“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.”
Overview
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.
Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Reggie Rock Bythewood
Produced by Bill Borden, Reuben Cannon, Barry Rosenbush
Box OfficeBudget: $2.4MRevenue: $5.7M
Themes & Keywords
washington dc, usahandcuffsbusroad tripmemphis, tennesseeracismjuvenile delinquentlgbtmarchbus tripdiscriminationmixed racesouth central los angelesfather son relationshiprace relationsactorindependent filmgay black manmillion man march (1995)black republican
About Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus is a history, adventure, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of washington dc, usa, handcuffs, bus, road trip, memphis, tennessee, racism. Directed by Spike Lee, it stars Richard Belzer, De'Aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher. 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.