In The Late '80s to The Early '90s, conscience Hip-Hop was on rotation on the radio, independent black films, independent black comic books, black owned clothing lines, positive black TV shows. To me, it was a magical time.
Lol, some of the local residents were not happy about being shushed in their own homes and told they couldn’t come or go as they pleased. I’m not gonna lie, I wouldn’t have been happy either. What a great director spike is though. Classic.
As a black independent filmmaker from Detroit, I would like to say thank you for this video. The movie still seems so modern but this documentary gives me a 70's feel. I'm inspired!
If you don't mind I'd like to ask you something. Do you personally think this movie would've had the impact it did if it was set during a New York cold front during the winter instead of a heatwave
@@K1ng1995 I doubt it although you have movies like In Too Deep where parts of the movie was shot in winter. Summer just makes for an overall good plot. So much going on and barely never a dry moment..
@@ghordibarifilms Fair point that idea just came into my head and it just got me thinking. Cuz CloudFront's people have been seen to act just as mean if not worse
Wow!😲 This is gold! Listening to a very young Giancarlo Esposito before he bacame "GIANCARLO ESPOSITO!" I always love to hear him recite that line in the pizza shop about the "brothas up on the wall." Priceless!😅🤣
Black culture IS cool in every decade…IJS…we are the trendsetters, the originators and the architects of style that lives on thru generations. People try t1o deny it because the way we are mimicked and copied from head to toe has been so watered down. Our influence is everywhere & in everything yet our rarely receive the accolades we deserve.
@@Nope2479 The culture was cool before gangster rap became a 'thing'. And even then, it wasn't wack. But today... You're right, its wack af. What made the culture cool before it went wack was that everyone stayed in their lane. No one was trying to seperate rap from its black culture origins.
I did not reallize how loved Danny Aiello was in the black community considering he was type-casted as a racist Italian in many black movies. Whats amazing is how much he loved the black community back. I'm learning a lot about him now. he was an incredible man. He was also a bus driver in the black community. RIP Danny Aiello
Still one of my favorite movies after all these years. Whenever I hear Do the right thing, the first thing that pops into my mind is "Fight the power!"
Grew up on Lexington Ave bet. Throop & Tompkins Aves (5 blocks away from where DTRT was filmed). I was 14 the summer they filmed this movie (in '88), I turned 15 later on that year (in October). I, along with my "homies," used to run down to Quincy St and Stuyvesant to see what they were filming but we could NEVER see ANYTHING! Never saw Spike, Rosie, Martin, Giancarlo, Bill Nunn (Radio Raheem), Ossie or Ruby. We could HEAR them, tho (acting). I remember those bright ass lights. When the movie came out the next year, we (my friends and I) were like "Oh, so THIS is what they was (were) making!" Watching this brought back a lot of memories. Never realized how bad Bed-Stuy looked, back then, until I see footage and photos of it. A lot has changed in Bed-Stuy since the '80s. I try not to live in the past, but the "old" Bed-Stuy is what I have a connection to. Born (in '73) and bred in the Stuy. Lived on Lex Ave from '83-'99, now I'm out in Jamaica, Queens. Whenever I visit the Stuy, I don't even feel like I belong there. The whole vibe is different.
I’m from Brevoort… I was there when Public Enemy shot “FIGHT THE POWER” on Malcom X BLVD… Shoutout to The Iconic Mike Tyson “Kid Dynamite” Picture on the wall of Lexington & Stuyvesant #BROOKLYN
I'm from ENY, now in NC. I go back to BK several times a year. Bed Stuy damn sure has changed in MANY ways, good bad, and questionable..but change was inevitable. Some of my friends from back in the day still own (from their parents), live and a few copped some of those Brownstones, BEFORE the gentrification and "influx". Overall, Do The Right Thing was a 99.9% accurate description of NYC, at that time. The buzz was CRAZY about Spike then.The "streets" were talking back then, minus social media...and when that movie came out? The hype and lines were bananas.
i heard about this, but never saw it before. i didn’t think anything could top do right thing, one of the greatest movies ever made, but this making of documentary just might have. wow it was fantastic. thx for putting it up for us.
So many legends in front and behind the camera of this. I see production assistants who are now filmmakers or still in the business. As a kid, watching this doc in 1990, i was so inspired by Spike. Then I got to work for him in 1996 and it was the best "film school" I ever had. Thanks for giving all of us a shot.
