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Do the Right Thing

Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Released
21 July, 1989
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and Samuel L. Jackson, and is the feature film debut of Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez. The story explores a Brooklyn neighborhood's simmering racial tension, which culminates in tragedy and violence on a hot summer day. The film was a critical and commercial success and received numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Aiello's portrayal of Sal the pizzeria owner. It is often listed among the greatest films of all time. In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, in its first year of eligibility, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Director Spike Lee
Produced by Spike Lee
Writer(s) Spike Lee
Starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Martin Lawrence, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage
Music Bill Lee
Cinematography Ernest Dickerson
Edited by Barry Alexander Brown
Production, company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released May 19, 1989 (Cannes), June 30, 1989 (United States)
Running time 120 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $6 million
Box office $37.3 million
Netflix ID 448860

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Written, produced and directed by Spike Lee, the film takes place on the hottest day of the year on a Brooklyn street and involves a building of hate and bigotry which results in violence.

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The film was deemed "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. It was nominated for two Academy Awards. 

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Motown soundtracks.. Films about Italian-American culture.. Films directed by Spike Lee.. Columbia Records soundtracks.. Films set in Brooklyn.. Film scores.. Films about race and ethnicity.

Información más reciente sobre Do the Right Thing actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.