Container of (work): Do the right thing (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88202897
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Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, Rosie Perez. 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.
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.
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