Editing Do the Right Thing (section)

===Casting===
Initially considering De Niro for the role of "Sal," Lee eventually cast [[Danny Aiello]] at De Niro's suggestion.<ref name="AFI" /> Aiello's son Rick played Gary Long, the police officer who kills Radio Raheem. [[Roger Guenveur Smith]], who was pestering Lee for a role in the film, created the character of Smiley, who was not in the original script.<ref>Do The Right Thing DVD Audio Commentary</ref> Four of the cast members were stand-up comedians: [[Martin Lawrence]], [[Steve Park (comedian)|Steve Park]], [[Steve White (actor)|Steve White]] and [[Robin Harris (comedian)|Robin Harris]]. [[Samuel L. Jackson]] was chosen for the role of Mister Señor Love Daddy. Jackson later revealed that he spent much of his time on set sleeping as he has no scenes outside.<ref name="ew" /> Lee originally wanted [[Bill Nunn]] to play the role of Mister Señor Love Daddy but later recast him as Radio Raheem. The acting couple Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, who were friends of Lee's father [[Bill Lee (musician)|Bill]], were cast as Da Mayor and Mother Sister.<ref name=ew/> Perez was cast as Mookie's love interest Tina after Lee saw her dancing at a Los Angeles dance club. Perez decided to take the part because her sister lived four blocks from the set. She had never been in a film before and became upset during the filming of Radio Raheem's death scene.<ref name=ew/>