| Edition |
Director-approved two DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures. lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 97 |
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Criterion collection ; 97.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, Rosie Perez. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Bill Lee. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. |
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Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
disc one. [Feature film; Special features] -- disc two. [Special features]. |
| Note |
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. |
| Language |
In english with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Relations with Italian Americans -- Drama.
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Italian American families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Police brutality -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Riots -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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African Americans -- Relations with Italian Americans.
(OCoLC)fst00799682
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Family-owned business enterprises. (OCoLC)fst00920575
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Italian American families. (OCoLC)fst00980403
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Police brutality. (OCoLC)fst01068571
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Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
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Riots. (OCoLC)fst01098069
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Dark comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710293
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01726252
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Dark comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lee, Spike, film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor.
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Aiello, Danny, 1933-2019 actor.
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Davis, Ossie, actor.
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Dee, Ruby, actor.
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Edson, Richard, actor.
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Esposito, Giancarlo, actor.
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Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016, actor.
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Turturro, John, 1957- actor.
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Savage, John, 1949- actor.
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Perez, Rosie, actor.
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Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, production coompany.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Do the right thing (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
715515232715 |
| ISBN |
9781681436173 |
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1681436175 |
| Music No. |
CC3054DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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