Get on the Bus
“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•R•2h 2m•6.4•Released
HistoryAdventureDrama
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.
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$6M
Languages
English, Italian
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
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
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Company
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Producer
Reuben Cannon
Producer
Barry Rosenbush
Producer
Bill Borden
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