Video
| Title: |
Do the right thing [produced, written and directed by Spike Lee]. [videorecording] /Do the right thing (Motion picture) |
| Published: |
Universal City, CA : Universal City Studios, c2001. |
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| Music Pub. No: |
CC1561D Criterion Collection |
| Description: |
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series: |
The Criterion collection ; 97
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| Participants: |
Danny Aiello (Sal), Ossie Davis (Da Mayor), Ruby Dee (Mother Sister), Richard Edson (Vito), Giancarlo Esposito (Buggin Out), Spike Lee (Mookie), Bull Nunn (Radio Raheem), John Turturro (Pino), Rosie Perez (Tina), Joie Lee (Jade), Sam Jackson (Mister Señor Love Daddy). |
| Credits: |
Co-producer, Monty Ross ; production design, Wynn Thomas ; photographer, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; original music score, Bill Lee. |
| Summary: |
"The hottest day of the year explodes onscreen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. |
| Technical info: |
DVD ; Dolby digital stereo. surround.Audio track information, Disc 1: track 1, film soundtrack, PCM Stereo ; track 2, film soundtrack, Dolby Digital surround ; track 3, commentary, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Contents: |
1. The movie -- 2. The supplement. |
| Notes: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989 by Universal.Special features, disc 1 (the movie): new widescreen digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions and approved by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson ; Dolby Digital surround and PCM stereo soundtracks ; audio commentary by director Spike Lee, Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee ; English subtitles ; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.Special features, disc 2 (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 rehersal to wrap ; original storyboards for the riot sequence ; new video interview with editor Barry Brown ; theatrical trailer and tv spots.MPAA rating: R. |
| Language note: |
SDH in English. |
| ISBN: |
155940910X |
| Subject: |
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.
African Americans -- Crimes against -- Drama.
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| Form/Genre: |
Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Authors: |
Lee, Spike.
Lee, Joie Susannah, 1962-
Aiello, Danny, 1935-
Davis, Ossie.
Dee, Ruby.
Edson, Richard.
Esposito, Giancarlo.
Nunn, Bill.
Turturro, John, 1957-
Perez, Rosie.
Jackson, Samuel L.
Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952-
Kilik, Jon.
Brown, Barry Alexander.
Bourne, St. Clair, 1943-2007.
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| Authors: |
Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Other titles: |
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;97.
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| HOLLIS number |
009374146 |
| Link to this record |
http://hollis.harvard.edu//accessible.ashx?itemid=%7clibrary%2fm%2faleph%7c009374146
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