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Get on the Bus

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•2h 2m•6.4/10
HistoryAdventureDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.4/10(75)

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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Production

Columbia Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

Rick

De'Aundre Bonds

De'Aundre Bonds

Evan Thomas, Jr. / 'Smooth'

Andre Braugher

Andre Braugher

Philip 'Flip'

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Evan Thomas, Sr.

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

Jamal

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Craig

Hill Harper

Hill Harper

Xavier 'X' Moore

Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Randall

Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac

Jay

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Perry

Roger Guenveur Smith

Roger Guenveur Smith

Gary Rivers

Isaiah Washington

Isaiah Washington

Kyle

Steve White

Steve White

Mike

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Jeremiah / 'Pop'

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

George

Joie Lee

Joie Lee

Jindai

Kristen Wilson

Kristen Wilson

Shelly Maxwell

Frank Clem

Frank Clem

Jefferson

Bob Orwig

Bob Orwig

Rodney

Gary Lowery

Mitch

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