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Do the Right Thing (Blu-ray) (1989)
It is the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...Director: Spike Lee
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
Behind the Scenes Footage (with introduction by director Spike Lee) (57:59) [1080i]
Deleted and Extended Scenes (with Play All option) (14:14) [1080p]
- Mookie delivers pizza (1:16)
- Fried-egg Cadillac (0:40)
- Rooftop (1:19)
- Dancin' on rooftop (1:12)
- Jade and Smiley (1:25)
- Don't curse in Sal's (0:32)
- Jade and Vito (1:04)
- Jade oils Mother Sister's scalp (Jade greases Mother Sister scalp) (1:03)
- Jade and Mother Sister talk of Da Mayor (Jade and Mother Sister Part 2) (1:06)
- Delivery for Mister Seņor Love Daddy (Mookie and Vito deliver lunch to Mister Seņor Love Daddy) (2:18)
- Sal and Mookie (Offscreen) Finale (2:16)
"The Riot Sequence" storyboard-to-film comparison with introduction by Spike Lee (16:59) [1080p]
Theatrical Trailer and two TV Spots (3:14) [1080i]
DISC TWO
"Making Do the Right Thing" documentary (61:02) [1080p]
- Introduction by Spike Lee (0:48) [1080i]
"The One and Only Do the Right Thing" documentary (31:46) [1080p]
"Cannes, 1989" Q&A segments (42:22) [1080i]
Interview from 2000 with editor Barry Brown (10:00) [1080i]
Interview from 2019 with costume designer Ruth E. Carter (16:34) [1080p]
"Back to Bed-Stuy" 2000 featurette (4:49) [1080i]
"Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later" 2009 documentary (35:46) [1080i]
"Fight The Power" (Long Version) music video by Public Enemy (7:15) [1080p]
- Introduction by Spike Lee (3:43) [1080i]
- Photographs (with two commentary tracks by Chuck D. from 1995) (10:48) [1080i]
"Spike's Last Word" outro (6:26) [1080i] -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Features a 4K digital restoration approved by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson.
"Making Do the Right Thing" features a 2K transfer.
Comes with a 108 page book featuring an essay by critic Vinson Cunningham and excerpts from Spike Lee's journal kept during the preparation for production of the film. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee -
Extras:"Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later" documentary (35:46)
Deleted and Extended Scenes:
- Play All (14:14 in total):
-- "Mookie Delivers Pizza" (1:16)
-- "Fried Egg Cadillac" (0:40)
-- "Rooftop" (1:18)
-- "Dancin' on Rooftop" (1:12)
-- "Jade and Smiley" (1:25)
-- "Don't Curse in Sals" (0:32)
-- "Jade and Vito" (1:04)
-- "Jade Greases Mother Sister's Scalp" (1:03)
-- "Jade and Mother Sister Part II" (1:05)
-- "Mookie and Vito Deliver Lunch to Senor Love Daddy" (2:18)
-- "Sal and Mookie (offscreen) Finale" (2:15)
"Behind the Scenes" featurettes:
- Play All (57:58 in total):
-- "Spike Lee Intro" (1:41)
-- "The Read-Through" (19:04)
-- "Developing Character" (6:38)
-- "Rehearsals" (16:05)
-- "Improvising with the Cornermen" (6:22)
-- "Block Party" (8:05)
"Making Do the Right Thing" featurettes:
- "Spike Lee Intro" (0:47)
- "Message to the Community" (5:34)
- "Bed Stuy Do or Die" (4:47)
- "American-Italian-Americans" (8:06)
- "One of My Mentors" (3:55)
- "Production Begins" (7:38)
- "Extra Casting" (7:32)
- "A Little Inconvenience" (5:51)
- "Not That I'm Prejudiced" (3:42)
- "In Search of an Answer" (7:00)
- "That's a Wrap" (6:53)
- "Back to Bed-Stuy" (4:48)
"Editor Barry Brown" featurettes:
- Play All (9:37 in total):
-- "Meeting Spike" (2:55)
-- "Beautifully Composed" (2:13)
-- "Roll-Call Sequence" (1:59)
-- "On the Set" (2:29)
"The Right Sequence":
- "Spike Lee Intro" (1:29)
- Storyboard Gallery (60 pages)
"Cannes, 1989" Q&A segments:
- Play All (42:22 in total):
-- "Introductions" (3:07)
-- "Sal and Violence" (5:52)
-- "Davis, Spike and the Industry" (1:36)
-- "Black Perspective / Public Enemy" (3:14)
-- "Discussing the Characters" (4:28)
-- "Summer of '89" (2:26)
-- "Filmmaking and Race" (3:19)
-- "Life vs Art" (5:21)
-- "Mookie" (1:46)
-- "Filmmakers Aren't Gods" (3:29)
-- "This Film Is Not About Drugs" (3:12)
-- "White Fight" (4:26)
Trailers:
- Theatrical Trailer (2:11)
- TV Spot 1 (0:30)
- TV Spot 2 (0:30) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Spanish DTS 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee -
Extras:"Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later" documentary (35:47)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (14:14)
"Behind the Scenes" featurettes (57:59)
"Making Do the Right Thing" featurettes (61:50)
"Editor Barry Brown" featurettes (9:38)
On Location Interview with Spike Lee (4:49)
Storyboards:
- Spike Lee Intro (1:03)
- Storyboard Gallery (14:45)
"Cannes, 1989" Q&A segments (42:22)
Opening Dance Sequence (3:46)
Theatrical Trailer (2:12)
TV Spots (1:02) -
Subtitles:English and German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:Reissued in a keep case.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee -
Extras:"Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later" documentary (35:46)
