Danny AielloSalSavaraTV movie

Do the Right Thing
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
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.
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
Spike Lee
About
Do the Right Thing
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
Cast
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 LeeJadeMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.
