Do the Right Thing (1989)
June 14, 1989
Drama
2h
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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
- Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione Danny Aiello
- Mookie Spike Lee
- Da Mayor Ossie Davis
- Vito Fragione Richard Edson
- Pino Fragione John Turturro
- Mother Sister Ruby Dee
- Radio Raheem Bill Nunn
- Buggin Out Giancarlo Esposito
Recommendations
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