Deleted and Extended Scenes:
- Play All (14:14 in total):
-- "Mookie Delivers Pizza" (1:16)
-- "Fried Egg Cadillac" (0:40)
-- "Rooftop" (1:18)
-- "Dancin' on Rooftop" (1:12)
-- "Jade and Smiley" (1:25)
-- "Don't Curse in Sals" (0:32)
-- "Jade and Vito" (1:04)
-- "Jade Greases Mother Sister's Scalp" (1:03)
-- "Jade and Mother Sister Part II" (1:05)
-- "Mookie and Vito Deliver Lunch to Senor Love Daddy" (2:18)
-- "Sal and Mookie (offscreen) Finale" (2:15)
"Behind the Scenes" featurettes:
- Play All (57:58 in total):
-- "Spike Lee Intro" (1:41)
-- "The Read-Through" (19:04)
-- "Developing Character" (6:38)
-- "Rehearsals" (16:05)
-- "Improvising with the Cornermen" (6:22)
-- "Block Party" (8:05)
"Making Do the Right Thing" featurettes:
- "Spike Lee Intro" (0:47)
- "Message to the Community" (5:34)
- "Bed Stuy Do or Die" (4:47)
- "American-Italian-Americans" (8:06)
- "One of My Mentors" (3:55)
- "Production Begins" (7:38)
- "Extra Casting" (7:32)
- "A Little Inconvenience" (5:51)
- "Not That I'm Prejudiced" (3:42)
- "In Search of an Answer" (7:00)
- "That's a Wrap" (6:53)
- "Back to Bed-Stuy" (4:48)
"Editor Barry Brown" featurettes:
- Play All (9:37 in total):
-- "Meeting Spike" (2:55)
-- "Beautifully Composed" (2:13)
-- "Roll-Call Sequence" (1:59)
-- "On the Set" (2:29)
"The Right Sequence":
- "Spike Lee Intro" (1:29)
- Storyboard Gallery (60 pages)
"Cannes, 1989" Q&A segments:
- Play All (42:22 in total):
-- "Introductions" (3:07)
-- "Sal and Violence" (5:52)
-- "Davis, Spike and the Industry" (1:36)
-- "Black Perspective / Public Enemy" (3:14)
-- "Discussing the Characters" (4:28)
-- "Summer of '89" (2:26)
-- "Filmmaking and Race" (3:19)
-- "Life vs Art" (5:21)
-- "Mookie" (1:46)
-- "Filmmakers Aren't Gods" (3:29)
-- "This Film Is Not About Drugs" (3:12)
-- "White Fight" (4:26)
Trailers:
- Theatrical Trailer (2:11)
- TV Spot 1 (0:30)
- TV Spot 2 (0:30) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Spanish DTS 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director/writer Spike Lee, cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
Behind the Scenes Footage (with introduction by director Spike Lee) (57:59) [1080i]
Deleted and Extended Scenes (with Play All option) (14:14) [1080p]
- Mookie delivers pizza (1:16)
- Fried-egg Cadillac (0:40)
- Rooftop (1:19)
- Dancin' on rooftop (1:12)
- Jade and Smiley (1:25)
- Don't curse in Sal's (0:32)
- Jade and Vito (1:04)
- Jade oils Mother Sister's scalp (Jade greases Mother Sister scalp) (1:03)
- Jade and Mother Sister talk of Da Mayor (Jade and Mother Sister Part 2) (1:06)
- Delivery for Mister Seņor Love Daddy (Mookie and Vito deliver lunch to Mister Seņor Love Daddy) (2:18)
- Sal and Mookie (Offscreen) Finale (2:16)
"The Riot Sequence" storyboard-to-film comparison with introduction by Spike Lee (16:59) [1080p]
Theatrical Trailer and two TV Spots (3:14) [1080i]
DISC TWO
"Making Do the Right Thing" documentary (61:02) [1080p]
- Introduction by Spike Lee (0:48) [1080i]
"The One and Only Do the Right Thing" documentary (31:46) [1080p]
"Cannes, 1989" Q&A segments (42:22) [1080i]
Interview from 2000 with editor Barry Brown (10:00) [1080i]
Interview from 2019 with costume designer Ruth E. Carter (16:34) [1080p]
"Back to Bed-Stuy" 2000 featurette (4:49) [1080i]
"Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later" 2009 documentary (35:46) [1080i]
"Fight The Power" (Long Version) music video by Public Enemy (7:15) [1080p]
- Introduction by Spike Lee (3:43) [1080i]
- Photographs (with two commentary tracks by Chuck D. from 1995) (10:48) [1080i]
"Spike's Last Word" outro (6:26) [1080i] -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Features a 4K digital restoration approved by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson.
"Making Do the Right Thing" features a 2K transfer.
Comes with a 108 page book featuring an essay by critic Vinson Cunningham and excerpts from Spike Lee's journal kept during the preparation for production of the film. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/UK Criterion edition has the best set of extras. Only region differences.
Do note German release includes some differing extras including an additional commentary. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (120:09).
- Blu-ray ALL 20th Anniversary Edition America- Universal Pictures - No cuts (119:52).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition Germany- Turbine - No cuts (119:52).
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts (119:52).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (120:09).
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Comparison added by Nigel_Badnell on 04/12/10
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/09/19UPDATE LOG:
04/12/10: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
21/05/15: Added UK release.
30/01/19: Added Germany.
04/07/19: Addition of the Criterion release.
04/08/19: Updated Criterion, capsaholic.
02/09/19: Added UK Criterion.
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