Do the Right Thing: movie monologues to shadow
15 monologues from Do the Right Thing. Original audio, one line at a time, with a pause to say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
- B129 lines
Wake up. Wake up, wake up, wake up.
The DJ's opening monologueDo the Right Thing · 1989Rhyme, repetition and rising speed turn a simple wake-up call into a performance. - B15 lines
Good morning. My name is Smiley.
Smiley names the fallenDo the Right Thing · 1989Short flat sentences about the dead land harder than any speech. - B14 lines
No, I didn't think so. You see, Pino, this is a respectable business and there's nothing wrong with that.
Sal defends the pizzeriaDo the Right Thing · 1989Four rising lines turn a defence of the family business into a dare his son cannot answer. - B15 lines
You want brothers on the wall?
Sal defends his wallDo the Right Thing · 1989Sal turns a question back on the customer and draws his line in five short, rising beats. - B15 lines
Who told you to step up on my sneakers?
Who told you rantDo the Right Thing · 1989The repeated who-told-you question widens from sneakers to the whole street, building real pressure. - B26 lines
Unless you... Unless you done stood in the door,
Da Mayor's outburstDo the Right Thing · 1989Six short lines pile up hunger, shame and anger until the whole block goes quiet. - B27 lines
'Cause first of all, I've been peeing straight for years, understand what I'm saying? And you're right,
The young man's comebackDo the Right Thing · 1989He concedes a point, then strips away sympathy with the image of a drunk pacing the block. - B119 lines
Let me tell you the story of right hand, left hand.
the tale of two handsDo the Right Thing · 1989A boxing match between two hands turns an abstract idea into something you can watch. - B18 lines
I never had no trouble with these people.
Sal defends his shopDo the Right Thing · 1989He counts small neighborhood memories until pride and hurt land on one quiet boast. - B25 lines
Every single one of them pictures is somebody Italian.
why he boycottsDo the Right Thing · 1989He builds from naming each photo to a demand, turning a grudge into a collective stand. - B15 lines
What happened, I was walking along the street, minding my own business,
Da Mayor tells what happenedDo the Right Thing · 1989He walks the crowd through it in plain steps and ends with a number that settles the argument. - B17 lines
Thank God for lips.
thank God for everythingDo the Right Thing · 1989A mock prayer that names the body part by part, funny and tender at once. - B15 lines
Mookie's not to be trusted.
Pino's warningDo the Right Thing · 1989Short lines build a vivid threat, dressing prejudice up as hard-won survival advice. - B17 lines
You know something, Pino?
Vito's pushbackDo the Right Thing · 1989It moves from a question to an accusation to a wound, tearing the brotherhood open. - B111 lines
This is terrific.
Sal's family speechDo the Right Thing · 1989Sal links a new name, his sons, and Mookie into one speech about family and belonging.