Apprentice editor on Get on The Bus. A film very little saw...but i didnt care. The experience was like none other. Shooting is one thing but editing...thats where the film comes together
@@wingchundragon I actually had a sampler 12” of that soundtrack back in the day. It had a tribe called quest and a guru song on it that was exclusive at the time. I did end up seeing the film on cable. Thanks for the reply, that sounds like a great memory.
@@dirtlevel I was sitting right next to spike during sound mixing when we received a package from Michael Jackson. He signed his name on the poster and delivered a song he did for the opening of the film. Great memories. AND another day Prince visited spike's office in Brooklyn to watch the film. My dumbass went home because he arrived 9hrs late
My favorite movie, always loved the hot retro summer vibe of the 80s n the bright colors with the cinematography , the originality of cultures, black, italian n asians all in the mix in a time where NYC was definitely in golden years
Was born in 89 , I first saw do the right as a 8 yr old in 97 and my mind was blown!! Even though it was only 8 yrs apart the aesthetic of the 80s just looked so different to my young mind then the 90s. At this time they would play it on hbo I would also binge watch Pop Up video which would show 80s vids and for the first time I would see 80s version of Janet Jackson, Jackson 5 torture video, Culture club and boy George vids etc. I been in love with the 80s ever since 😢.
This is incredible… no film shaped me as much as this.. as a 10 year old boy this was everything.. the roller coaster of emotion was new to me.. from the opening credits to the end to all the brilliant Bill Lee compositions throughout.. it’s a special special piece of art.. means the world to me
How can you not love Ossie Davis ? His voice his happy face. I haven't always agreed with some of Spike's views on some issues but I believe him to be a master film maker. What is a film ? It's just a bunch of scenes put together but it takes a talent to make it flow and have a tension to it where you're awaiting what's going to happen next. And Spike knows how to do it
I think this is one of the best making of films I've ever seen. Not only is it about the making of a great film, it shows how the making of said film effects the neighborhood it took over as well as giving a glimpse into Bed Stuy and the people living there. It's as much a film about the people as it is about the movie.
Danny Aiello view was that Sal wasn’t racist and sought to make him likeable, added to the complexity of the character. A part of you wanted to believe he wasn’t racist. Sal was also likeable. It made for a very complex, memorable character where people still disagree with whether he was actually racist or not. The disagreement and tension around whether Sal was racist, between Spike and Aiello, really worked and made him a more ambiguous, interesting character. Aiello was also perfectly cast, because Sal also had a powerful personality, which made him seem intimidating, yet there was something still likeable about him.
I haven't seen more than a few of his movies (I want to see BlacKkklansmen) but I knew right away after watching this that it'd be my favorite. I could talk all day about the things in this movie that I love.
I watched this with my folks when it first came out on video, and it’s been a favorite ever since. But for me it’s tied with Bamboozled for my favorite Spike Lee movie.
Wow. One of my favorite movies and just stumbling on this video. What a positive atmosphere on the set. Just a great people of people making an epic film. Thank you Spike!!
How times have changed. The production manager said they had nothing to worry about being in Atl but Bed-Stuy was a jungle. Its almost the opposite now.
I just stumbled upon this video. As one of my favorite films growing up, it’s wonderful to see a behind the scenes look at this work of art. What a gem 💎! Thanks for uploading this!! Keep ‘em coming!!
I think its a testament to Danny Aiello's performance that the character was, as written, a racist, but he embues him with so much paternal energy and softness, that his harsher moments hit that much more discomfortably. It's a great performance in a film bursting with great performances.
Remember watching this in a cinema in Madrid when it came out in 89 Great casting Acting Cinematography. An early roll for Ossie Davis in “ The Hill “ well worth a watch
Thankyou for the recommendation. I've watched this movie half a dozen times and enjoyed his performance but only truly began to appreciate the late great man himself after watching this
I just saw Do the Right Thing tonight at a local theatre doing an 80's series. I saw DTRT when it was first released and seeing it again was powerful. In some ways so little has changed. I got home and guessed correctly that there must be a 'making of' online. Great documentary. As some have mentioned, pov of the neighbourhood affected directly by the film shoot was enlightening. Glad I watched.
