Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

Movie Information

Overview

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.

Release Date

June 14, 1989

Director

Spike Lee

Runtime

2h 0m

Cast

Danny AielloOssie DavisRuby DeeRichard EdsonGiancarlo EspositoSpike LeeBill NunnJohn TurturroPaul BenjaminFrankie Faison

Production

Universal Pictures40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Genres

Drama

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