Get on the Bus
History
Adventure
Drama
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.
Fifteen Black men gather in South Central LA to take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in October 1995. Among the attendees are an eclectic set of characters, including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a Black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the March, including manhood, religion, politics, sexuality, and race.
1996-10-16
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Cast
Director
Spike Lee
Richard Belzer as Rick
De'Aundre Bonds as Evan Thomas, Jr. / 'Smooth'
Andre Braugher as Philip 'Flip'
Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Evan Thomas, Sr.
Gabriel Casseus as Jamal
Albert Hall as Craig
Hill Harper as Xavier 'X' Moore
Harry Lennix as Randall
Bernie Mac as Jay
Wendell Pierce as Wendell Perry
Roger Guenveur Smith as Gary Rivers
Isaiah Washington as Kyle
Steve White as Mike
Ossie Davis as Jeremiah / 'Pop'
Charles S. Dutton as George
Joie Lee as Jindai
Kristen Wilson as Shelly Maxwell
Frank Clem as Jefferson
Bob Orwig as Rodney
William Barillaro as Officer Mike
Paula Jai Parker as Jamilia
Gina Ravera as Gina
Randy Quaid as Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
Maya Angelou as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Louis Farrakhan as Self (archive footage, uncredited)