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Do the right thing

Lee, Spike, (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer,, actor.). Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- (director of photography.). Lee, Bill, 1928-2023 (composer (expression)). Brown, Barry Alexander, (film editor.). 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.). Perez, Rosie, (actor.). Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, (production coompany.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, Rosie Perez. (Cast).

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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Subject
United States > Race relations > Drama.
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.
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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