Do the Right Thing
1989 · ★ 7.8 · Dir. Spike Lee
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can …
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
- Released
- 1989-06-14
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $37.3M
- IMDb
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Danny Aiello
Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister
Richard Edson
Vito Fragione
Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin Out
Spike Lee
Mookie
Bill Nunn
Radio Raheem
John Turturro
Pino Fragione
Paul Benjamin
ML
Frankie Faison
Coconut Sid
Robin Harris
Sweet Dick Willie
Joie Lee
Jade
Keywords
LoveNew york cityBrooklyn, new york cityHateCulture clashChaosMoneyItalian americanRestaurant criticPolice brutalityRacismPolice operationHip-hopPunkBlack peopleStreet warHeatRadio transmissionPizzaPunk rockHeatwavePizzeria
