DVD
3 of 3 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection (2 copies)
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
Do the right thing
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)
Edition
Double-disc set.
Performers
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage.
Publication Information
[Universal City, CA] : Universal, c2001.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This powerful visual feast combines humor and drama with memorable characters while tracing the course of a single day on a block in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. It's the hottest day of the year, a scorching 24-hour period that will change the lives of its residents forever.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital surround.
Videodisc release of the 1989 motion picture.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Rated R.
Presented in a widescreen format which preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1) ; enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
Contents
- Disc one: The movie. New widescreen digital transfer ; audio commentary by director Spike Lee, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas and actor Joie Lee ; 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 Jon Kilik revisit the 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, Ruby Dee, 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.