<Li> Nicholas Turturro (extra) (uncredited) </Li> <P> Spike Lee wrote the screenplay in two weeks . The original script of Do the Right Thing ends with a stronger reconciliation between Mookie and Sal . Sal's comments to Mookie mirror Da Mayor's earlier comments in the film and hint at some common ground and perhaps Sal's understanding of why Mookie was motivated to destroy his restaurant . It is unclear why Lee changed the ending . </P> <P> The film was shot entirely on Stuyvesant Avenue between Quincy Street and Lexington Avenue in the Bedford - Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn . The street's color scheme was heavily altered by the production designer, who used a great deal of red and orange paint in order to help convey the sense of a heatwave . </P> <P> Spike Lee campaigned for Robert De Niro as Sal the pizzeria owner, but De Niro had to decline due to prior commitments . The character of Smiley was not in the original script; he was created by Roger Guenveur Smith, who was pestering Spike Lee for a role in the film . Four of the cast members were stand - up comedians: Martin Lawrence, Steve Park, Steve White, and Robin Harris . </P>

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