I Loved this so much. the details and the happiness of the actors and community is inspiring just what I needed as an up and coming Movie maker. Thanks for sharing. Now I must re watch the movie lol
I was a kid in Brooklyn around the time spike made that movie. During the making of that movie and fight the power video by public enemy I went to JHS 35 right down the block. Great childhood Times ✊🏾
It’s amazing to see the process of the making of this movie some of the actors are not with us anymore n others have become major stars, directors, producers, choreographers, Artist etc. 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🙏💜Spike Lee movies gave the world insight into the black experience of the day. Ohh snap look at the big Ad.for Mike Tyson on the side of the building!
Very, very cool. Do The Right Thing came out when I was in 7th grade, on the cusp of going into high school. We used to reference a lot of things from this movie - the lingo, the hand shake and of course the rap music. Spike Lee's best work in my opinion
Ha! I just hit 20 in 89'. This backstory and the movie brings back memories of that era. As we used to say back then, "sht is real son. Word is born" 😂
I love this. Such a sweet time capsule of this part of Brooklyn.. most of Bed-Stuy is now gentrified beyond recognition. I know it was kind of dangerous back then but it was LIVE
I love Rosie Perez so much. She's so great in this. I recently watched a production of Raisin in the Sun, and I think Do the Right Thing is almost directly talking to that play/movie. Many of the same issues are discussed in both films, but Lee updates it to be about current life. This 30 year old movie, still feels so relevant today.
Gotta love the locals always complained, looking for a handout.God bless the older woman who gave the drug addict a job. That area today is somewhat gentrfied and Spike still holds yearly block parties there
hello , this movie was / is brilliant.......on every level . i remember seeing it , when it came out . i don't understand why , we don't see more of spikes' talent . instead , they try to force feed us , on film makers , that can' t hold a candle to spike .......we need more spike. great share, thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰........................
Amazing behind the scenes stuff of an amazing film! I'm always interested in this kind of stuff and I have worked BG on films and TV in NYC. It's not an easy thing to do because it is a long day and you really aren't told what the whole picture is about-you are just told to do something over and over again for the scene. Let me also say that I had some friends who did work BG on this as firemen who put the fire out. They were real firemen, by the way. Some also worked on Malcolm X in the same role.
Fun fact: the cast & crew of this movie (Cast: Bill Nunn, and Samuel L. Jackson, & film crew: Ernest Dickerson, Darnell Martin, Abdul Malik Abbott, and Robin Michele Downes) worked on a horror film Def By Temptation months before Do The Right Thing was filmed, both films took place in Bed-Stuy.
One of the greatest movies ever made. Damn we lost some treasures especially Mrs. & Mr. Davis. Robin Harris small role still elevated on par with the stars. Everyone is in their A+ game. And that Celtics shirt gets me everytime. LOL
"I'm capable of saying those words. I'm capable. And I have said 'em. But I'm not a racist." That's a great way of explaining that. I don't know anyone that hasn't said something out of anger or just meanness about some other group of people in a moment of emotion. I don't think taking someone at their very worst and defining them entirely is a good idea. I've said stuff I wish I hadn't without wishing complete ill will against an entire group of people.
The Cast is ridiculous: JCE, Sam Jackson, Martin Lawrence, John Turturo, Danny Aielo, Sam Nunn. Ruby Dee, Ozzie Davis, Rozie Perez, Robin Harris, come on now !
also the two other men sitting with Robin Harris in the chairs, Frankie Faison(coconut Sid) and the late Paul Benjamin(ML) and we can't ever forget Roger Guenveur Smith as Smiley.
I am from Brownsville but I stayed in Sumner Projects with my aunt. I was 18 going on 19 in 1988. I remember how bad all the hoods looked but it was home and I knew mostly everyone from E.N.Y to Fort Green. Ingersol and Walt Whitman Houses. I loved growing up in Brooklyn New York.
I AGREE WITH THE MAN WHO SAID IF THEY ARE GOING TO SHOOT A MOVIE AND HAVE EVERYBODY TIED DOWN NOT LIVING THIER EVERYDAY LIVES BECUZ OF THE FILMING, THEN THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD GET SOME TYPE OF COMP FOR IT.
Crazy but real talk. Back then, a LOT natives from Stuy, Brownsville, ENY, Ft Green said the same thing YET did one of 3 things: 1) Moved out the hood 2)Complained and did nothing to improve the conditions 3) Got priced out of the hood, becasue "other" people with money saw the VALUE, that they never really saw. Just kept that ghetto mentality. Bed Stuy ain't like that now.
