SPIKE LEE: She's Gotta Have It (1986)
“I’m not a one-woman man. Bottom line.”
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexism, misogyny, rape, rape culture, manipulation, narcissism, sex.
We’re starting a new director series, and this year we’re watching the films of one of Hollywood’s most controversial and iconic directors: Spike Lee. This week, we check out his first joint, a sex comedy that’s shockingly progressive and thoughtful for its time. It’s refreshing for one of the greatest low-budget films of all time to be far more thoughtful than most comedies of its era. And it’s incredibly funny to boot, provided you remember it’s 1986 and off-color jokes cross the line more often than not. It’s not the greatest movie, but it’s a great start for one of the best directors of all time. Please baby, pleasebaby, please baby baby please join us as we watch 1986’s She’s Gotta Have It this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
Excerpt taken from “Opening Credits” from the score to the movie Malcolm X, composed by Terence Blanchard. Copyright 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Excerpt taken from “Who Will Be The One” from the soundtrack to the movie She’s Gotta Have It, written and composed by Bill Lee. Copyright 1986 Island Records Inc.
Excerpt taken from Nike’s “It’s Got To Be the Shoes” commercial, starring Spike Lee and Michael Jordan.
Excerpt taken from “Fight the Power” from the soundtrack to the movie Do the Right Thing, written by Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee and performed by Public Enemy. Copyright 1989 Universal City Studios, Inc.; Motown Record Company, L.P.
