Get on the Bus
Release Date: 1996-10-16
Runtime: 120 min
Genre(s): Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Producer(s): Barry Rosenbush, Bill Borden, Reuben Cannon
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Budget: $2,400,000.00
Revenue: $5,731,103.00
Overview:
Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus 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 who is of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, including manhood, religion, politics, and race.
Cast:
Albert Hall, Andre Braugher, Bernie Mac, Bob Orwig, Charles S. Dutton, De’Aundre Bonds, Debra Rogers, Frank Clem, Gabriel Casseus, Gary Lowery, Gina Ravera, Guy Margo, Harry Lennix, Hill Harper, Hosea Brown III, Isaiah Washington, Jadi McCurdy, Joie Lee, Kristen Wilson, Ossie Davis, Paula Jai Parker, Randy Quaid, Richard Belzer, Roger Guenveur Smith, Steve White, Susan Batson, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Wendell Pierce, William Barillaro
Crew:
Spike Lee (Director), Reggie Rock Bythewood (Writer), Michael Jackson (Songs), Ina Mayhew (Production Design), Sandra Hernandez (Costume Design), Leander Sales (Editor), Elliot Davis (Director of Photography), Terence Blanchard (Original Music Composer), Carl Johnson (Gaffer), Mark W. Jones (Transportation Coordinator), Reuben Cannon (Producer), Barry Rosenbush (Producer), Spike Lee (Executive Producer), Bill Borden (Producer), Reuben Cannon (Casting Director), Judy Murdock (Key Makeup Artist), Leonard Drake (Key Hair Stylist)