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The Resource Do the right thing : a Spike Lee joint, produced, written and directed by Spike Lee ; production, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks ; a Universal release

Do the right thing : a Spike Lee joint, produced, written and directed by Spike Lee ; production, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks ; a Universal release

Work
Publication
Edition
DVD edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 120 min.)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
  • Special features : Audio Commentary by Director Spike Lee, Dickerson, Production Designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee; Introductions by Spike Lee; St. Clair Bourne's sixty-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, 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; Video Interview with Editor Barry Alexander Brown; Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots
Contents
  • Disc 1. The movie (120 min.)
  • Disc 2. The supplement (120 min.)
Isbn
9781681432748
Instance
Label
Do the right thing : a Spike Lee joint
Title
Do the right thing
Title remainder
a Spike Lee joint
Statement of responsibility
produced, written and directed by Spike Lee ; production, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks ; a Universal release
Title variation
Spike Lee joint, Do the right thing
Contributor
Actor
Cinematographer
Composer
Costume designer
Director
Editor of moving image work
Producer
Production designer
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
During the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, racial tensions are quickly inflamed and violence ensues
Member of
Cataloging source
JCH
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Photography, Ernest Dickerson ; production designer, Wynn Thomas ; costumes, Ruth Carter ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Bill Lee
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: Rated R
Language note
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1952-2016
  • 1957-
  • 1933-2019
  • 1952-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Esposito, Giancarlo
  • Edson, Richard
  • Nunn, Bill
  • Turturro, John
  • Savage, John
  • Davis, Ossie
  • Dee, Ruby
  • Lee, Bill
  • Lee, Spike
  • Aiello, Danny
  • Ross, Monty
  • Bauer, Nancy
  • Schiller, Johanna
  • Dickerson, Ernest R.
  • Thomas, Wynn P.
  • Carter, Ruthe
  • Brown, Barry Alexander
  • Universal City Studios
  • Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
  • Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
120
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
97
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • United States
  • Feature films
  • Feature films
  • Race relations
  • New York (State)
  • New York (State)
  • United States
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Label
Do the right thing : a Spike Lee joint, produced, written and directed by Spike Lee ; production, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks ; a Universal release
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
  • Special features : Audio Commentary by Director Spike Lee, Dickerson, Production Designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee; Introductions by Spike Lee; St. Clair Bourne's sixty-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, 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; Video Interview with Editor Barry Alexander Brown; Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots
Accompanying material
1 leaflet
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. The movie (120 min.) -- Disc 2. The supplement (120 min.)
Control code
ocn973554794
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 120 min.)
Isbn
9781681432748
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515194013
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC2737D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD ; Dolby digital surround and PCM stereo ; enhanced for 16x9 widescreen television, 1.85:1 aspect ratio ; RSDL dual-layer; Region 1, NTSC
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Do the right thing : a Spike Lee joint, produced, written and directed by Spike Lee ; production, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks ; a Universal release
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
  • Special features : Audio Commentary by Director Spike Lee, Dickerson, Production Designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee; Introductions by Spike Lee; St. Clair Bourne's sixty-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, 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; Video Interview with Editor Barry Alexander Brown; Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots
Accompanying material
1 leaflet
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Disc 1. The movie (120 min.) -- Disc 2. The supplement (120 min.)
Control code
ocn973554794
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD edition.
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 120 min.)
Isbn
9781681432748
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515194013
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC2737D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD ; Dolby digital surround and PCM stereo ; enhanced for 16x9 widescreen television, 1.85:1 aspect ratio ; RSDL dual-layer; Region 1, NTSC
Video recording format
DVD

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