Do the Right Thing

1989

120 min

7.7

Ends at

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.

Budget

$6,500,000

Genre

Drama

Director

Spike Lee

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Danny Aiello

Spike Lee

Ossie Davis

Richard Edson

John Turturro

Ruby Dee

Bill Nunn

Giancarlo Esposito

Rosie Perez

Roger Guenveur Smith

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Do the Right Thing

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.

  • Danny Aiello

  • Spike Lee

  • Ossie Davis

  • Richard Edson

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