DO THE RIGHT THING Twenty Years Later
Do the Right Thing • 35m
On the occasion of a twentieth-anniversary screening of DO THE RIGHT THING in New York City in 2009, director Spike Lee conducted a series of interviews with members of the film’s cast and crew. The resulting half-hour program, presented here, features cinematographer Ernest Dickerson; actors Richard Edson, Frankie Faison, Steve Park, Rosie Perez, Luis Ramos, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Savage, and John Turturro; propman Kevin Ladson; coproducer Monty Ross; line producer Jon Kilik; and Public Enemy’s Chuck D.
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The One and Only DO THE RIGHT THING
In this program, produced in 2019, New York City Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr., writer and director Nelson George, and filmmaker Darnell Martin discuss the influence and continued relevance of Spike Lee’s iconic film.
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“Fight the Power” Spike Lee Intro
In 1989, Spike Lee directed two music videos for Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” the anthem of DO THE RIGHT THING, which Lee had commissioned for his film. One of those videos is presented here with an introduction by Lee recorded in 2000.
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“Fight the Power” Music Video
In 1989, Spike Lee directed two music videos for Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” the anthem of DO THE RIGHT THING, which Lee had commissioned for his film. One of those videos is presented here.
