Product Description
Spike Lee effectively combines humor and drama in this critically acclaimed film that traces the course of a scorching day on a block in the Bedford-Stuyevesant area of Brooklyn.
Additional Features
The Criterion Collection and Spike Lee have delivered an abundance of treasures in this new edition of Do the Right Thing. Addressing the viewer in video commentary specially filmed for this two-disc set, Lee warmly remembers the creative process and extraneous hoopla of his first masterpiece. Cameras were rolling on the day of the first read-through, capturing a fascinating glimpse of veteran actors and soon-to-be-knowns beginning to understand how special the film was going to be. Among other treats there's an illuminating one-hour making-of documentary; an interview with editor Barry Brown; and the video of Public Enemy's most lasting anthem, "Fight the Power." But Lee saves the best for the very end, delivering a "last word" in which he deliciously lambastes critics (by name!) who misguidedly predicted racial unrest upon the film's theatrical release. --Ryan Boudinot
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 6.4 ounces
- Director : Spike Lee
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours
- Release date : February 20, 2001
- Actors : Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, John Turturro
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified
- Studio : Criterion
- Number of discs : 2
