Chattanooga Choo Choo (film)

For the song, see Chattanooga Choo Choo. For the hotel and convention center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, see Terminal Station (Chattanooga).

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Directed by	Bruce Bilson
Produced by	George Edwards Jill Griffith Phil Borack (Executive Producer)
Written by	Robert Mundy Stephen Phillip Smith
Starring	Barbara Eden George Kennedy Melissa Sue Anderson Joe Namath
Music by	Nelson Riddle
Cinematography	Gary Graver
Edited by	Bud S. Isaacs
Distributed by	April Fools Productions
Release dates	May 25, 1984
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4.5 million^[1]

Chattanooga Choo Choo is a 1984 comedy film starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson and Joe Namath, directed by Bruce Bilson^[2] which was released on May 25, 1984. The film is inspired by the popular 1941 song "Chattanooga Choo Choo" originally recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra and featured in the 20th Century Fox film Sun Valley Serenade.

The film's promotional tagline is: The song that kept American chuggin' along is this summer's funniest movie!

Plot

The film follows the story of football team owner Bert (George Kennedy) who will inherit one million dollars from a railroad tycoon if he can successfully drive a steam train from New York City to its namesake of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 24 hours. He invites his girlfriend Maggie (Barbara Eden) and his team on the train, who invite their own guests and pick up new ones along the trip. The comedy is derived from numerous delays along the way.

Cast

Barbara Eden as Maggie Jones
George Kennedy as Bert
Melissa Sue Anderson as Jennie
Joe Namath as Newt Newton
Bridget Hanley as Estelle
Christopher McDonald as Paul
Clu Gulager as Sam

References

↑ FILM CLIPS: FIRST DAY FIGURES FOR 'DOOM' EXCEED 'RAIDERS,' TRAIL 'JEDI' London, Michael. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 25 May 1984: oc_d6.
↑ "Chattanooga". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

External links

Chattanooga Choo Choo at the Internet Movie Database
Chattanooga Choo Choo at the TCM Movie Database
Chattanooga Choo Choo at AllMovie

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