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.
It's the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, and tensions are growing there, with the only local businesses being a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie, Sal's delivery boy, manages to always be at the center of the action.
Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
The character of Smiley was not originally in the script. Roger Guenveur Smith approached Spike Lee requesting a role, and his scenes were added in during shooting.
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Goofs
Factual errors:
In 1989 no one made $250 a week in salary delivering pizza. At that time, most just worked for tips. If they got a small token salary it was less than minimum wage.
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"My Fantasy"
Music and Lyrics by Teddy Riley Performed by Teddy Riley featuring Guy Cal-Gene Music, Inc., Virgin Songs, Inc. (BMI) Courtesy of MCA Records
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