Do the Right Thing
“It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...”
1989•R•2h 0m•7.8•Released
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.
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Spike Lee
Budget
$7M
Revenue
$37M
Languages
Italian, English, Spanish
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Danny Aiello
Sal
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister
Richard Edson
Vito
Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin Out
Spike Lee
Mookie
Bill Nunn
Radio Raheem
John Turturro
Pino
Paul Benjamin
ML
Frankie Faison
Coconut Sid
Robin Harris
Sweet Dick Willie
Joie Lee
Jade
Miguel Sandoval
Officer Ponte
Rick Aiello
Officer Long
John Savage
Clifton
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Producer
Spike Lee
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