Do the right thing

DVD 2019

"The hottest day of the year explodes onscreen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. A portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise, "--Container.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

African Americans New York (State) New York Relations with Italian Americans Fiction

Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.) Fiction

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Fiction

Italian American families New York (State) New York Fiction

United States Race relations Fiction

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Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 97 Criterion collection ; 97 DVD

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ISBN:

9781681436173

Edition:

Director-approved two-DVD special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (240 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: R
MPAA rating: R

Other Title:

Do the right thing (Motion picture) [DVD]

Notes:

Special features, disc 1 (the movie): new widescreen digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions and approved by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson ; Dolby Digital surround and PCM stereo soundtracks ; audio commentary by director Spike Lee, Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee ; English subtitles ; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Special features, disc 2 (the supplement): new video introductions by Spike Lee ; St. Clair Bourne's 60-minute documentary "The Making of Do the Right Thing" ; Spike Lee and line producer Jon Kilik revisit the Bed-Stuy locations ; Public Enemy's video for "Fight the Power" directed by Spike Lee ; the 1989 Cannes Film Festival press conference with Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, and Joie Lee ; Spike Lee's behind-the-scenes footage, from rehearsal to wrap ; original storyboards for the riot sequence ; new video interview with editor Barry Brown ; theatrical trailer and tv spots
Title from container
Co-producer, Monty Ross ; production design, Wynn Thomas ; photographer, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; original music score, Bill Lee
Danny Aiello (Sal), Ossie Davis (Da Mayor), Ruby Dee (Mother Sister), Richard Edson (Vito), Giancarlo Esposito (Buggin Out), Spike Lee (Mookie), Bull Nunn (Radio Raheem), John Turturro (Pino), Rosie Perez (Tina), Joie Lee (Jade), Sam Jackson (Mister Señor Love Daddy)
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
In English with English subtitles ; Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Contents:

Disc 1. Do the right thing (DVD)
Disc 2. Bonus disc (DVD)

Control Number:

2791927

UPC:

715515232715

Other Authors:

Aiello, Danny, 1933-2019, actor
Brown, Barry Alexander, editor of moving image work
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Davis, Ossie, actor
Dee, Ruby, actor
Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- director of photography
Edson, Richard, actor
Esposito, Giancarlo, actor
Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, production company
Jackson, Samuel L., actor
Lee, Bill, 1928-2023, composer (expression)
Lee, Joie Susannah, 1962- actor
Lee, Spike, film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer
Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016, actor
Perez, Rosie, actor
Turturro, John, 1957- actor
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm), production company

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