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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Poster for Do the Right Thing

It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Spike Lee
  • Profile picture of Danny Aiello
    Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione Danny Aiello
  • Profile picture of Spike Lee
    Mookie Spike Lee
  • Profile picture of Ossie Davis
    Da Mayor Ossie Davis
  • Profile picture of Richard Edson
    Vito Fragione Richard Edson
  • Profile picture of John Turturro
    Pino Fragione John Turturro
  • Profile picture of Ruby Dee
    Mother Sister Ruby Dee
  • Profile picture of Bill Nunn
    Radio Raheem Bill Nunn
  • Profile picture of Giancarlo Esposito
    Buggin Out Giancarlo Esposito

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • police brutality
  • hip-hop
  • italian american
  • culture clash
  • chaos
  • black people
  • heat
  • street war
  • restaurant critic
  • radio transmission
  • punk rock
  • pizzeria
  • police operation
  • pizza
  • love
  • money
  • racism
  • brooklyn, new york city
  • heatwave