Do the right thing / a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production, a Spike Lee joint ; produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.

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It's the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Tensions are growing, with the only local businesses being a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie is Sal's delivery boy. Radio Raheem has the letters of love and hate written on his hands. He is defiant and tog...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Do the right thing (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks (film production company.)
Universal Pictures (Firm) (film production company.)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Lee, Spike (Film director, Actor, Film producer, screenplay,)
Aiello, Danny, 1933-2019 (Actor)
Davis, Ossie (Actor)
Dee, Ruby (Actor)
Edson, Richard (Actor)
Esposito, Giancarlo (Actor)
Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016 (Actor)
Turturro, John, 1957- (Actor)
Savage, John, 1949- (Actor)
Lee, Bill, 1928- (Actor, composer (expression))
Jackson, Samuel L. (Actor)
Perez, Rosie (Actor)
Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- (director of photography.)
Brown, Barry Alexander (Editor of moving image work)
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, 1989.
Edition:20th anniversary ed. ; [Two-disc 20th anniversary ed.].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
United States > Race relations > Drama.
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Relations with Italian Americans > Drama.
Italian American families > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Family-owned business enterprises > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Police brutality > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Riots > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Estados Unidos > Relaciones raciales > Teatro.
Afronorteamericanos > Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) > Nueva York > Teatro.
African Americans.
African Americans > Relations with Italian Americans.
Family-owned business enterprises.
Italian American families.
Police brutality.
Race relations.
Riots.
Drama.
Dark comedy films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Dark comedy films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 DVD videos (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Vd. 1. (the movie): new widescreen digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions and approved by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson ; Dolby Digital surround and PCM stereo soundtracks ; audio commentary by director Spike Lee, Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee ; English subtitles ; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.
  • vd. 2. (the supplement): new video introductions by Spike Lee ; St. Clair Bourne's 60-minute documentary "The Making of Do the Right Thing" ; Spike Lee and line producer Jon Kilik revisit the Bed-Stuy locations ; Public Enemy's video for "Fight the Power" directed by Spike Lee ; the 1989 Cannes Film Festival press conference with Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, and Joie Lee ; Spike Lee's behind-the-scenes footage, from rehersal to wrap ; original storyboards for the riot sequence ; new video interview with editor Barry Brown ; theatrical trailer and tv spots.