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Do the Right Thing
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Do the Right Thing (1989) -- 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.
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Spike Lee (written by)
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Release Date:
30 June 1989 (USA) more
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It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations more
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An underappreciated masterpiece more (194 total)

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120 min
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The building Sal's Pizzeria was in did not exist before shooting. Rather, it was constructed on an empty lot by the production company, and subsequently torn down after shooting wrapped. more
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Continuity: When Ossie Davis first presents the bunch of roses to Ruby Dee the blooms are fully opened. However, later in the film when the roses are again seen in her apartment, the blooms are closed. more
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Mister Senor Love Daddy: Wake up! Wake up! Up you wake!
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37 out of 63 people found the following comment useful.
An underappreciated masterpiece, 20 April 2000
Author: Vlad W.

I find it a tremendous oversight that this film gets so little recognition. The American film institute couldn't find one place in one hundered American films for this cinematic masterpiece that pulls no punches . It got no academy award and most importantly I could not find one friend who had heard of it. I call this a tremendous oversight because the film is wonderful. I know that Spike Lee is a rather eccentric personality and is not well liked by everyone, but his films are brilliant and this is no exception.

For about the first two thirds of the movie the plot meanders around a section of New York City as the characters awaken and start their days. For this first two thirds we have a comedy that is funny because of the eccentric and wonderfully developed characters. The audience is pulled into the story by the rich dialogue and inventive cinematography. There is just some quality about this film that makes it seem so real. This all sets up for the imminent tragedy to be all the worse as a result of the connection the audience has with the movie.

Then the film explodes. Those who have seen it know what I mean and those who have not should see it. This last third of the film should not be explained, it must be experianced. In fact this whole film should be experianced. I can't say enough.

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