Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySpike Lee
Written byReggie Rock Bythewood
Produced byReuben Cannon
Barry Rosenbush
Bill Borden
Starring
CinematographyElliot Davis
Edited byLeander T. Sales
Music byTerence Blanchard
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • October 16, 1996 (1996-10-16)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,400,000[1]
Box office$5,691,854[2]

Get on the Bus is a 1996 American drama[3] film about a group of African-American men who are taking a cross-country bus trip in order to participate in the Million Man March. The film was directed by Spike Lee and premiered on the first anniversary of the March.[4][1] This is the first film directed by Lee in which he does not appear.

  1. ^ a b JUDY BRENNAN (October 16, 1996). "The 'Bus' Stopped Here". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "Get on the Bus (1996) - Financial Information".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference rt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ JANET MASLIN (October 16, 1996). "An Anniversary Tribute To the Million Man March". The New York Times.