Crackpot Cinema: Ep. 29 — BUSTIN’ LOOSE (1981) and D.C. CAB (1983)

Guest co-host PAT HEALY comes roaring back for high-octane, outrageously anti-social, bizarrely heart-warming careen into the early-’80s R-rated comedy oddities BUSTIN’ LOOSE (1981) with Richard Pryor and D.C. CAB (1983) with — get ready — Mr. T, The Barbarian Brothers, Charlie Barnett, Marsha Warfield, Max Gail, Bill Maher, Irene Cara … AND Gary Busey as Dell (he demanded the special “AND” credit).

Unnecessarily and inappropriately profane highlights include:

• Joe Mason — Barber for Hire, Foot for Popemobile to Run Over!

• The curious ’70s-turning-’80s phenomenon of R-rated PG movies!

• How false advertising worked for BUSTIN’ LOOSE, but failed for BLUE COLLAR!

• UNCLE TOM’S FAIRY TALES aka Richard Pryor’s THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED!

• Gary Busey does filthy toilet floor “intestinal yoga”!

• Mr. T pities the gimmick star who can’t crowbar “Just Say No” messaging into a filthy comedy about genuinely dangerous and reprehensible “heroes”!

• Pat Healy tweet-slaps Adam Baldwin!

• Timothy Carey goes to Hell — and Charlie Barnett drives him there!

• The profound impact upon young Mike McPadden of NEW YORK magazine critic David Denby’s one-line summation of ST. ELMO’S FIRE — i.e., “Directed by the brutally untalented Joel Schumacher.”

(Thank you to KINO LORBER for putting out BUSTIN’ LOOSE and D.C. CAB as Special Edition Blu-Rays!)