Do the right thing
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Lee, Spike, film director
Aiello, Danny, 1933-2019, actor.
Davis, Ossie, actor.
Dee, Ruby, actor.
Edson, Richard, actor.
Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]
MPAA Rating
R Rated
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lansing Public Library - Adult DVD Feature Film | BLU DO | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Relations with Italian Americans -- Drama.
Dark comedy films.
Drama.
Family-owned business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Italian American families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Police brutality -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Riots -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Relations with Italian Americans -- Drama.
Dark comedy films.
Drama.
Family-owned business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Italian American families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Police brutality -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Riots -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Twentieth anniversary edition., Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
025192010590
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
General Note
Special features : "Do the right thing: 20 years later:" new retrospective documentary with the cast and crew (in HD) ; deleted and extended scenes (in HD) ; 20th anniversary edition feature commentary with director Spike Lee ; Feature commentary with director Spike Lee, director of photography Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas and actor Joie Lee ; Behind-the-scenes : Spike Lee's personal video footage from the set ; "Making Do the right thing:" in-depth documentary on the making of the film; interview with editor Barry Brown; "The riot sequence:" storyboard gallery of the climatic riot sequence ; Cannes, 1989: press conference footage from the Film Festival.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; original music, Bill Lee.
Participants/Performers
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage.
Description
It's the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Tensions are growing, with the only local businesses being a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie is Sal's delivery boy. Radio Raheem has the letters of love and hate written on his hands. He is defiant and together with a motivated Buggin Out, push Sal and his sons to their breaking point. The cops intervene, using force and brutality to apprehend the large Radio Raheem. He is unwilling to succumb to the over-excessive brutality of the police and the racist views of Sal and his family. The overzealous police officers don't understand the repercussions of the violence they just unleashed. The neighbors band together to protest this extreme form of pure, toxic bigotry. Mob mentality takes over and the other local non-African American store owners become threatened. Tempers flare and rage is in the air.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround, Dolby DTS 5.1 surround, BD-50, BD-Live 2.0, 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., 1080i/p High Definition and 480i/p standard definition).
Language
English (DTS-HD 5.1), dubbed French (DTS 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (DTS 5.1) dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Lee, S., Aiello, D., Davis, O., Dee, R., Edson, R., Esposito, G., Nunn, B., Turturro, J., Savage, J., & Lee, B. (2009). Do the right thing. (Twentieth anniversary edition). Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Spike, Lee et al.. 2009. Do the Right Thing. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Spike, Lee et al.. Do the Right Thing. Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Lee, S., Aiello, D., Davis, O., Dee, R., Edson, R., Esposito, G. and Nunn, B. et al (2009). Do the right thing. Twentieth anniversary edn Universal City, Calif.: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Lee, Spike,, et al. Do the Right Thing. Twentieth anniversary edition, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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