Buster

Phil plays Buster Edwards, who may be a thief by profession but whose real reason for living is the love of his wife June (Julie Walters) and his daughter Nicky. After pulling off the biggest train robbery in British history, Buster flees with his family to Mexico, along with the ringleader (Larry Lamb), and his wife.

What starts out as a vacation in paradise turns into tensions boiled over when an argument between June and Buster gets physical (he slaps her face) and she retaliates by taking Nicky and flying home. That's when Buster realizes that living in exile is pointless if it means alienating his family.

All in all, this is a very moving, heartwarming film (which includes one of the best robbery sequences I've ever seen); it gets the R rating for some of the more violent scenes, brief nudity, and the occasional British curse word. The score by Anne Dudley is as beautiful as some of the film's most tender moments, and the songs in the soundtrack include two of Phil's biggest hits: "Two Hearts", and "A Groovy Kind of Love"; as well as such classic tunes as: "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher, "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" by Dusty Springfield," "Keep On Running" by the Spencer Davis Group (with lead vocals by a then-relatively unknown singer and keyboard player named Steve Winwood), and "How Do You Do It?" by Gerry & the Pacemakers


Old Favourites   September 25, 2005
William A. Hill (Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

DVD was purchased as a present for a good friend who was unable to obtain a favourite movie in Australia.Well written, directed and acted.Added bonus was sound track during movie heard for the first time on DVD quality.
Thoroughly recommend looking through amazon catalogue to obtain forgotten favourites


Super buster!   January 10, 2007
Paul Castro (Miami, Florida United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The film itself is something that really happened in England in the late sixties! Personally I like films of different themes, romantic,drama,horror etc. In this one I really liked Phil's acting and how he portrayed Buster,apart from those beautiful mexico scenery.


G R E A T MOVIE!!!!!!   September 21, 2007
Lurke (NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I JUST GOT DONE WATCHING THE MOVIE AND IT IS A GREAT MOVIE

Phil Collins is great in this movie. It is just too sad this is based on a real story about Buster Edwards!



Buster dvd   February 9, 2008
Deborah Pugsley
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Fantastic dvd !!!
Taking you back to the 60's in England. The Great Train Robbery was major headline news and Phil Collins is not just a GREAT singer/musician he is an awesome actor too !!