Get on the Bus

"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."

1996 2h 1m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 82

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Synopsis

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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.

“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.”

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Cast

Richard Belzer
Rick
De'Aundre Bonds
Evan Thomas, Jr. / 'Smooth'
Andre Braugher
Philip 'Flip'
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Evan Thomas, Sr.
Gabriel Casseus
Jamal
Albert Hall
Craig
Hill Harper
Xavier 'X' Moore
Harry Lennix
Randall

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Elliot Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Leander Sales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Richard Belzer and De'Aundre Bonds and Andre Braugher carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing 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.".

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The take

Spike Lee directs. Elliot Davis behind the camera. Terence Blanchard scores. Leander Sales cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Elliot Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Leander Sales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Belzer and De'Aundre Bonds and Andre Braugher carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing 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.".
9IMDB entry: tt0116404 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "washington dc, usa", "handcuffs", "bus", "road trip".