Get on the Bus (1996)
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.
120 min
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.
- Release date
- October 16, 1996
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,400,000
- Box office
- $5,691,854
Trailer
Cast
- Ossie Davis as Jeremiah
- Charles S. Dutton as George
- Andre Braugher as Flip
- Richard Belzer as Rick
- De'aundre Bonds as Junior, aka 'Smooth'
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Evan Thomas Sr.
- Gabriel Casseus as Jamal
- Albert Hall as Craig
- Hill Harper as Xavier
- Harry Lennix as Randall
Crew
- Spike Lee · Director
- Reggie Rock Bythewood · Writer
- Bill Borden · Producer
- Reuben Cannon · Producer
- Barry Rosenbush · Producer
- Terence Blanchard · Composer
- Elliot Davis · Cinematographer
- Leander T. Sales · Editor
- Reuben Cannon · Casting director
- Ina Mayhew · Production designer