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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Spike Lee
Writer (WGA):
Reggie Rock Bythewood (written by)
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Release Date:
16 October 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
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.
Plot:
Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the... more | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
I'm almost willing to say it's Spike Lee's best film. more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Belzer ... Rick
De'aundre Bonds ... Junior, aka 'Smooth'

Andre Braugher ... Flip
Thomas Jefferson Byrd ... Evan Thomas Sr.
Gabriel Casseus ... Jamal

Albert Hall ... Craig

Hill Harper ... Xavier

Harry Lennix ... Randall

Bernie Mac ... Jay
Wendell Pierce ... Wendell
Roger Guenveur Smith ... Gary

Isaiah Washington ... Kyle

Steve White ... Mike

Ossie Davis ... Jeremiah

Charles S. Dutton ... George
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby SR
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #34796) | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15
Company:
15 Black Men more

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Trivia:
Opened on 1,207 screens earning $2.2 million in its first weekend. 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). more
Quotes:
George: Teenagers mess up. You know man, that's what they do best. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Spin City: Don't Get on the Bus (#4.21)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Destiny is Calling more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
I'm almost willing to say it's Spike Lee's best film., 16 April 2005
9/10
Author: mrgray83 from USA

I can't forget about the extraordinary Do The Right Thing though.

Get On The Bus follows the bus trip of a group of brothers on their way to the Million Man March. The acting is top of the line. The actor playing Evan Junior is a perfect match for his character. He turns in one of the greatest performances. The script is perfect and it only proves to be stronger when you remember that the film was shot in sequence. Which leads me to another point. Anyone with even a small amount of film-making understanding knows that it would have been hell to shoot this film in 35mm, so Spike Lee recorded in a smaller print and had it blown up. The result is a film that's almost documentary style but works perfectly.

Throughout the course of the film, Spike Lee introduces us to various personifications of the black man. Notice I used the word personifications, not stereotypes. We have a self hating brother, who is picked up halfway through the trip, who puts down on black schools and colleges. We have a highly homophobic brother who's loud and arrogant at the same time. We have a Muslim brother who has no lines but is integral even without lines. There are black republicans along on the trip. Two black homosexuals. And to top it off it's filmed entirely on a bus trip except for a few scenes which Spike Lee stated were on a sound stage.

Great film. 9/10

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