Do the right thing [DVD video]

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.

General Note:

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.

Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)

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.

Performers:

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

Contents:

disc one. [Feature film; Special features] -- disc two. [Special features].

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround.

Subject Term:

African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Relations with Italian Americans -- Drama.

Italian American families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Family-owned business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Police brutality -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.