Difference between revisions of "Do the Right Thing (1989)"
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| − | '''Do the Right Thing''' (1989) is a movie written and directed by [[Spike Lee]] | + | '''Do the Right Thing''' (1989) is a movie starring, written and directed by [[Spike Lee]] which explores themes of interracial friendship and hatred It takes place on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of [[Brooklyn]], on a black and Puerto Rican street where the corner store is Korean-owned, and the local pizzeria is owned by an Italian-American whose son is friends with pizza delivery man Mookie (played by Spike Lee). |
[[Roger Ebert]] wrote: | [[Roger Ebert]] wrote: | ||
:... it comes closer to reflecting the current state of race relations in America than any other movie of our time. [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19890630/REVIEWS/906300301/1023] | :... it comes closer to reflecting the current state of race relations in America than any other movie of our time. [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19890630/REVIEWS/906300301/1023] | ||
Revision as of 22:12, November 27, 2008
Do the Right Thing (1989) is a movie starring, written and directed by Spike Lee which explores themes of interracial friendship and hatred It takes place on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, on a black and Puerto Rican street where the corner store is Korean-owned, and the local pizzeria is owned by an Italian-American whose son is friends with pizza delivery man Mookie (played by Spike Lee).
Roger Ebert wrote:
- ... it comes closer to reflecting the current state of race relations in America than any other movie of our time. [1]