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Get on the bus

  • Get on the bus
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1996
Format : Feature
Running time : 120 (in minutes)

A group of African-American men who are taking a cross-country bus trip in order to participate in the Million Man March.
The Million Man March was a mass political demonstration held in the United States, in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. Under the leadership of Nation of Islam head Louis Farrakhan, black men from across the United States converged on Washington in an effort to "convey to the world a vastly different picture of the Black male" [1] and to unite in self-help and self-defense against economic and social ills plaguing the African American community.



CAST
Charles S. Dutton___ George, the bus driver and trip organizer.
Ossie Davis___ Jeremiah aka "Pop", a downsized senior citizen who is an expert on African-American history.
Thomas Jefferson Byrd and De'aundre Bonds___ Evan & Evan Jr. aka "Smooth", an estranged father and son who are court ordered to be shackled together after Junior's arrest for petty theft.
Isaiah Washington and Harry J. Lennix___ Kyle & Randall, a gay couple in the midst of breaking up.
Andre Braugher___Flip, a narcisstic actor.
Roger Guenveur Smith___ Gary, a police officer who is half black and half white.
Hill Harper___ Xavier, a UCLA Film School student who is making a documentary.
Gabriel Casseus___ Jamal, a former gangster turned Muslim seeking redemption.
Bernie Mac___ Jay, a bubble gum company owner.
Steve White___ Mike, a conspiracy theorist who thinks the march is a plot to gather one million black men in one place for mass extermination.
Albert Hall___ Craig, the original bus driver who is dealing with his teenage daughter's pregnancy.

Richard Belzer___ Rick
Wendell Pierce___ Wendell
Kristen Wilson___ Shelly
Paula Jai Parker___ Jamilia
Gina Ravera___ Gina
Joie Lee___ Jindal
Randy Quaid___ Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)



Runtime:120 min
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Color
Sound Mix:SDDS | Dolby SR

Camera
Krasnagorsk K-3 Cameras
Moviecam Cameras

Film length (metres)
3387 m

Film negative format (mm/video inches)
16 mm
35 mm

Cinematographic process
Spherical

Printed film format
35 mm

Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1

Production Companies
15 Black Men
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Distributors
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)


Opened on 1,207 screens earning $2.2 million in its first weekend.

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam

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