DVD

Do the right thing / a Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; a Spike Lee joint ; produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.

Lee, Spike, (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer,, actor.). Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- (director of photography.). Lee, Bill, 1928- (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).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781681436173
ISBN: 1681436175
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]
Copyright: ©1989

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.
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).