#97: LEE, Spike: Do The Right Thing (1989)

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LEE, Spike (United States)
Do The Right Thing [1989]
Spine #97
DVD/Blu-ray



The hottest day of the year explodes onscreen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast that includes Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nunn, Rosie Perez, and John Turturro, Spike Lee's powerful portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praises. Criterion is proud to present Do the Right Thing in a new Director Approved special edition.

120 minutes
Color
Stereo
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2001
Director/Writer


Spike Lee was 32 when he wrote and directed Do the Right Thing.

Other Lee films in the Collection:

#1160: Malcolm X (1992)
#1019: Bamboozled (2000)

The Film

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

DVD: Eight-page wraparound featuring an essay by Roger Ebert.

Blu-ray: 108-page booklet featuring an essay Walking in Stereo by Vinson Cunningham, and Director’s Journal by Lee.

Commentary

DVD: None.

Blu-ray: From 1995 featuring director Lee, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee.
DVD:

Lee

And line producer Jon Kilik revisit the Bed-Stuy locations.

DVD/Blu-ray: 

1989 Cannes Film Festival

Press conference with Lee, Davis, Dee, Edson and Joie Lee.

Original storyboards

For the riot sequence.

Video interview

With editor Brown.

Theatrical trailer and TV spots

Blu-ray:

Interviews

With costume designer Ruth E. Carter, New York City Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr., writer Nelson George, and filmmaker Darnell Martin.
Three programs

From 2000 and 2009, featuring Lee and cast and crew members Barry Brown, Chuck D, Dickerson, Edson, Frankie Faison, Kilik, Kevin Ladson, Steve Park, Perez, Luis Ramos, Monty Ross, John Savage, Roger Guenveur Smith, and John Turturro.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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