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Do the Right Thing(1989)

06/14/1989 (US)Drama2h 0m
78%

Movie Score

It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...

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.

Spike Lee

Director

Production Companies

Movie Cast

Danny Aiello photo
Ossie Davis photo

Ossie Davis

Da Mayor

Ruby Dee photo

Ruby Dee

Mother Sister

Spike Lee photo

Spike Lee

Mookie

Bill Nunn photo

Bill Nunn

Radio Raheem

Frankie Faison photo

Frankie Faison

Coconut Sid

Robin Harris photo

Robin Harris

Sweet Dick Willie

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$6,500,000.00

Revenue$37,300,000.00

Production CompanyUniversal Pictures

Original LanguageEnglish

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