June 30, 1989 –
One of Spike Lee’s big early films, Do The Right Thing, went into limited release in the US on this date.
The key scene when Danny Aiello and John Turturro talk alone, approximately midway through the film, was partly improvised. The scripted scene ended as the character Smiley approached the window. Everything after that, until the end of the scene, was completely ad-libbed.
