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Get on the Bus

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.8K
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Get on the Bus (1996)
Home Video Trailer from Columbia Pictures
Play trailer2:24
1 Video
19 Photos
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Reggie Rock Bythewood
  • Stars
    • Ossie Davis
    • Charles S. Dutton
    • Andre Braugher
  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Reggie Rock Bythewood
  • Stars
    • Ossie Davis
    • Charles S. Dutton
    • Andre Braugher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos1

    Get On the Bus
    Trailer 2:24
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    Photos19

    Hill Harper and Andre Braugher in Get on the Bus (1996)
    Ossie Davis, De'aundre Bonds, and Thomas Jefferson Byrd in Get on the Bus (1996)
    Get on the Bus (1996)
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    Get on the Bus (1996)
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    Get on the Bus (1996)
    De'aundre Bonds and Thomas Jefferson Byrd in Get on the Bus (1996)
    Hill Harper and Andre Braugher in Get on the Bus (1996)
    Ossie Davis, Charles S. Dutton, Hill Harper, De'aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Gabriel Casseus, Harry Lennix, Guy Margo, Jadi McCurdy, Roger Guenveur Smith, Isaiah Washington, Steve White, and Hosea Brown III in Get on the Bus (1996)

    Top cast

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    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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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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: 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

    User reviews43

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    Spike Lee's best work
    Let me begin by letting you know I am neither black or white. I say this so you don't think I speak from a particular bias. I firmly believe that Spike Lee captured the central epic struggle within the black community and its overall effect on the American landscape as a whole. I was happy to see that ALL aspects of the society were equally represented in this film without reinforcing dated stereotypes. This is clearly Lee's greatest work.

    EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE ONCE.
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    Details

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    • 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
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • 15 Black Men
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • 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

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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