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Get on the Bus(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-10-16
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Time: 2h 2m
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.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,400,000.00
Revenue: $5,691,854.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Get on the Bus
Top 10 Billed 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
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