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Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)

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Do the Right Thing

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    The screenplay for Do the Right Thing was written by director and producer Spike Lee, who also appears as an actor.



    Both people were killed in New York City by policemen. Unlike Michael Stewart, however, Radio Raheem was not a graffiti artist.



    "Spike Lees Do the Right Thing engages in multiple forms of narrative subversion, as do most of his pictures. The credits, for example, accompany Rosie Perez as she dances combatively, complete with boxing gloves in some scenes, to the strains of Public Enemy's "Fight the Power"." Read more here.

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  • How long is Do the Right Thing?
    2 hours
  • When was Do the Right Thing released?
    July 21, 1989
  • What is the IMDb rating of Do the Right Thing?
    8 out of 10
  • Who stars in Do the Right Thing?
    Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, and Ruby Dee
  • Who wrote Do the Right Thing?
    Spike Lee
  • Who directed Do the Right Thing?
    Spike Lee
  • Who was the composer for Do the Right Thing?
    Bill Lee
  • Who was the producer of Do the Right Thing?
    Spike Lee
  • Who was the cinematographer for Do the Right Thing?
    Ernest R. Dickerson
  • Who was the editor of Do the Right Thing?
    Barry Alexander Brown
  • Who are the characters in Do the Right Thing?
    Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione, Da Mayor, Mother Sister, Vito, Buggin Out, Mookie, Radio Raheem, Pino, ML, Coconut Sid, and others
  • What is the plot of Do the Right Thing?
    On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
  • What was the budget for Do the Right Thing?
    $6.5 million
  • How much did Do the Right Thing earn at the worldwide box office?
    $37.3 million
  • How much did Do the Right Thing earn at the US box office?
    $27.5 million
  • What is Do the Right Thing rated?
    TV-14
  • What genre is Do the Right Thing?
    Comedy, Comedy Drama, and Drama
  • How many awards has Do the Right Thing won?
    21 awards
  • How many awards has Do the Right Thing been nominated for?
    40 nominations

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