Do the Right Thing (1989)
Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
John Savage, Miguel Sandoval, Roger Guenveur Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosie Perez, John Turturro, Martin Lawrence, Steve Park, Frank Vincent, Spike Lee, Frankie Faison, Leonard L. Thomas, Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, Ossie Davis, Bill Nunn, Ruby Dee, Gwen McGee, Rick Aiello, Richard Edson, Shawn Elliott, Joel Nagle, Steve White, Paul Benjamin, Robin Harris, Nelson Vasquez, Joie Lee, Christa Rivers, Luis Antonio Ramos, Richard Habersham, Ginny Yang, Sherwin Park, Diva Osorio, Chris Delaney, Angel Ramirez Jr., Sixto Ramos, Travell Lee Toulson, David E. Weinberg, Yatte Brown, Mecca Brunson, Shawn Stainback, Soquana Wallace
Trailer
Reviews
100
Los Angeles Times
Stirred up impassioned debate everywhere; it would seem the greatest compliment that could be paid a stunning entertainment. [30 June 1989, Calendar, p.6-1]
100
Chicago Tribune
This is a sumptuous work, from its unconventional title sequence of a woman dancing hard in the streets to its provocative ending with conflicting quotes from Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr .[30 June 1989, Friday, p.A]
100
Chicago Sun-Times
It comes closer to reflecting the current state of race relations in America than any other movie of our time.
100
San Francisco Chronicle
Has more originality, nitty-gritty humor, spirit and spunk than all the summer blockbuster retreads combined. Underneath the jousting and jiving, there's a sharp, uncompromising look at the anatomy of a race riot in the movie. [30 June 1989, Daily Notebook, p.E3]
100
The New York Times
A remarkable piece of work. [30 June 1989]
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