Fire Hydrant Scene | Do The Right Thing | Screen Bites

Spike Lee not only starred in this oft-overlooked but timeless piece of New York cinema, but also wrote and directed it too. Dealing with the reality of race relations in a no-nonsense style, it is a significant, exceptional, taboo-breaking piece of work.

It's the hottest day of the year on a street in Brooklyn. We see the frustration through the eyes of various characters including a nun, a drunk and a pizza delivery guy: Mookie.

[jasonquinlan]

This is one of my favorite scenes in movie history, the scene feels as if someone put a camera in an actual Brooklyn neighborhood during the 80s. The scene feels so real and authentic that it makes me wonder if Spike Lee just told the actors to do their own thing for half of it.

[avp]

This is the ONLY movie that I have ever seen that documented the whole inner-city ultimate Summer fun... that being, opening up the fire hydrant AND most importantly, how to get the "ends" off the can if you didn't have a can opener... something every inner city kid learns in the streets.

[gloriempaka]

This is one of those things that makes me a proud Newyorker💯

[ivantashakov]

Back in the 80s summers in New York hit different I would sit on the steps of my brownstone in the east village and blast Ozzy Osbourne on my boombox. Good ol’ days

[dblok]

Radio walked up like break this shit up fight the power lmao💯

[mkphotofilm]

Frank Vincent! The ultimate Brooklyn wiseguy/goodfella.

[patriotsnation]

@1:06 the girl in the white shirt walking in the back tripped up lol.

[amaric]

I’m 19 years old barely watched do the right thing for the first time I’m a big Martin fan been watching Since I was 12 years old ive always wondered why Martin was mad at Gina for throwing the do the right thing poster away and always mentioned it till I noticed he was actually in it and probably one of his first appearances 😩

[stevenlinton]

Love this part of this movie. This has to be the funniest part, especially when smiling out wet and made that noise.!!!!

[Psergiorivera]

I ran in front of one of them and really cooled off! Oh, New Yorkers got it right!

[kelpickett]

Just some neighborhood fun is the best type of fun lol

[robertmasina]

In real life, a policeman would ask that man in the car "why do you drive through this neighborhood"?

[drewdy]

I love the respect for Radio Raheem. Hell I love Radio Raheem

[jedibattlemasterkos]

Reminds me of Summer in my town lol every hood got a fire hydrant goin off.

[DeadlyVenomKing]

Imagine what raheem would have done if they wet his radio on purpose

[hcca]

LMAO! I luv this movie! this was the best part!

[taih]

I remember when my daddy use to drive through it, and dried his car off afterwards. He saw it as a free car wash.

[jfontanez]

I remember them good old days with the fire hydrant

[jbot]

Drinking alcohol on a hot day makes it way worse

[o.r.]

This is exactly what happened in my childhood