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.

R 1996 · 121 min · ★ 6.4 · History, Adventure, Drama

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.

Directed by Spike Lee · Written by Reggie Rock Bythewood

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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

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