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Do the right thing  Cover Image DVD DVD

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

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]

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).
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: Feature films.
Dark comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Hood River County Library DVD FIC DO (Text) 33892100776294 Adult DVDs Available -


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