Chattanooga Choo Choo (film)
Chattanooga Choo Choo | |
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Directed by | Bruce Bilson |
Produced by |
George Edwards Jill Griffith Phil Borack (Executive Producer) |
Written by |
Robert Mundy Stephen Phillip Smith |
Starring |
Barbara Eden George Kennedy Melissa Sue Anderson Joe Namath |
Music by | Nelson Riddle |
Cinematography | Gary Graver |
Edited by | Bud S. Isaacs |
Distributed by | April Fools Productions |
Release dates | May 25, 1984 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4.5 million[1] |
Chattanooga Choo Choo is a 1984 comedy film starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson and Joe Namath, directed by Bruce Bilson which was released on May 25, 1984. The film is inspired by the popular 1941 song "Chattanooga Choo Choo" originally recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra and featured in the 20th Century Fox film Sun Valley Serenade.
The film's promotional tagline is: The song that kept American chuggin' along is this summer's funniest movie!
Plot
The film follows the story of football team owner Bert (George Kennedy) who will inherit one million dollars from a railroad tycoon if he can successfully drive a steam train from New York City to its namesake of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 24 hours. He invites his girlfriend Maggie (Barbara Eden) and his team on the train, who invite their own guests and pick up new ones along the trip. The comedy is derived from numerous delays along the way.
Cast
- Barbara Eden as Maggie Jones
- George Kennedy as Bert
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Jennie
- Joe Namath as Newt Newton
- Bridget Hanley as Estelle
- Christopher McDonald as Paul
- Clu Gulager as Sam
References
- ↑ FILM CLIPS: FIRST DAY FIGURES FOR 'DOOM' EXCEED 'RAIDERS,' TRAIL 'JEDI' London, Michael. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 25 May 1984: oc_d6.
External links
- Chattanooga Choo Choo at the Internet Movie Database
- Chattanooga Choo Choo at the TCM Movie Database
- Chattanooga Choo Choo at AllMovie