'Do the Right Thing' Director: Spike Lee (1989) Criterion Collection 2-Disc Blu-ray | 4K restoration

Set on one block of Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy Do or Die neighborhood, at the height of summer, this 1989 masterpiece by Spike Lee confirmed him as a writer and filmmaker of peerless vision and passionate social engagement.

Over the course of a single day, the easygoing interactions of a cast of unforgettable characters give way to heated confrontations as tensions rise along racial fault lines, ultimately exploding into violence. Punctuated by the anthemic refrain of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” the film is a landmark in American cinema, as politically and emotionally charged and as relevant now as when it first hit the big screen.

Special features include:
- Audio commentary from 1995 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
- Introductions by Lee
- Making “Do the Right Thing,” a documentary from 1989 by St. Clair Bourne, in a new 2K digital transfer
- Three programs from 2000 and 2009, featuring Lee and cast and crew members
- Music video for Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” directed by Lee, with remarks from rapper Chuck D
- Cannes Film Festival press conference from 1989 featuring Lee along with actors Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Edson, and Joie Lee
- Behind-the-scenes footage, deleted and extended scenes as well as original storyboards
- Essay by critic Vinson Cunningham and extensive excerpts from the journal Lee kept during the preparation for and production of the film
- And more