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30 June 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...Plot:
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Classic Spike Lee more (194 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Danny Aiello | ... | Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione |
 | 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 |
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New Zealand:M | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Portugal:M/12 | France:Unrated | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:11 (cinema release) | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:M18Fun Stuff
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Continuity: When Ossie Davis first presents the bunch of roses to Ruby Dee the blooms are fully opened. However, later in the film when the roses are again seen in her apartment, the blooms are closed. moreSoundtrack:
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I saw this film, and have since purchased it and seen it several more times, and I have come to the consensus that this is the greatest Spike Lee movie ever made and one of the greatest films ever made . . . ever. The story revolves around racial tension which has existed forever, but more specifically tension which has risen to new heights on one of the hottest day of the year in Brooklyn. This movie, rather this masterpiece is an extraordinary and brilliant depiction of racism, the aspects of racism, the characters involved in that racism, and the profound and fateful impact it has on life. The acting is believable, as are the characters, and Spike Lee's vision behind the camera is once again reaffirmed as genius. And all though this film may cause some viewers to cringe and disbelieve at the actions and reactions of the characters and the story, I did not. I thank Mr. Lee for not sugarcoating and censoring this explosive and all-too-real tale. If you get a chance to see this film, Do the Right Thing and see it.