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Gus

- It's the league's leading laugh scorer!

The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy.

Release Date : 1976-07-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Hank Cooper

Original Name : Ed Asner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coach Venner

Original Name : Don Knotts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andy Petrovic

Original Name : Gary Grimes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crankcase

Original Name : Tim Conway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Debbie Kovac

Original Name : Louise Williams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cal Wilson

Original Name : Dick Van Patten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Barnsdale

Original Name : Ronnie Schell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pepper

Original Name : Bob Crane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Johnny Unitas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rob Cargil

Original Name : Dick Butkus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Gwynn

Original Name : Harold Gould

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spinner

Original Name : Tom Bosley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Virginia O'Brien

Gender : Female

Character Name : Asst. Warden

Original Name : Kenneth Tobey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tall Man

Original Name : Richard Kiel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Atoms' Announcer

Original Name : Dick Enberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Atoms player (sideline & showers) (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Dryer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Morgan

Original Name : Liam Dunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Butcher

Original Name : Warde Donovan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Locker Room Announcer

Original Name : Larry Burrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seth Petrovic

Original Name : Titos Vandis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Molly Petrovic

Original Name : Hanna Landy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Irwin Charone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Calvin Barnes

Original Name : Timothy Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stjepan Petrovic

Original Name : Jackson Bostwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pemberton Captain

Original Name : John Orchard

Gender : Male

Character Name : N.Y. Broadcaster

Original Name : Larry McCormick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor

Original Name : Jack Manning

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Jeanne Bates

Gender : Female

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

This drags. I actually don't mind how silly the premise to 'Gus' is, yet even so it's such a slow and predictable watch. There's a few decent gags spread across the 96 minute run time, but there's so much plainness with everything else. The plot itself is something that feels seen before, across Disney's many high school/sport comedies from these early decades. As for the cast, Ed Asner is the best performer as Hank Cooper. Don Knotts (Venner) and Tim Conway (Crankcase) are in a film again, following on from 'The Apple Dumpling Gang'; though they aren't a pair here, Tom Bosley (Spinner) teams up with Conway instead. Regardless, none of the three are all that amusing. There are a few other OK but forgettable roles, while the sports commentator bits are way more annoying than they are funny. Not a production I would recommend, even if you could pick many worse live-action films from this studio to watch.