Do The Right Thing - Flashcards
Who directed Do The Right Thing? Spike Lee
When was Do The Right Thing released? 1989
What era was Do The Right Thing released New Hollywood
in?
Who was the distributor? Universal Studios
Who was the producer and production Spike Lee – his own production company
company? ‘40 Acres And A Mule’
What is the significance of the name of Slaves were promised 40 acres and a mule
Spike Lee’s production company? by the North American government when
they were freed, which never happened
Who plays Mookie? Spike Lee
Who plays Sal? Danny Aiello
Who plays Tina? Rosie Perez
Who plays Pino? John Turturro
Who plays Mister Senor Love Daddy? Samuel L. Jackson
Who plays Buggin Out? Giancarlo Esposito
Who plays Da Mayor? Ossie Davis
Who plays Radio Raheem? Bill Nunn
Who plays Mother Sister? Ruby Dee
Who plays Vito? Richard Edson
Who plays Jade? Joie Lee
Who plays Smiley? Roger Guenveur Smith
Where is the film set? A Brooklyn neighbourhood – Bedford-
Stuyvesant
Who was the cinematographer? Ernest Dickerson
Who was the production designer? Wynn Thomas
What are some key themes from the film? - Division/race
- Anger
- Police brutality
What kind of editing is used? Mostly traditional continuity editing but
some French New Wave editing (jump
cuts, short takes)
Who are the two people at the end of the - Martin Luther King Jr. (denouncing
film whose quotes about violence are the use of violence as a way to
displayed? achieve change)
- Malcom X (praising violence as a
form of self-defense as intelligent)
What are some aspects of Spike Lee’s - Breaking traditional rules of
auteurship? classical filmmaking (editing –
canted angles, close ups - themes)
- Provocative themes (racism)
Who directed Do The Right Thing? Spike Lee
When was Do The Right Thing released? 1989
What era was Do The Right Thing released New Hollywood
in?
Who was the distributor? Universal Studios
Who was the producer and production Spike Lee – his own production company
company? ‘40 Acres And A Mule’
What is the significance of the name of Slaves were promised 40 acres and a mule
Spike Lee’s production company? by the North American government when
they were freed, which never happened
Who plays Mookie? Spike Lee
Who plays Sal? Danny Aiello
Who plays Tina? Rosie Perez
Who plays Pino? John Turturro
Who plays Mister Senor Love Daddy? Samuel L. Jackson
Who plays Buggin Out? Giancarlo Esposito
Who plays Da Mayor? Ossie Davis
Who plays Radio Raheem? Bill Nunn
Who plays Mother Sister? Ruby Dee
Who plays Vito? Richard Edson
Who plays Jade? Joie Lee
Who plays Smiley? Roger Guenveur Smith
Where is the film set? A Brooklyn neighbourhood – Bedford-
Stuyvesant
Who was the cinematographer? Ernest Dickerson
Who was the production designer? Wynn Thomas
What are some key themes from the film? - Division/race
- Anger
- Police brutality
What kind of editing is used? Mostly traditional continuity editing but
some French New Wave editing (jump
cuts, short takes)
Who are the two people at the end of the - Martin Luther King Jr. (denouncing
film whose quotes about violence are the use of violence as a way to
displayed? achieve change)
- Malcom X (praising violence as a
form of self-defense as intelligent)
What are some aspects of Spike Lee’s - Breaking traditional rules of
auteurship? classical filmmaking (editing –
canted angles, close ups - themes)
- Provocative themes (racism)
