
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