Get on the Bus (1996)
Get on the Bus is a 1996 history movie directed by Spike Lee, with a running time of 2h 2m. It stars Richard Belzer, De'Aundre Bonds and Andre Braugher.
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.
Quick answers
What is Get on the Bus about?
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.
When was Get on the Bus released?
Get on the Bus was released on 16 October 1996.
How long is Get on the Bus?
Get on the Bus runs 2h 2m.
Who made Get on the Bus?
Get on the Bus was directed by Spike Lee.
Cast
- Richard Belzer as Rick
- De'Aundre Bonds as Evan Thomas, Jr. / 'Smooth'
- Andre Braugher as Philip 'Flip'
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Evan Thomas, Sr.
- Gabriel Casseus as Jamal
- Albert Hall as Craig
- Hill Harper as Xavier 'X' Moore
- Harry Lennix as Randall
- Bernie Mac as Jay
- Wendell Pierce as Wendell Perry
- Roger Guenveur Smith as Gary Rivers
- Isaiah Washington as Kyle