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Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro and Samuel L. Jackson and is the feature film debut of Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez.
- $37.3 million
- Spike Lee
- $6 million
- Bill Lee
Jul 21, 1989 · A comedy drama about racial tensions and violence in a Brooklyn neighborhood on a hot summer day. The film features a cast of mostly African-American and Hispanic actors, a soundtrack by Public Enemy and other hip hop artists, and a controversial ending.
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- Spike Lee
- R
- Comedy, Drama
A classic film by Spike Lee that explores the tensions and conflicts between black, white and Latino residents in a Brooklyn neighborhood. The film features a powerful soundtrack, vibrant cinematography and a cast of memorable characters, and has a 92% Tomatometer and an 89% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Spike Lee
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- Danny Aiello
A film by Spike Lee about racial tensions and violence in a Brooklyn neighborhood on a hot summer day. Follow Mookie, a pizza delivery boy, and his interactions with Sal, the pizzeria owner, and other characters on the street.
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- 4 min
- Do The Right Thing was inspired by a real-life incident that happened in 1986. On December 19, 1986, four black men—Michael Griffith, Timothy Grimes, Curtis Sylvester, and Cedric Sandiford—were traveling when their car broke down.
- It's difficult to find shots in Do the Right THing that don't feature the color red. One of the most impressive feats of the movie is how powerfully you feel the heat of the summer day.
- Spike Lee wanted Robert De Niro to play Sal in Do The Right Thing. Oh, what might have been. It’s a no-brainer that Lee would have wanted Robert De Niro for the role of the brash Italian-American pizzeria owner, which eventually went to Danny Aiello (who scored an Oscar nomination for the film).
- Do the Right Thing contains nods to a few classic films. An avid cinephile and a student of film history, Lee is such a massive fan of Charles Laughton’s chest-thumper Night of the Hunter that he dropped part of it into the middle of Do the Right Thing.
Roger Ebert praises Spike Lee's 1989 film as a realistic and honest portrayal of race relations in America. He describes the plot, the characters, the themes and the ending of the movie, and argues that it is not an incitement to violence.
May 27, 2001 · A film about race in America that empathizes with all the participants, not drawing lines or taking sides. Spike Lee explores the day in the life of a Brooklyn street, where a black man is killed by the police, a mob burns down a pizzeria, and a pizza delivery boy faces racism and violence. The film is a stylistic and emotional masterpiece that shows the complexity and pain of race relations in America.
