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Do the Right Thing

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

7.81989R2hEnglish

Sal 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.

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Drama
Starring

Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee

Directed by

Spike Lee

Do the Right Thing

Drama

Sal 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.

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

Information

Released
Jun 14, 1989
Runtime
2h
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
R
Directed by
Spike Lee

Production

Studio
Universal Pictures
Studio
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

People in this story

Danny AielloSal
Ossie DavisDa Mayor
Ruby DeeMother Sister
Richard EdsonVito
Giancarlo EspositoBuggin Out
Spike LeeMookie
Bill NunnRadio Raheem
John TurturroPino
Paul BenjaminML
Frankie FaisonCoconut Sid
Robin HarrisSweet Dick Willie
Joie LeeJade

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