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Do the Right Thing

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Original title: Do the Right Thing
Year: 1989
Running time: 110 min.
Country: United States
Director: Spike Lee
Screenwriter: Spike Lee
Music: Bill Lee
Cinematography: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, Spike Lee, John Turturro, John Savage, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosie Pérez, Paul Benjamin, Martin Lawrence, Richard Edson, Frankie Faison, Robin Harris, Rick Aiello
Producer: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks. Distributor: Universal Pictures
Genre: Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama. Racism. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis: 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.

Awards: 1989: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (Danny Aiello), Original Screenplay

1989: Golden Globes: 4 Nominations, including Best Picture & Best Supp. Actor (Aiello)

1989: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

1989: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography. 3 Nominations

1989: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: 4 Awards incl., Best Film. 5 Nominations

1989: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Danny Aiello)

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1989: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Picture, Director & Sup. Actor (Aiello)

1989: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Danny Aiello)

1989: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best Film

Critics' reviews

"It comes closer to reflecting the current state of race relations in America than any other movie of our time (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"In all of the earnest, solemn, humorless discussions about the social and political implications of Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing', an essential fact tends to be overlooked: it is one terrific movie."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"Ambitious, funny, infuriating and mostly brilliant film."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"At times it seems fresh and stimulating (...) At other times -especially at its incoherent finale- the film seems crudely opportunistic (...) There's a creeping dishonesty (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Lee's best and boldest film (...) [Lee] gives audiences the most vigorous shake-up they've had in years."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Extraordinarily calculated (...) 'Do the Right Thing' is an undiluted representation of its creator’s artistic command (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Eric Henderson: Slant
"[It] still remains sharp, witty, dark and relevant (...) It's violent, funny, uncomfortable, insightful and even-handed. All in the best of ways."

R.L. Shaffer: IGN
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