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Basic facts

Original title Do the Right Thing
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1989-10-06

Cast

Ossie Davis
Da Mayor

Ruby Dee
Mother Sister

Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin' Out

Spike Lee
Mookie

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Design
Assistant Director
Continuity
Second Assistant Director
Co-producer
Unit Manager
Casting
Production Accountant
Production Office Coordinator
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Key Grip
Best Boy
Electrician
Generator Operator
Best Boy Grip
Dolly Grip
Grip
Assistant Production Designer
Set Decorator
Carpenter
Painter
Propman
Assistant Property Master
Costume Designer
Assistant Set Decorator
Leadman
Construction Coordinator
Scenic Chargeman
Assistant Film Editor
Storyboard

Cast

Danny Aiello Sal
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 Ponte, polis
Rick Aiello Long, polis
John Savage Clifton
Samuel L. Jackson (as Sam Jackson) Mister Señor Love Daddy
Rosie Perez Tina
Roger Guenveur Smith Smiley
Steve White Ahmad
Martin Lawrence Cee
Leonard L. Thomas (as Leonard Thomas) Punchy
Christa Rivers Ella
Frank Vincent Charlie
Luis Ramos Stevie
Richard Habersham Eddie
Gwen McGee Louise
Steve Park Sonny
Ginny Yang Kim
Sherwin Park det koreanska barnet
Shawn Elliott den puertorikanske glassförsäljaren
Diva Osorio Carmen
Chris Delaney en av Stevies vänner
Ángel Ramírez en av Stevies vänner
Sixto Ramos en av Stevies vänner
Nelson Vasquez en av Stevies vänner
Travell Lee Toulson Hector
Joel Nagle polissergeant
David E. Weinberg civilklädd polis

Companies

Production Company Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks Inc.
Universal Pictures Company Inc. (copyright)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United International Pictures AB 1989
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2002

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 128573
Date 1989-07-31
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3292 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system DuArt Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Reels 7 reels


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1989-10-06 Spegeln Gothenburg Sweden 120 min
1989-10-06 Metropol Malmö Sweden 120 min
1989-10-06 Spegeln Stockholm Sweden 120 min
TV showing 1995-10-20 TV2 Sweden
1996-05-12 SVT1 Sweden
1998-07-23 TV3 Sweden
DVD release 2002-10-16 Sweden
TV showing 2002-10-26 TV3 Sweden
2005-07-06 SVT1 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2012-02-18
2012-02-25
2012-04-07
TV showing 2019-10-18 SVT2 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Fight the Power
By Carlton Ridenhour
Hank Shocklee
Eric Sadler
Keith Shocklee
Performer Public Enemy


Original title Don't Shoot Me
By Spike Lee
Mervyn Warren
Claude McKnight
David Thomas
Performer Take 6


Original title Can't Stand It
By David Hines (musik och text)
Performer Rubén Blades
Steel Pulse


Original title Tú y Yo
By Rubén Blades (musik och text)
Performer Rubén Blades


Original title Why Don't We Try
By Raymond Jones (musik och text)
Larry DeCarmine (musik och text)
Vincent Morris (musik och text)
Performer Keith John


Original title Hard to Say
By Raymond Jones (musik och text)
Performer Lori Perry
Gerald Alston


Original title Party Hearty
By William "Ju Ju" House (musik och text)
Kent Wood (musik och text)
Performer Sami McKinney
EU


Original title Prove to Me
By Raymond Jones (musik och text)
Sami McKinney (musik och text)
Performer Perri


Original title Feel So Good
By Lori Perry (musik och text)
Sami McKinney (musik och text)
Michael O'Hara (musik och text)
Performer Perri


Original title My Fantasy
By Teddy Riley (musik och text)
Performer Teddy Riley featuring Guy


Original title Never Explain Love
Composer Cathy Block
Lyrics Raymond Jones
Performer Al Jarreau


Original title Lift Every Voice and Sing
By James Weldon Johnson (musik och text)
John Rosemond Johnson


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3264


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3260


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 8
Slides 17
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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