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The Bus Is Coming

  • 1971
  • GP
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
75
YOUR RATING
The Bus Is Coming (1971)
Drama

A young black soldier returns home to Los Angeles from combat in Vietnam to find out that his brother had been killed by a gang of racist cops. Angered, he joins a black nationalist group to... Read allA young black soldier returns home to Los Angeles from combat in Vietnam to find out that his brother had been killed by a gang of racist cops. Angered, he joins a black nationalist group to take his revenge.A young black soldier returns home to Los Angeles from combat in Vietnam to find out that his brother had been killed by a gang of racist cops. Angered, he joins a black nationalist group to take his revenge.

  • Director
    • Wendell Franklin
  • Writers
    • Horace Jackson
    • Robert H. Raff
    • Mike Rhodes
  • Stars
    • Mike B. Sims
    • Lonnie Bradford
    • Stephanie Faulkner
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    75
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wendell Franklin
    • Writers
      • Horace Jackson
      • Robert H. Raff
      • Mike Rhodes
    • Stars
      • Mike B. Sims
      • Lonnie Bradford
      • Stephanie Faulkner
    • 2User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Mike B. Sims
    • Billy Mitchell
    Lonnie Bradford
    • At the bus stop
    Stephanie Faulkner
    • Tanya
    Burl Bullock
    • Michael
    Tony Sweeting
    • Dobie
    Jack Wrangler
    Jack Wrangler
    • John
    • (as Jack Stillman)
    Sandra Reed
    • Miss Nickerson
    Robert Brubaker
    Robert Brubaker
    • Chief Jackson
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    • Tim Naylor
    Dick Ryal
    • Corie Smith
    George M. Chappell
    George M. Chappell
    • Boy in church
    • (as George Chappell)
    Darno DeJohnette
    Darno DeJohnette
    • Militant with Big Afro
    Eddie Kendrix
    Juan Russell
    Wally Wood
    • Service Station Attendent
    • Director
      • Wendell Franklin
    • Writers
      • Horace Jackson
      • Robert H. Raff
      • Mike Rhodes
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Quentin Tarantino remembers seeing this at 8 years old, along with a Jim Brown film as a double feature, and laughing at the African American audience yelling back at the screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Bus Is Coming
      Words and Music by Tom McIntosh

      Sung by O.C. Smith

    User reviews2

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    7/10
    If I show this movie to anybody in 1998, I'm gonna get shot!
    I have no idea as to how I found a video copy of this real tough to find "blaxploitation" picture, but it was highly involving for its time, and it appeared to have set the stage for further movies based on the genre, like Super Fly and Shaft. This one's on a more "educational" level as opposed to pure movie theater entertainment, but it fairly resembles some of today's urban dramas. It's a rare find!
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    • oscar-17
    • Sep 7, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ghetto Revenge
    • Filming locations
      • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • K-CALB Productions
      • William Thompson Productions Incorporated
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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