The Spike Lee joint collection

The Resource The Spike Lee joint collection
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The Spike Lee joint collection
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Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
  • Spike Lee is one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of all time. Now five of his most provocative, thought-provoking films are available in one collection. From the breakout hit dramedy "Do the right thing" to the gritty, urban "Clockers," Lee peels away life's layers, exposing the ironies, brutalities, rhythms and prejudices of the naked city in this powerful collector's set
  • Clockers: a film about the violent world of drug dealing and its 24-hour dealers, known as "clockers."
  • Jungle fever: explores the trials and consequences of interracial romance
  • Do the right thing: a portrait of urban racial tensions and a vibrant look at a day in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
  • Mo' better blues: a film about music and love
  • Crooklyn: The Carmichael family struggles to get by in 1970s Brooklyn
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Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
  • Clockers: editor, Sam Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard, featuring the Boys Choir of Harlem
  • Jungle fever: editor, Sam Pollard ; music, Stevie Wonder, Terence Blanchard
  • Do the right thing: editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Bill Lee ; featuring Branford Marsalis
  • Mo' better blues: editor, Sam Pollard ; music, Bill Lee ; featuring the Branford Marsalis Quartet ; with Terence Blanchard
  • Crooklyn: editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Terence Blanchard
Language note
Optional subtitles in Spanish (Clockers, Do the right thing, Crooklyn) and French or Spanish (Jungle fever). English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (all)
PerformerNote
  • Clockers: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Keith David, Pee Wee Love, Regina Taylor
  • Jungle fever: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Anthony Quinn
  • Do the right thing: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, Rosie Perez
  • Mo' better blues: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Joie Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Dick Anthony Williams, Cynda Williams
  • Crooklyn: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, José Zuniga, Isaiah Washington, Ivelka Reyes, Spike Lee, N. Jeremi Duru, Zelda Harris
Runtime
627
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action

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