Spike Lee filmography
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This is a complete filmography of Spike Lee, an Emmy Award- winning, Academy Award- nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues.
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[edit] Filmography
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| 1983 | Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads |
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| 1986 | She's Gotta Have It | |
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| 1988 | School Daze | |
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| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | |
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| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | |
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| 1991 | Jungle Fever | |
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| 1992 | Malcolm X | |
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| 1994 | Crooklyn | |
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| 1995 | Clockers | |
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| 1995 | Girl 6 | |
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| 1996 | Get on the Bus | |
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| 1997 | 4 Little Girls | |
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| 1998 | He Got Game | |
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| Freak | |
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| Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia |
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| 1999 | Summer of Sam | |
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| Pavarotti and Friends for the Guatemala and Kosovo |
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| 2000 | The Original Kings of Comedy | |
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| Bamboozled | |
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| 2002 | 25th Hour | |
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| Jim Brown: All-American | |
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| Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet segment: "We Wuz Robbed" |
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| 2004 | She Hate Me | |
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| 2006 | All the Invisible Children segment: "Jesus Children of America" |
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| Inside Man | |
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| When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts | |
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| 2008 | Untitled Inside Man sequel | |||||
| 2009 | Miracle at St. Anna | |
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It is said that Lee signed on to direct a James Brown Biopic along with Brian Grazer
[edit] Awards and nominations
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| 1990 | Do the Right Thing | Nominated | Best Original Screenplay |
| 1998 | 4 Little Girls | Nominated | Best Documentary (Feature) |
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| 1983 | Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads |
Won | Best Drama[1] |
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| 1999 | He Got Game | Nominated | Best Director |
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[edit] Highest-grossing films
This is a list of the top 10 highest-grossing films which Lee has directed according to Box Office Mojo. According to the same site, Lee's films have grossed a total of more than $366 million, with an average of $21 million per film.
| Rank | Title | Lifetime gross (US$) |
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| 1 | Inside Man | 88 million |
| 2 | Malcolm X | 48 million |
| 3 | The Original Kings of Comedy | 38 million |
| 4 | Jungle Fever | 32 million |
| 5 | Do the Right Thing | 27 mil. |
| 6 | Summer of Sam | 19 million |
| 7 | Mo' Betta Blues | 16 million |
| 8 | School Daze | 14 million |
| 9 | Crooklyn | 13.6 million |
| 10 | 25th Hour | 13 million |
[edit] Television
- A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
- The Concert for New York City (2001) (segment "Come Rain or Come Shine")
- Jim Brown: All-American (2002)
- Sucker Free City (2004)
- Miracle's Boys (2005)
- When the Levees Broke (2006)
- Shark (pilot, 2006)
- Chappelle's Show (The Lost Episodes) (2006)
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts miniseries, (2006)[2]
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
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| 1983 | Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel | "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" | |
| 1987 | Anita Baker | "No One in the World" | Rapture |
| 1988 | E.U. | "Da Butt" | School Daze original soundtrack |
| 1989 | Public Enemy | "Fight the Power" | Do the Right Thing original soundtrack and Fear of a Black Planet |
| 1991 | Fishbone | "Sunless Saturday" | The Reality of My Surroundings |
| 1992 | Prince and the New Power Generation | "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" | Diamonds and Pearls |
| Arrested Development | "Revolution" | Malcolm X original soundtrack | |
| 1993 | Naughty by Nature | "Hip Hop Hooray" | 19 Naughty III |
| 1994 | Buckshot LeFonque | "Breakfast @ Denny's" | Buckshot LeFonque |
| 1996 | Michael Jackson | "They Don't Care About Us" | HIStory |
[edit] References
- General
- Spike Lee Movie Box Office Results. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- Spike Lee > Filmography. All Movie Guide. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- Spike Lee at Hollywood.com. Hollywood.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- Specific
- ^ Microsoft Word - winners-by_year.doc
- ^ IMDb estimate
[edit] External links
- Spike Lee at the Internet Movie Database
