Director Spike Lee dives head-first into a maelstrom of racial and social ills, using as his springboard the hottest day of the year on one block in Brooklyn, NY. Three businesses dominate the block: a storefront radio station, where a smooth-talkin' deejay (Samuel L. Jackson) spins the platters that matter; a convenience store owned by a Korean couple; and Sal's Famous Pizzeria, the only white-operated business in the neighborhood. The setting is a backdrop of characters and events and tensions that will lead to tragic consequences. --Mark Deming, Rovi. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009), English, DVD Number of discs: 2, Rated: R (Restricted), Run Time: 120 minutes.