"Bustin' Loose" most commonly refers to three major cultural works: a 1981 film starring Richard Pryor, a landmark funk song by Chuck Brown, and several television adaptations. 1.
The film was a personal project for Pryor, who wrote the story and produced it. During the summer of 1980, while the film was still in production, Pryor suffered his infamous, near-fatal freebasing accident. Bustin' Loose
This road comedy-drama stars Richard Pryor as Joe Braxton, an ex-con on probation who is forced to drive a busload of troubled, special-needs children across the country from Philadelphia to a farm in Washington state. "Bustin' Loose" most commonly refers to three major
Performed by , this track is the definitive anthem of go-go music , a subgenre of funk native to Washington, D.C.. During the summer of 1980, while the film
It features Cicely Tyson as the schoolteacher Vivian Perry, who oversees the children.
While it was more sentimental than Pryor’s typical R-rated stand-up, it was a box office success, grossing over $31 million domestically. Critics like Vincent Canby of The New York Times noted that even in this "soft" role, Pryor's signature vulgar language remained a key part of his performance. 2. "Bustin' Loose" (1978 Song)