What a powerful cultural mouvement Spike Lee and his crew facilitated. 30 years before George Floyd, so powerful and influenced a generation of black consciousness. Where is this man’s Oscar !!
In The Late '80s to The Early '90s, conscience Hip-Hop was on rotation on the radio, independent black films, independent black comic books, black owned clothing lines, positive black TV shows. To me, it was a magical time.
What the hell happened?
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Yes, it was a beautiful time. Glad to have grown up exposed to such black greatness and achievement.
@@jamieberry1813They're selling people controversy, turmoil and ignorance. We have to stop buying. I boycott all ignorant music
@@silewis9396Boycott Sal's!
😂
There is something extremely pleasant about that old film look. Especially the colors.
Agree I really wish certain movies were still filmed this way. TV shows too
Facts 💯🎯
No fr !!!
LO RESOLUTION,,,REAL N GRITTY TIMES NOT ALL SHINY & FAKE
How did I just now realize that was Giancarlo Esposito? He’s always been a hell of an actor. I can’t lie.
Lol, some of the local residents were not happy about being shushed in their own homes and told they couldn’t come or go as they pleased.
I’m not gonna lie, I wouldn’t have been happy either. What a great director spike is though. Classic.
Probably the glasses and wild hairstyle plus the fast speaking that threw you off. He was a firecracker in this flick!
He has that Gary Oldman thing where he knows how to turn into a completely different person whenever he plays a new character.
He's also got a big part in School Daze...not a nice character. Buggin' Out is a lot more fun.
I’m movin that base for Esteban, b
As a black independent filmmaker from Detroit, I would like to say thank you for this video. The movie still seems so modern but this documentary gives me a 70's feel. I'm inspired!
If you don't mind I'd like to ask you something. Do you personally think this movie would've had the impact it did if it was set during a New York cold front during the winter instead of a heatwave
@@K1ng1995 I doubt it although you have movies like In Too Deep where parts of the movie was shot in winter. Summer just makes for an overall good plot. So much going on and barely never a dry moment..
@@ghordibarifilms Fair point that idea just came into my head and it just got me thinking. Cuz CloudFront's people have been seen to act just as mean if not worse
Can thank Hitchcock for inspiring lee to do this movie.
@@ghordibarifilmswhat genres do you make films on
I love the chemistry between Giancarlo Esposito and Danny Aiello in this.
It’s an Italian thing.
@@AnAdorableWombat1 It's a humanity thing.
@@77Creation It's an Italian thing.
R.I.P. Ruby Dee, Bill Nunn, Ossie Davis,Danny Aiello,Robin Harris
Rick Aiello
And frank Vincent.
This is one of THE quenissential American movies. Should have won Canns and Oscar.
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After 38 years on the planet, I'm embarrassed to say I just watched it for the first time last week and you're right, it's a masterpiece.
This an amazing piece of Brooklyn History. This is captivating to me.
Wow!😲 This is gold! Listening to a very young Giancarlo Esposito before he bacame "GIANCARLO ESPOSITO!" I always love to hear him recite that line in the pizza shop about the "brothas up on the wall." Priceless!😅🤣
Black culture in the 80s was so cool
Black culture IS cool in every decade…IJS…we are the trendsetters, the originators and the architects of style that lives on thru generations. People try t1o deny it because the way we are mimicked and copied from head to toe has been so watered down. Our influence is everywhere & in everything yet our rarely receive the accolades we deserve.
@@LBoogie49unfortunately it is ubiquitous and heavily commercialised nowdays
I saw OJ got an in memoriam on BET. The culture WAS cool. Is currently wack af.
@@Nope2479 The culture was cool before gangster rap became a 'thing'. And even then, it wasn't wack. But today... You're right, its wack af. What made the culture cool before it went wack was that everyone stayed in their lane. No one was trying to seperate rap from its black culture origins.
@@percyvolnar8010 wait how is rap being separated from black origins?
I did not reallize how loved Danny Aiello was in the black community considering he was type-casted as a racist Italian in many black movies. Whats amazing is how much he loved the black community back. I'm learning a lot about him now. he was an incredible man. He was also a bus driver in the black community. RIP Danny Aiello
For a long time the only way you could see this was on the Criterion Collection DVD. So glad it’s more available to people with internet access.
