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Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 16, 1996

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

Get on the Bus

Production Companies

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures

Director

Spike Lee

Budget

$2,400,000

Revenue

$5,731,103

Description

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.