Do The Right Thing (1989) - Credits and Details

Do The Right Thing Credits and Details

Directed by
	Spike Lee	...	directed by
Written by
	Spike Lee	...	written by
Cast
	Danny Aiello	...	Sal
	Ossie Davis	...	Da Mayor
	Ruby Dee	...	Mother Sister
	Richard Edson	...	Vito
	Giancarlo Esposito	...	Buggin Out
	Spike Lee	...	Mookie
	Bill Nunn	...	Radio Raheem
	John Turturro	...	Pino
	Paul Benjamin	...	ML
	Frankie Faison	...	Coconut Sid
	Robin Harris	...	Sweet Dick Willie
	Joie Lee	...	Jade
	Miguel Sandoval	...	Officer Ponte
	Rick Aiello	...	Officer Long
	John Savage	...	Clifton
	Samuel L. Jackson	...	Mister Señor Love Daddy (as Sam Jackson)
	Rosie Perez	...	Tina
	Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Smiley
	Steve White	...	Ahmad
	Martin Lawrence	...	Cee
	Leonard L. Thomas	...	Punchy (as Leonard Thomas)
	Christa Rivers	...	Ella
	Frank Vincent	...	Charlie
	Luis Antonio Ramos	...	Stevie (as Luis Ramos)
	Richard Habersham	...	Eddie
	Gwen McGee	...	Louise
	Steve Park	...	Sonny
	Ginny Yang	...	Kim
	Sherwin Park	...	Korean Child
	Shawn Elliott	...	Puerto Rican Icee Man
	Diva Osorio	...	Carmen
	Chris Delaney	...	Stevie's Friends
	Angel Ramirez Jr.	...	Stevie's Friends (as Ángel Ramírez)
	Sixto Ramos	...	Stevie's Friends
	Nelson Vasquez	...	Stevie's Friends
	Travell Lee Toulson	...	Hector
	Joel Nagle	...	Sergeant
	David E. Weinberg	...	Plainclothes Detective
	Yattee Brown	...	Double Dutch Girl
	Mecca Brunson	...	Double Dutch Girl
	Shawn Stainback	...	Double Dutch Girl
	Soquana Wallace	...	Double Dutch Girl
Uncredited Cast
	Erik Dellums	...	Customer in Pizzeria
	Leland Hardy	...	Riot Starter
	Garry Pastore	...	P.O. Bonamo
	Eric Payne	...	Guy in Riot
	John Michael Quinn	...	Policeman
	Michael Ralph	...	Guy by Water Hydrant
	Nicholas Turturro	...	Policeman
Produced by
	Jon Kilik	...	line producer
	Spike Lee	...	producer
	Monty Ross	...	co-producer
Original Music by
	Bill Lee	...	original music score
Special Effects by
	John Berry	...	special effects assistant
	Wilfred Caban	...	special effects assistant
	Paul Colangelo	...	special effects assistant
	David Fletcher	...	special effects assistant
	William D. Harrison	...	special effects assistant
	Don Hewitt	...	special effects assistant
	Steven Kirshoff	...	special effects
	William Vanderputten	...	special effects assistant
	Denis Zack	...	special effects assistant
Stunts
	Danny Aiello III	...	stunt double: Sal
	Chantal Collins	...	stunt coordinator assistant
	Andy Duppin	...	stunts
	Gary Frith	...	stunts
	Rashon Khan	...	stunts
	Erik Koniger	...	stunts
	Francine Renee Lawrence	...	stunt coordinator assistant
	Malcolm Livingston	...	stunts
	David S. Lomax	...	stunts
	Dominic Marcus	...	stunts
	Eric Payne	...	stunts
	Eddie Smith	...	stunt coordinator
	Roy Thomas	...	stunts
	Mharaka Washington	...	stunt driver
	Tom Wright	...	stunts
	Hugh Aodh O'Brien	...	stunts
	Garry Pastore	...	utility stunts
Thanks
	Eleanor Bumpers	...	dedicated to the families of
	Michael Griffith	...	dedicated to the families of
	Arthur Miller	...	dedicated to the families of
	Edmund Perry	...	dedicated to the families of
	Russell Simmons	...	special thanks
	Yvonne Smallwood	...	dedicated to the families of
	Michael Stewart	...	dedicated to the families of
	John Wilson	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 19, 1989
Theatrical Release:	June 30, 1989
DVD Release:	February 20, 2001
Blu-ray Release:	June 30, 2009
Country:
Distributor:	The Criterion Collection
Websites:

Ratings
7.9 / 10	93 / 100

Production Companies
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Distributors
Universal Pictures (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
MCA Home Video (1989) (United States) (pan and scan) (VHS)
CBS (1991) (United States) (TV)
The Criterion Collection (1995) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
The Criterion Collection (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2009) (United States) (20th anniversary edition) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Universal's 100th Anniversary) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Peacock (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (digital) (TV)
Studios USA Television (2000) (United States) (syndication) (TV)

Filming Locations
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (Bed-Stuy)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (location)
Stuyvesant Ave & Lexington Ave, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (Sal's Famous Pizzeria)
Stuyvesant Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (the block)
Stuyvesant Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (many locations: FM 108 We Love Radio, Mother Sister and Mookie's places)

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