Still one of my favorite movies after all these years. Whenever I hear Do the right thing, the first thing that pops into my mind is "Fight the power!"
Grew up on Lexington Ave bet. Throop & Tompkins Aves (5 blocks away from where DTRT was filmed). I was 14 the summer they filmed this movie (in '88), I turned 15 later on that year (in October). I, along with my "homies," used to run down to Quincy St and Stuyvesant to see what they were filming but we could NEVER see ANYTHING! Never saw Spike, Rosie, Martin, Giancarlo, Bill Nunn (Radio Raheem), Ossie or Ruby. We could HEAR them, tho (acting). I remember those bright ass lights. When the movie came out the next year, we (my friends and I) were like "Oh, so THIS is what they was (were) making!" Watching this brought back a lot of memories. Never realized how bad Bed-Stuy looked, back then, until I see footage and photos of it. A lot has changed in Bed-Stuy since the '80s. I try not to live in the past, but the "old" Bed-Stuy is what I have a connection to. Born (in '73) and bred in the Stuy. Lived on Lex Ave from '83-'99, now I'm out in Jamaica, Queens. Whenever I visit the Stuy, I don't even feel like I belong there. The whole vibe is different.
Ain't nothin' like '80s New York, man. It'll never be like that again there, and it's sad.
I’m from Brevoort… I was there when Public Enemy shot “FIGHT THE POWER” on Malcom X BLVD… Shoutout to The Iconic Mike Tyson “Kid Dynamite” Picture on the wall of Lexington & Stuyvesant #BROOKLYN
I'm from ENY, now in NC. I go back to BK several times a year. Bed Stuy damn sure has changed in MANY ways, good bad, and questionable..but change was inevitable. Some of my friends from back in the day still own (from their parents), live and a few copped some of those Brownstones, BEFORE the gentrification and "influx". Overall, Do The Right Thing was a 99.9% accurate description of NYC, at that time. The buzz was CRAZY about Spike then.The "streets" were talking back then, minus social media...and when that movie came out? The hype and lines were bananas.
Not from NYC so just curious, is there a reason you left Bed-Stuy? I know the cost of living is crazy in NYC so I was wondering if that was a reason.
@@therealimlikewoa Basically life happens, and happened. Nothing bad. Still visit and miss BK, NYC!
Spike Lee did an Masterful job of writing and directing this classic.
Havn't seen one in a while...
i heard about this, but never saw it before. i didn’t think anything could top do right thing, one of the greatest movies ever made, but this making of documentary just might have. wow it was fantastic. thx for putting it up for us.
Yeah, you can see the work that went into the filming of it, what they had to deal with filming in that neighborhood, etc.
So many legends in front and behind the camera of this. I see production assistants who are now filmmakers or still in the business. As a kid, watching this doc in 1990, i was so inspired by Spike. Then I got to work for him in 1996 and it was the best "film school" I ever had. Thanks for giving all of us a shot.
What did you work on with him?
Apprentice editor on Get on The Bus. A film very little saw...but i didnt care. The experience was like none other. Shooting is one thing but editing...thats where the film comes together
@@wingchundragon I actually had a sampler 12” of that soundtrack back in the day. It had a tribe called quest and a guru song on it that was exclusive at the time. I did end up seeing the film on cable. Thanks for the reply, that sounds like a great memory.
@@dirtlevel I was sitting right next to spike during sound mixing when we received a package from Michael Jackson. He signed his name on the poster and delivered a song he did for the opening of the film. Great memories. AND another day Prince visited spike's office in Brooklyn to watch the film. My dumbass went home because he arrived 9hrs late
Great Movies Get on th bus legends in the movie also
My favorite movie, always loved the hot retro summer vibe of the 80s n the bright colors with the cinematography , the originality of cultures, black, italian n asians all in the mix in a time where NYC was definitely in golden years
Was born in 89 , I first saw do the right as a 8 yr old in 97 and my mind was blown!! Even though it was only 8 yrs apart the aesthetic of the 80s just looked so different to my young mind then the 90s. At this time they would play it on hbo I would also binge watch Pop Up video which would show 80s vids and for the first time I would see 80s version of Janet Jackson, Jackson 5 torture video, Culture club and boy George vids etc. I been in love with the 80s ever since 😢.
