30th Anniversary Screening!
“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.” (The Criterion Collection)
Set during one hot summer day in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy Do or Die neighborhood, Spike Lee’s groundbreaking Do the Right Thing instantly cemented the New York filmmaker’s status as a socially engaged, fearless filmmaker. Following the interactions between a group of neighborhood residents—made up by a staggering amount of talented actors portraying memorable characters like Buggin’ Out (Giancarlo Esposito), Mother Sister (Ruby Dee), Da Mayor (Ossie Davis), Sal (Danny Aiello), Pino (John Turturro), Coconut Sid (Frankie Faison), Sweet Dick Willie (Robin Harris), Vito (Richard Edson), Mookie (Lee), Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn), and Mister Señor Love Daddy (Samuel L. Jackson)—the film tracks the rising tensions in Bed-Stuy along racial fault lines when locals start demanding a black person’s photo be added to the (Italians-Only) Wall of Fame at Sal’s Pizzeria—an argument that ultimately explodes violently into the streets.
New 4K digital restoration, approved by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
