made into a film, that's taken over the movie business. >> now you could have predicted some of the big money makers. "batman", "ghostbusters 2", "indiana jones". but who would have guessed a modestly-budgeted film about racism, set in a black neighborhood of brooklyn, would be a national hit? >> mookie! >> what? >> how come you ain't got no brothers up on the wall here? >> man, ask sal, alright? >> into the '80s, there was certainly a push to have more diversity onscreen, but diversity onscreen doesn't necessarily mean diversity behind the camera, and you didn't really have a lot of black filmmakers who were getting a chance to make films. so you really do need spike lee at that point. >> don't start no [bleep], alright? >> vito's down. vito's down, alright? alright? >> yeah. >> "do the right thing" is one of the most important films in the history of cinema, certainly, as it pertains to the representation of race.