MOVIE · 1989
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.
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Do the Right Thing
ABOUT
Story
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.
CAST
Featured cast
Danny AielloSal
Ossie DavisDa Mayor
Ruby DeeMother Sister
Richard EdsonVito
Giancarlo EspositoBuggin Out
Spike LeeMookie
Bill NunnRadio Raheem
John TurturroPinoMORE TO EXPLORE
