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Buster is a 1988 British romantic crime comedy-drama based on events from the Great Train Robbery, starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters. The supporting cast include Larry Lamb and Shelia Hancock. The soundtrack features two singles from Collins which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- £4.2 million (UK/US)
- Anne Dudley
Nov 23, 1988 · Buster: Directed by David Green. With Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb, Stephanie Lawrence. Based on the story of Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards (Phil Collins), one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963.
- David Green
- 34
- 2 min
Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1988 British film Buster. The album was released on September 19, 1988. It is essentially a collection of oldies, tucked in between two Phil Collins songs that were recorded for the film, in which he starred.
- 1988 (Except for "Just One Look", "I Got You Babe", "Keep on Running", "How Do You Do It?", "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" and "Sweets for My Sweet", which were recorded in the 1960s)
- September 19, 1988 (UK)
Buster is played with surprising effectiveness by rock star Phil Collins, who looks and sounds like a gentler Bob Hoskins. In the movie’s opening sequence, he throws a garbage can through the window of a clothing store in order to steal a mannequin that is wearing a suit he fancies.
After the gang robs a London to Glasgow Royal Mail train in 1963, he takes his family into hiding in Mexico but finds that money is no substitute for life back home.
- Romance, Comedy
