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Released
1988 · FILM

Buster

He'll steal your heart

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
102 min
ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Buster is a small‑time criminal who undertakes a major robbery. When the police refuse to drop the investigation, he goes into hiding and loses contact with his wife and child. He arranges a meeting with them in Mexico, hoping they can start anew, but must ultimately choose between his family and his freedom.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Lesley WalkerShot by Tony ImiScored by Anne DudleyDesigned by Simon Holland

Box Office

1988 · Box office

Grossed $540K worldwide

Worldwide gross

$540K

Worldwide gross$540K

Opening weekend: $265K 49% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Peak 217 theaters

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