Get on the Bus

1996 film by Spike Lee
Movie film Q2154858
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Get on the Bus

Summary

Get on the Bus is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Get on the Bus's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Get on the Bus was directed by Spike Lee[4].
  • Reggie Rock Bythewood wrote the screenplay for Get on the Bus[5].
  • Get on the Bus's composer is recorded as Terence Blanchard[6].
  • Get on the Bus's genre is drama film[7].
  • Get on the Bus's genre is LGBTQ-related film[8].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Andre Braugher[9].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Ossie Davis[10].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Isaiah Washington[11].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Hill Harper[12].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Harry Lennix[13].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Charles S. Dutton[14].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Roger Guenveur Smith[15].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Bernie Mac[16].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Albert Hall[17].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Joie Lee[18].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Richard Belzer[19].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was De'Aundre Bonds[20].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Thomas Jefferson Byrd[21].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Gabriel Casseus[22].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Wendell Pierce[23].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Steve White[24].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Kristen Wilson[25].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Paula Jai Parker[26].
  • A cast member of Get on the Bus was Randy Quaid[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Get on the Bus was directed by Spike Lee[4]. Reggie Rock Bythewood wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Andre Braugher[9], Ossie Davis[10], Isaiah Washington[11], Hill Harper[12], Harry Lennix[13], and Charles S. Dutton[14].

Publication

Get on the Bus was released on January 1, 1996[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Genres include drama film[7] and LGBTQ-related film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Reception

Reviews include 89%[31] and 7.6/10[32].

Why It Matters

Get on the Bus has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography Elliot Davis
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