“Do the Right Thing” A Spike Lee-directed film that continues to question the meaning of “LOVE” and “HATE”

The starting point is an incident that actually happened. Initially, De Niro was also asked to appear.

The starting point for this film was several real-life racial incidents that occurred in America. First, there is the incident that occurred at Howard Beach in Cleans in 1986. Michael Griffith, a 23-year-old African-American man, was chased by the Italian mafia and hit by a car. The black friends he was with fled to a pizzeria, but were then caught up in the tragedy.

There have also been other racially charged incidents in the United States, including those involving Tawana Bradley, Michael Stewart, and Eleanor Bumpers. The racial tensions of the time are reflected in the film (the names of the victims are credited at the end).

The movie is set on a 37 degree day, but according to Spike Lee's biographical book published in the United States, the doctor who appears on TV's "The Twilight Zone" says, ``When the temperature gets over 35 degrees, He remembered the scene where he was analyzing the idea that "crimes are more likely to occur," and apparently wanted to make a movie set on the hottest day of summer.

Before production, there were some changes in the cast, and the role of the monkey was originally asked to go to Robert De Niro, but he was reluctant, so Danny Aiello was cast. In the end, this casting was a success, and he gave a good performance that earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Matt Dillon wanted to play the role of his racist son, Pino, but he too was turned down, and the then unknown John Turturro was chosen (he would later become a regular in Lee's work). ). The role of Mookie's girlfriend, Tina, was played by Rosie Perez, a college student chosen by Spike, who later became known as a supporting player in Hollywood movies. There are actors who have progressed in their careers through this work, and each of them is showing off their individuality.

Also, Ossie Davis, who plays the drunkard old man called the Mayor, was a pioneering black director who made ``The Silver Gun'' in 1970, and was also an activist for black liberation. His wife, Ruby Dee, is also an activist and appears in the role of Mother Sister. This kind of casting reflects Lee's respect for his predecessors.

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Universal Studios, which paid for the production, reportedly proposed filming in another area in order to cut the budget. However, the director was determined to never shoot anywhere other than New York, and filming took place from July to September 1988. Most of Spike Lee's films are set in New York, including ` ` Malcolm X

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