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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 07/22/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 0 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 16 Genres: Drama, Message Movie, Urban Drama, Ensemble Film See Also: Do the Right Thing [Criterion Collection], Do the Right Thing [20th Anniversary Edition], Do the Right Thing [20th Anniversary Edition]

Director Spike Lee dives head-first into a maelstrom of racial and social ills, using as his springboard the hottest day of the year on one block in Brooklyn, NY. Three businesses dominate the block: a storefront radio station, where a smooth-talkin' deejay (Samuel L. Jackson) spins the platters that matter; a convenience store owned by a Korean couple; and Sal's Famous Pizzeria, the only white-operated business in the neighborhood. Sal (Danny Aiello) serves up slices with his two sons, genial Vito (Richard Edson) and angry, racist Pino (John Turturro). Sal has one black employee, Mookie (Spike Lee), who wants to "get paid" but lacks ambition. His sister Jade (Joie Lee, Spike's sister), who has a greater sense of purpose and a "real" job, wants Mookie to start dealing with his responsibilities, most notably his son with girlfriend Tina (Rosie Perez). Two of Mookie's best friends are Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn), a monolith of a man who rarely speaks, preferring to blast Public Enemy's rap song Fight The Power on his massive boom box; and Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), nicknamed for his coke-bottle glasses and habit of losing his cool. When Buggin' Out notes that Sal's "Wall of Fame," a photo gallery of famous Italian-Americans, includes no people of color, he eventually demands a neighborhood boycott, on a day when tensions are already running high, that incurs tragic consequences. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Danny Aiello - Sal
Spike Lee - Mookie
Richard Edson - Vito
John Turturro - Pino
Giancarlo Esposito - Buggin Out
Rosie Perez - Tina
Bill Nunn - Radio Raheem
Ossie Davis - Da Mayor

Spike Lee's searing look at race relations Do the Right Thing comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that provides an aspect ratio of 1.66:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include production notes, talent bios, and a theatrical trailer. This disc will do fine for anyone wanting to own the film, but there is a slightly more expensive deluxe edition that contains a better picture and a wealth of supplemental materials, including commentary from Lee. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide