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Get on the Bus (1996)
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Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid off aircraft worker... See full summary » Director:Spike LeeWriter:Reggie Rock Bythewood |
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Junior, aka 'Smooth'
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Flip
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd | ... |
Evan Thomas Sr.
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Jamal
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Craig
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Xavier
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Randall
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Wendell
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Gary
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Kyle
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Mike
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Jeremiah
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George
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Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid off aircraft worker, a former Gang Banger, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a White bus driver, all make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, manhood, religion, politics, and race. Written by Robert Drake <robert.drake@index.com>
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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.Parents Guide:
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Bus in viaggio See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,400,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$2,837,711 (USA) (20 October 1996) (1207 Screens)Gross:
$5,731,103 (USA) (17 November 1996)Company Credits
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set on their Cross-Country Ramble from Ventura, CA, to Galveston, TX. See more »
Written by Phillip Bailey, Roxanne Seeman, Sonny Emory and Morris Pleasure
Used by Permission of Sir & Trini (ASCAP), Noa-Noa Music (ASCAP), Sonnyside Up Music (BMI) and Moplay Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Maurice White
Performed by Earth Wind & Fire
Courtesy of Kalimba Records See more »
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Opened on 1,207 screens earning $2.2 million in its first weekend. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: By evening on the second day of driving, the bus had gone from Los Angeles, CA to Memphis, TN (almost 1,800 miles). Despite driving through the night, by evening on the third day they had only traveled as far as Knoxville, TN (almost 400 miles). See more »Crazy Credits
Recumbent riders: Carol and Ken Lyon, who just happened to ride through theset on their Cross-Country Ramble from Ventura, CA, to Galveston, TX. See more »
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"Cruisin'"Written by Phillip Bailey, Roxanne Seeman, Sonny Emory and Morris Pleasure
Used by Permission of Sir & Trini (ASCAP), Noa-Noa Music (ASCAP), Sonnyside Up Music (BMI) and Moplay Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Maurice White
Performed by Earth Wind & Fire
Courtesy of Kalimba Records See more »
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