Get on the Bus (1996)

6.4/10 122 min History Adventure Drama

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

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

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