Do the right thing / a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production, a Spike Lee joint ; produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.
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...
Uniform Title: | Do the right thing (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
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English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
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Universal City, Calif. :
Universal Pictures,
1989.
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Edition: | 20th anniversary ed. ; [Two-disc 20th anniversary ed.]. |
Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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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.