THE WINDOW SMASH,

DO THE RIGHT THING

When Mookie threw that bin through the window of Sal’s restaurant, it felt like the cinema got electrically charged. Incredible. DAVE CHIN, VIA INSTAGRAM

SPIKE LEE: The world premiere was in Cannes. It was like a nuclear bomb going off. People were coming out of the theatre arguing, “Why did Mookie throw the garbage can through the window? Spike is trying to get Black people to riot all across America!” That was from the American press. I remember that like yesterday. They weren’t ready. They’re still not ready, 30 years later! Here’s the truth, though: I would like to be wrong about a lot of the shit I predicted, but it happened. My friends now call me Negrodamus! They’re like, “How can you predict that shit before the motherfucker even happened?!’” AS TOLD TO EDGAR WRIGHT