Do the Right Thing Movie Review 1989

An uncompromising, brutal comedy about the racial tensions surrounding a white-owned pizzeria in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn on the hottest day of the summer, and the violence that eventually erupts. Ambivalent and, for the most part, hilarious; Lee's coming-of-age.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Urban Drama, African America, New York, New York, New Black Cinema

Screenplay

Spike Lee

Cast

Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Richard Edson, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, Rosie Perez, Frankie Faison

Cinematography

Ernest R. Dickerson

Director

Spike Lee

Music

Bill Lee

Producer

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Mark Huffam

Awards

L.A. Film Critics 1989: Director (Lee), Film, Support. Actor (Aiello), Natl. Film Reg. 1999;; N.Y. Film Critics 1989: Cinematog.