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40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Columbia Pictures

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Get on the Bus

Name: Get on the Bus
Released: 1996-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.4

On October 16, 1996, the one year anniversary of the Million Man March, Spike Lee invites you to lift your head, raise your voice, and...get on the bus.

1996 • 121 min • ★ 6.4 (81) • Released

Adventure Drama History

Fifteen Black men gather in South Central LA to take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in October 1995. Among the attendees are an eclectic set of characters, including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a Black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the March, including manhood, religion, politics, sexuality, and race.

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Original title: Get on the Bus
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $2,400,000
Revenue: $5,691,854

Keywords 19

actor black republican bus bus trip discrimination father son relationship handcuffs independent film juvenile delinquent lgbt march memphis, tennessee million man march (1995) mixed race race relations racism road trip south central los angeles washington dc, usa

Cast 25

Richard Belzer

Rick

De'Aundre Bonds

Evan Thomas, Jr. / 'Smooth'

Andre Braugher

Philip 'Flip'

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Evan Thomas, Sr.

Gabriel Casseus

Jamal

Albert Hall

Craig

Hill Harper

Xavier 'X' Moore

Harry Lennix

Randall

Bernie Mac

Jay

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Perry

Roger Guenveur Smith

Gary Rivers

Isaiah Washington

Kyle

Steve White

Mike

Ossie Davis

Jeremiah / 'Pop'

Charles S. Dutton

George

Joie Lee

Jindai

Kristen Wilson

Shelly Maxwell

Frank Clem

Jefferson

Bob Orwig

Rodney

William Barillaro

Officer Mike

Paula Jai Parker

Jamilia

Gina Ravera

Gina

Randy Quaid

Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)

Maya Angelou

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Louis Farrakhan

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Crew 7

Elliot Davis

Director of Photography

Spike Lee

Director

Spike Lee

Executive Producer

Bill Borden

Producer

Terence Blanchard

Original Music Composer

Michael Jackson

Songs

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Writer

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US Release Dates 1

Oct 16, 1996

R Theatrical