Chattanooga Choo Choo (film)

Chattanooga Choo Choo
Directed byBruce Bilson
Written byRobert Mundy
Stephen Phillip Smith
Produced byGeorge Edwards
Jill Griffith
Phil Borack
(Executive Producer)
StarringBarbara Eden
George Kennedy
Melissa Sue Anderson
Joe Namath
CinematographyGary Graver
Edited byBud S. Isaacs
Music byNelson Riddle
Distributed byApril Fools Productions
Release date
  • May 25, 1984 (1984-05-25)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.5 million[1]

Chattanooga Choo Choo is a 1984 American 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 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.

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

  1. ^ London, Michael (May 25, 1984). "FILM CLIPS: FIRST DAY FIGURES FOR 'DOOM' EXCEED 'RAIDERS,' TRAIL 'JEDI'". Los Angeles Times. p. oc_d6.
  2. ^ "Chattanooga". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 2, 2016.