding of place, lend Drunk Bus a cheeriness that is entertaining and heartwarming.
By Phuong Le FULL REVIEW
60
May 18, 2021
Drunk Bus, directed by Brandon Laganke and John Carlucci, is a deja-vu inducing coming-of-age story with enough character and good cheer to make you forgive how unadventurous it is.
By Hunter Lanier FULL REVIEW
50
May 25, 2021
If nothing else, Drunk Bus succeeds in capturing that period of juvenile transition, like many of the Apatow-era late 2000s comedies did.
By Andrew Bundy FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ghost+Cow Films, Hollenbeck Film and Experience
Release Date May 21, 2021
Duration 1 h 41 m
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Website https://filmrise.com/film/drunk-bus
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Awards

San Diego International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Royal Starr Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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