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Awards

Academy Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Original Screenplay

Academy Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actor

Cannes Film Festival 1989 - Nominated - Palme d'Or

Golden Globe Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Director

Academy Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Original Screenplay

Academy Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actor

Cannes Film Festival 1989 - Nominated - Palme d'Or

Golden Globe Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Director

Golden Globe Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Original Screenplay

Golden Globe Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Picture

Golden Globe Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actor

Image Awards 1991 - Won - Outstanding Lead Actress

Image Awards 1991 - Won - Outstanding Supporting Actor

LAFCA Awards 1989 - Won - Best Director

LAFCA Awards 1989 - Won - Best Music

LAFCA Awards 1989 - Won - Best Picture

LAFCA Awards 1989 - Won - Best Supporting Actor

NYFCC Awards 1989 - Won - Best Cinematographer

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Do the Right Thing

Director:
Spike Lee
120 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

The hottest day of the year explodes onscreen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford - Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast that includes Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nunn, Rosie Perez, and John Turturro, Spike Lee's powerful portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise.

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"A hard-hitting portrait of a neighborhood - you'll feel the heat along with the characters. "

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Runtime:
120 min.

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

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SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • Disc One: 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, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual - layer edition
  • Disc Two: 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 John Kilik revisit the film's 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, RubyDee, 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

 

 

 

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