Production and Release

December 25, 1987- Lee starts putting his ideas on paper for Do the Right Thing. "It's nine in the morning and I'm sitting down to get started on my next project, Do the Right Thing. I hope to start shooting next August. I want the film to take place over the course of one day, the hottest day of the year, in Brooklyn, New York" (Lee p 536).

August, 1988- The film is shot in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and Silvercup Studios, New York. Most of it was done on the streets of Brooklyn.

May 23, 1989- The film is nominated for Golden Palm award at the Cannes film festival but loses.

June 30, 1989- The film is released nationwide

March 26, 1990- The film, nominated for best supporting actor(Danny Aiello) and best original screenplay, both lose on Oscar night.

November 8, 1989- Douglas Wilder is elected first black governor of a state in his home state of Virginia.








Box office gross to date- $25,972,051.00