Presented by the Missoula Black Collective
Do the Right Thing
Sponsored by:
The Missoula Black Collective
The Missoula Black Collective
Set on one block of Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy Do or Die neighborhood, at the height of summer, this 1989 masterpiece by Spike Lee confirmed him as a writer and filmmaker of peerless vision and passionate social engagement. Over the course of a single day, the easygoing interactions of a cast of unforgettable characters—Da Mayor, Mother Sister, Mister Señor Love Daddy, Tina, Sweet Dick Willie, Buggin Out, Radio Raheem, Sal, Pino, Vito, and Lee’s Mookie among them—give way to heated confrontations as tensions rise along racial fault lines, ultimately exploding into violence. Punctuated by the anthemic refrain of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” Do the Right Thing is a landmark in American cinema, as politically and emotionally charged and as relevant now as when it first hit the big screen.
Presented by The Missoula Black Collective!
Presented by The Missoula Black Collective!
Cast: Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Edson, Ro
Director: Spike Lee
Written by: Spike Lee
Rated: R
Duration: 125 min
Released: 1989
Genre: Drama