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.”
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.
Cast
(31)
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
Bernie Mac
Jay
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Perry
Roger Guenveur Smith
Gary Rivers
Isaiah Washington
Kyle
Steve White
Mike
Ossie Davis
Jeremiah / 'Pop'
Charles S. Dutton
George
Joie Lee
Jindai
Kristen Wilson
Shelly Maxwell
Frank Clem
Jefferson
Bob Orwig
Rodney
Gary Lowery
Mitch
Debra Rogers
Sandy
William Barillaro
Officer Mike
Susan Batson
Dr. Cook
Paula Jai Parker
Jamilia
Gina Ravera
Gina
Jadi McCurdy
Ja-Dee
Hosea Brown III
Doc
Guy Margo
Khalid
Randy Quaid
Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Louis Farrakhan
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
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