This is incredible… no film shaped me as much as this.. as a 10 year old boy this was everything.. the roller coaster of emotion was new to me.. from the opening credits to the end to all the brilliant Bill Lee compositions throughout.. it’s a special special piece of art.. means the world to me
I’m a 79 baby and feel the same way about this film as you do.
people talk about how realistic Spike portrays black people, but he has always given the most real look at whites in America.
His view of them
@@dirtlevelan authentic view
@@dirtlevelNo, it’s how U guys look to us.🤓
@@Myopinionmattersthemostlmao funny how ironic this is yall crying about racism but adding to the problem blaming whites smh grow up
black people vs whites lmao weird how it would be offensive if you said blacks but whites is fine lol
How can you not love Ossie Davis ? His voice his happy face. I haven't always agreed with some of Spike's views on some issues but I believe him to be a master film maker. What is a film ? It's just a bunch of scenes put together but it takes a talent to make it flow and have a tension to it where you're awaiting what's going to happen next. And Spike knows how to do it
I think this is one of the best making of films I've ever seen. Not only is it about the making of a great film, it shows how the making of said film effects the neighborhood it took over as well as giving a glimpse into Bed Stuy and the people living there. It's as much a film about the people as it is about the movie.
OMG, young Giancarlo is sooo fine ❤
yeah when he got older and had half his face blown off it wasn't as good
$2 for extra cheese!!! Now I understand why his pizzeria was rioted!!!
He meant 2$ over all. The slice was 1.50
Only 50 cents more isn't unreasonable
@@frederickhaaken456
Tell that to Buggin' Out...
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Lets admire how well they kept all iphones and fitbits off set during the shoot, giving it such a real authentic vibe.
This movie was made in 1988..
The iPhone wouldn’t be invented for another 20 years
@@John-gg6op Woosh. There goes the joke
Lmaooooo that's awesome.
Lmao😂
Already...
I'm not sure why this was recommended. I hadn't searched for Spike Lee or any of his movies. That said, I'm glad that it was! Took me back , thanks!
Danny Aiello view was that Sal wasn’t racist and sought to make him likeable, added to the complexity of the character. A part of you wanted to believe he wasn’t racist. Sal was also likeable. It made for a very complex, memorable character where people still disagree with whether he was actually racist or not. The disagreement and tension around whether Sal was racist, between Spike and Aiello, really worked and made him a more ambiguous, interesting character. Aiello was also perfectly cast, because Sal also had a powerful personality, which made him seem intimidating, yet there was something still likeable about him.
Wow!! I enjoyed this more than the actual movie 🙌🏼🙌🏼
This was a wonderful treat. Thank you for sharing this BTS of the iconic Do The Right Thing.
Rip Melvin Van Peebles. The OG Baadasssss
His part of the movie is at 20:00ish...for those who are just here for Melvin...
@@cinemaocd1752 Nobody's just here for Melvin!
Should have been shown in schools when they first released this documentary.
I love how the person who is least on screen is Lee himself. 😅 Really shows how much work the team does
I love that scene watching Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis rehearsing...What a treat!
Being husband and wife, they fit into this easily, like in Jungle Fever. RIP to both.
Ossie Davis a true legend
This is extremely insightful and very fun to watch. The genius of Spike Lee and this fantastic crew.
And to think we are still here 30+ years later 💔
My favorite Spike Lee film, hands down.
I haven't seen more than a few of his movies (I want to see BlacKkklansmen) but I knew right away after watching this that it'd be my favorite. I could talk all day about the things in this movie that I love.
Same here along with Jungle Fever & many others.
Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods are my favorite Spike Lee movies
I watched this with my folks when it first came out on video, and it’s been a favorite ever since. But for me it’s tied with Bamboozled for my favorite Spike Lee movie.
Don't forget about summer of Sam great movie
Yooo the Melvin Van Peebles movie is what Large Pro sampled for the beginning of "Live at the Barbecue", great flick!
Wow. One of my favorite movies and just stumbling on this video. What a positive atmosphere on the set. Just a great people of people making an epic film. Thank you Spike!!
Do The Right Things is one of our dearest and most eye-opening movies of all time. So glad to stumble upon this. Thank you.
How times have changed. The production manager said they had nothing to worry about being in Atl but Bed-Stuy was a jungle. Its almost the opposite now.
I just stumbled upon this video. As one of my favorite films growing up, it’s wonderful to see a behind the scenes look at this work of art. What a gem 💎! Thanks for uploading this!! Keep ‘em coming!!
