Movie connections for
Do the Right Thing (1989) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

Visions of Light (1992)
"I Love the '80s" (2002)

References

Citizen Kane (1941)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
 -  the source for a character with "love" on one set of knuckles and "hate" on the other.
Le mépris (1963)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Godfather (1972)
"Roots" (1977)
 -  Mookie says "I'm not Kunta Kinte"
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
 -  the source for the climactic image of a garbage can thrown through the front window of a business as an expression of racial/ethnic frustration and tension.
School Daze (1988)

Referenced in

"The Directors: The Films of Spike Lee (#2.7)" (????)
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV)
 -  This film is about the making of Do the Right Thing
Screw the Right Thing (1990)
 -  word play on the title
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
 -  A billboard can be seen in Times Square
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
"Family Matters: Do the Right Thing (#2.16)" (1991)
 -  title reference
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Ethnic Tip (#1.17)" (1991)
 -  Will mentions it.
Jungle Fever (1991)
 -  During a scuffle in Paulie's store, a man can be seen reading a newspaper with a front headline that reads "Doin' The Right Thing." A reference to one of Spike Lee's earlier films, Do the Right Thing.
"L.A. Law: Do the Spike Thing (#6.3)" (1991)
 -  title reference
1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)
 -  Referenced during the opening montage
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
 -  the Mr. White line "If you shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize." In Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing", made three years earlier, the charecter Sweet Dick Willie, says "If Mike Tyson beats my ass in a dream, he better wake up in apologize." the lines are said with the same bravado and accent.
"Northern Exposure: Do the Right Thing (#4.9)" (1992)
 -  title reference
"Martin: Do the Fight Thing (#1.16)" (1993)
 -  title reference
Pulp Fiction (1994)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Zombie Nightmare (#7.4)" (1994)
 -  "How come there's no pictures of Italians on the wall?"
"Saturday Night Live: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (#21.5)" (1995)
 -  Mentioned in Directors on Directing
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
"Step by Step: Do the Right Thing (#5.19)" (1996)
 -  title reference
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
 -  danny aiello's character mentions buying a pizza shop in brooklyn. the very profession his character does in "do the right thing"
Chasing Amy (1997)
Plump Fiction (1997)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
Pleasantville (1998)
Double Take (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
South West 9 (2001)
"Becker: Do the Right Thing (#5.2)" (2002)
 -  title reference
25th Hour (2002)
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Mentioned in film.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  a level is based on it
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
 -  in Spike Lee's dialogue
"Good Eats: Do the Rice Thing (#8.22)" (2005)
 -  Title Reference
"The Boondocks: The Block Is Hot (#1.14)" (2006)
 -  Recreates the fire hydrant scene, the trash can throwing scene and the theme of tensions boiling on an unusually hot day.
Inside Man (2006)
 -  Pizza given to the hostages being from the same pizzeria as in Do the Right Thing (1989)
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation (#3.6)" (2007)
 -  Dee quotes Rosie Perez.
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Six (2008) (V)
 -  Strong Bad ends "4 Branches" by saying to "throw a trash can through a plate glass window," referring to the climax of this movie
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.1)" (2009/I)
 -  correct response to $50,000 question

Featured in

"The Directors: The Films of Spike Lee (#2.7)" (????)
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
 -  Arthur listens to a racist rant delivered by John ToTurro in "Do the Right Thing"
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002)
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Fight the Power" is #40 on the list.
Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood (2004) (TV)
 -  Discusses Production Design
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  Wins an award.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #96 on the list.

Spoofed in

"The Critic: Miserable (#1.4)" (1994)
 -  Sal thanks Mookie for throwing a trash can through his window
The Auteur Theory (1999)
"Futurama: Mother's Day (#2.19)" (2000)
 -  one shot parodies the moment when Mookie throws a trash can through the window of Sal's Pizzaria
"The King of Queens: Strike Out (#3.7)" (2000)
 -  The scene when they are playing Fight the Power and Doug, Deke and Arthur are walking down the street.
"The Boondocks: The Block Is Hot (#1.14)" (2006)
 -  Starts with "Fight the Power"; ends with Huey throwing a garbage can through a shop window, starting a riot. Iconic scenes from the original.

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