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Get on the Bus

  • 1996
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
6.4K
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Get on the Bus (1996)
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A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Reggie Rock Bythewood
  • Stars
    • Ossie Davis
    • Charles S. Dutton
    • Andre Braugher
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    6.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Reggie Rock Bythewood
    • Stars
      • Ossie Davis
      • Charles S. Dutton
      • Andre Braugher
    • 50User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast35

    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    • Jeremiah
    Charles S. Dutton
    Charles S. Dutton
    • George
    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Flip
    Richard Belzer
    Richard Belzer
    • Rick
    De'aundre Bonds
    De'aundre Bonds
    • Junior, aka 'Smooth'
    Thomas Jefferson Byrd
    Thomas Jefferson Byrd
    • Evan Thomas Sr.
    Gabriel Casseus
    Gabriel Casseus
    • Jamal
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Craig
    Hill Harper
    Hill Harper
    • Xavier
    Harry Lennix
    Harry Lennix
    • Randall
    Bernie Mac
    Bernie Mac
    • Jay
    Wendell Pierce
    Wendell Pierce
    • Wendell
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    • Gary
    Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington
    • Kyle
    Steve White
    Steve White
    • Mike
    Joie Lee
    Joie Lee
    • Jindal
    Kristen Wilson
    Kristen Wilson
    • Shelly
    • (as Kristin Wilson)
    Frank Clem
    Frank Clem
    • Jefferson
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Reggie Rock Bythewood
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    History

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    • Trivia
      Rather than seek studio financing, Spike Lee financed the film with monetary contributions from famous black men so as to reflect the spirit of the Million Man March. The contributors included (but were not limited to): Will Smith, Danny Glover, Wesley Snipes, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., and Robert Guillaume.
    • Goofs
      While driving from South Los Angeles to Washington DC, the bus takes the Pasadena Freeway north from downtown LA. This freeway ends in Pasadena and is not the way one would travel across the country. Furthermore, a bus of this size would not be permitted on this freeway.
    • Quotes
      • Flip: Oh my God, a gay black republican. Now I've seen everything!
    • Crazy credits
      Recumbent riders: Carol and Ken Lyon, who just happened to ride through the set on their Cross-Country Ramble from Ventura, CA, to Galveston, TX.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Sleepers/Get on the Bus/To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday/Jude/Swingers (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      On The Line
      Written by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babayface)
      Used by Permission of Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ECAF Music (BMI)
      Produced by Babyface for ECAF Productions, Inc.
      Performed by The King of Pop, Michael Jackson
      Courtesy of EPIC Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 16, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La marcha del millón de hombres
    • Filming locations
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • 15 Black Men
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $2,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,754,249
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,156,409
      • Oct 20, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,754,249
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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