Love this! Behind the scenes look at the making of a classic film & I get to see old Brooklyn. 💪🏿
Thanks for the upload. Whole thing is pure gold.
I think its a testament to Danny Aiello's performance that the character was, as written, a racist, but he embues him with so much paternal energy and softness, that his harsher moments hit that much more discomfortably. It's a great performance in a film bursting with great performances.
Remember watching this in a cinema in Madrid when it came out in 89
Great casting Acting Cinematography.
An early roll for Ossie Davis in “ The Hill “ well worth a watch
Thankyou for the recommendation. I've watched this movie half a dozen times and enjoyed his performance but only truly began to appreciate the late great man himself after watching this
Fantastic documentary.. Thank you for uploading. RIP Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee ❤
I love Bill Nunn's reaction to Danny Aiello's preparation at 48:30. Classic stuff.
DTRT will always be in my top 5 movie of all times. Brooklyn in my heart now and forever. I met Spike he’s a talented brother. Respect ✊🏽
I just saw Do the Right Thing tonight at a local theatre doing an 80's series. I saw DTRT when it was first released and seeing it again was powerful. In some ways so little has changed. I got home and guessed correctly that there must be a 'making of' online. Great documentary. As some have mentioned, pov of the neighbourhood affected directly by the film shoot was enlightening. Glad I watched.
I just "discovered" this "making of " doc , can't wait to watch in it's entirety
excellent this is history archived and "do the right thing" is my favorite spike lee joint
Keep this up. This is relevant, timeless and historic.
I Loved this so much. the details and the happiness of the actors and community is inspiring just what I needed as an up and coming Movie maker. Thanks for sharing. Now I must re watch the movie lol
4 words....Ossie Davis Ruby Dee!!!!!
I’ve watched the movie many times and every time those two are the most impressive thing about it. True legends of acting.
Best documentary I've ever seen ❤
I was a kid in Brooklyn around the time spike made that movie. During the making of that movie and fight the power video by public enemy I went to JHS 35 right down the block. Great childhood Times ✊🏾
It’s amazing to see the process of the making of this movie some of the actors are not with us anymore n others have become major stars, directors, producers, choreographers, Artist etc. 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🙏💜Spike Lee movies gave the world insight into the black experience of the day. Ohh snap look at the big Ad.for Mike Tyson on the side of the building!
Aiello warming up is gold. He was so good in this.
This movie shud have won an Oscar too. Very profound.
Very, very cool. Do The Right Thing came out when I was in 7th grade, on the cusp of going into high school. We used to reference a lot of things from this movie - the lingo, the hand shake and of course the rap music. Spike Lee's best work in my opinion
Took 2 different broads
Too see this
Then took my son and his friend to see it as well
5 times altogether
Great Piece
Man, what a behind-the-scenes documentary. It’s so fascinating!
And seeing the rehearsals, a young Giancarlo Esposito, unbelievable.
Thank you for uploading this timeless document.
man as a current 21-year-old if I was a youngin growing up in this era I would be a nerd about this film and culture at the time
Ha! I just hit 20 in 89'. This backstory and the movie brings back memories of that era. As we used to say back then, "sht is real son. Word is born" 😂
I love this. Such a sweet time capsule of this part of Brooklyn.. most of Bed-Stuy is now gentrified beyond recognition. I know it was kind of dangerous back then but it was LIVE
"WORD". Yeah, it damn sure has changed!
I love Rosie Perez so much. She's so great in this. I recently watched a production of Raisin in the Sun, and I think Do the Right Thing is almost directly talking to that play/movie. Many of the same issues are discussed in both films, but Lee updates it to be about current life. This 30 year old movie, still feels so relevant today.
Did you know that Ruby Dee, who is in this film, was in the original production of Raisin?
Friend of mine's Aunt did her hair and makeup when she guest starred in the original 21 Jump Street.
Yeah and Rosie tried to do some fake #MeToo stuff to Spike 30 years later smh.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
Gotta love the locals always complained, looking for a handout.God bless the older woman who gave the drug addict a job. That area today is somewhat gentrfied and Spike still holds yearly block parties there
How did I miss this.... thank you!
Ruby Dee was a different kind of beautiful 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
hello , this movie was / is brilliant.......on every level . i remember seeing it , when it came out . i don't understand why , we don't see more of spikes' talent . instead , they try to force feed us , on film makers , that can' t hold a candle to spike .......we need more spike. great share, thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰........................
