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The Don Lemon Show

LEMON DROP | Spike Lee RAW on New Film, Highest 2 Lowest

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Don sits down with the legendary Spike Lee to talk about his new film, Highest 2 Lowest, a project Don himself makes a cameo in. Spike shares his vision for the film, the inspiration behind it, and gives us an inside look at what went into bringing it to life. From behind-the-scenes stories to the creative choices that shaped the project, it’s a candid conversation with one of the greatest storytellers of our time. This episode is brought to you by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMONDROPS and use LEMONDROPS at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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slash UK slash AI for people. Mr. Spike Lee. Spike, thank you so much.

0:46.0

Highest to lowest is the highest. I loved it. Not just because I'm in it, but thank you.

0:51.9

At two teams. I know, right?

0:54.5

My mom's like, that's my, she looked up, she goes, that's my baby's voice.

0:58.2

Also, you were the first day of principal photography.

1:03.2

I was. You built a news anchor set for me.

1:08.0

You were the first person where they go down in the history of cinema. The first person

1:14.6

was before camera. In the fifth film between Spike Lee

1:18.5

and Duns of Washington was

1:20.2

Don. Don Lemon. I walked in the premiere and I said

1:25.4

to Jeffrey, I said, did I end up on the edit room floor?

1:30.2

He goes, no, man, you're Don Lemon. How could you end up on the edit room floor? I'm like, you never know.

1:35.0

You never know. Spike.

1:36.7

Look, here's the thing, no. Before we start, I had great respect for you from the jump.

1:42.7

Me and you've always been cool.

1:45.2

Yep.

1:45.9

And so when this part comes up, the part came up, for a scene, a pivotal scene that's

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