Spike Lee liked Turturro's performance in "Five Corners" (1987) so much that he cast him in "Do the Right Thing" (1989). This movie was the first of a long-standing collaboration between the director and Turturro, which includes work together on a total of nine filmsmore than any other actor in the Lee oeuvreincluding "Mo' Better Blues" (1990), "Jungle Fever" (1991), "Clockers" (1995), "Girl 6" (1996), "He Got Game" (1998), "Summer of Sam" (1999), "She Hate Me" (2004), and "Miracle at St. Anna" (2008).