Holy Sh***t I never knew this existed!! Saw Do The Right Thing at the Revere Showcase Cinema when it came out!!
Amazing behind the scenes stuff of an amazing film! I'm always interested in this kind of stuff and I have worked BG on films and TV in NYC. It's not an easy thing to do because it is a long day and you really aren't told what the whole picture is about-you are just told to do something over and over again for the scene. Let me also say that I had some friends who did work BG on this as firemen who put the fire out. They were real firemen, by the way. Some also worked on Malcolm X in the same role.
Fun fact: the cast & crew of this movie (Cast: Bill Nunn, and Samuel L. Jackson, & film crew: Ernest Dickerson, Darnell Martin, Abdul Malik Abbott, and Robin Michele Downes) worked on a horror film Def By Temptation months before Do The Right Thing was filmed, both films took place in Bed-Stuy.
@13:26 so Giancarlo was born in Italy. Young Esposito is awesome! Check out the early 90s film "Fresh" where he plays a NY drug dealer
Even before Fresh, he was in Trading Places and King of New York
One of the greatest movies ever made. Damn we lost some treasures especially Mrs. & Mr. Davis. Robin Harris small role still elevated on par with the stars. Everyone is in their A+ game. And that Celtics shirt gets me everytime. LOL
I remember that scene Rosie Perez and Spike Lee getting cool with ice cubes
thank god for thighs
This is gold. ❤
I love how they carefully handled each character.
This movie will never get old a true classic.
Great video wish you can do more videos on these like Jungle Fever & many others.
"I'm capable of saying those words. I'm capable. And I have said 'em. But I'm not a racist."
That's a great way of explaining that. I don't know anyone that hasn't said something out of anger or just meanness about some other group of people in a moment of emotion. I don't think taking someone at their very worst and defining them entirely is a good idea. I've said stuff I wish I hadn't without wishing complete ill will against an entire group of people.
Film more content in 24fps!!! The classic 'cinematic' look is timeless.
48:26 Danny get into the zone.
Rip to one of the finest there ever was!
Giancarlo Esposito was luscious 😍.
The Cast is ridiculous: JCE, Sam Jackson, Martin Lawrence, John Turturo, Danny Aielo, Sam Nunn. Ruby Dee, Ozzie Davis, Rozie Perez, Robin Harris, come on now !
also the two other men sitting with Robin Harris in the chairs, Frankie Faison(coconut Sid) and the late Paul Benjamin(ML) and we can't ever forget Roger Guenveur Smith as Smiley.
this is gold.
amazing process !!
I am from Brownsville but I stayed in Sumner Projects with my aunt. I was 18 going on 19 in 1988. I remember how bad all the hoods looked but it was home and I knew mostly everyone from E.N.Y to Fort Green. Ingersol and Walt Whitman Houses. I loved growing up in Brooklyn New York.
Thank you for uploading. This was dope
I AGREE WITH THE MAN WHO SAID IF THEY ARE GOING TO SHOOT A MOVIE AND HAVE EVERYBODY TIED DOWN NOT LIVING THIER EVERYDAY LIVES BECUZ OF THE FILMING, THEN THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD GET SOME TYPE OF COMP FOR IT.
Crazy but real talk. Back then, a LOT natives from Stuy, Brownsville, ENY, Ft Green said the same thing YET did one of 3 things: 1) Moved out the hood 2)Complained and did nothing to improve the conditions 3) Got priced out of the hood, becasue "other" people with money saw the VALUE, that they never really saw. Just kept that ghetto mentality. Bed Stuy ain't like that now.
Watching make the scene choking radio rahiem was still riveting
Many years later, the young man at 12:14 would give birth to one Gustavo Fring.
12:00 it’s amazing to me how it Different. He was compared to now. He didn’t have that burden or recognition of “that guy from breaking”
Danny Aiello talking to Spike trying to explain Sal could have been in the movie😂😂. True professionals.
What a powerful cultural mouvement Spike Lee and his crew facilitated. 30 years before George Floyd, so powerful and influenced a generation of black consciousness. Where is this man’s Oscar !!
This was awesome behind the scenes video great movie I never seen this before the making of it that is!
Sal hit Radio Raheem's boombox 19 times.