Do the right thing
Story of the racial tensions that surround a white-owned pizzeria in the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on the hottest day of the summer. One of the most controversial and thought-provoking films ever made. Bonus material includes commentary with Director Spike Lee and more.
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| Victoria | Available |
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| Genre |
| Dark comedy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. |
- ISBN: 9781681436173
- Physical Description 2 videodiscs (120 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Edition Director-approved two DVD special edition.
- Publisher [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from title frame. Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) Special features on disc one: new 4K digital restoration; audio commentary from 1995 featuring director Spike Lee, cinematographer, Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee; Behind the scenes: footage shot during preproduction and at block party celebrating the film's wrap and an introduction recorded in 2000 by Lee; deleted and extended scenes; The riot sequence: original storyboards; trailer and two TV spots -- Special features on disc two: Making "Do the right thing," a documentary from 1988 by St. Clair Bourne; new interviews with costume designer Ruth E. Carter, camera assistant Darnell Martin, New York City Council member Robert Cornegy Jr., and writer Nelson George; interview with editor Barry Alexander Brown from 2000; programs from 2000 and 2009 featuring Lee and members of the cast and crew; Twenty years later, an interview program from 2009 featuring Lee and members of the cast and crew; music video for Public Enemy's "Fight the power," directed by Lee, with remarks from rapper Chuck D; Cannes Film Festival press conference from 1989 -- On insert: an essay by critic Vinson Cunningham. GMD: videodisc. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | disc one. [Feature film; Special features] -- disc two. [Special features]. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Bill Lee. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, Rosie Perez. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround. |
| Language Note: | In english with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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