Do the Right Thing

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

  • Rated 7.8 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1989
  • 2h 0m
  • 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
Starring
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson

Cast

  • Danny Aiello

    Danny Aiello

    Sal

  • Ossie Davis

    Ossie Davis

    Da Mayor

  • Ruby Dee

    Ruby Dee

    Mother Sister

  • Richard Edson

    Richard Edson

    Vito

  • Giancarlo Esposito

    Giancarlo Esposito

    Buggin Out

  • Spike Lee

    Spike Lee

    Mookie

  • Bill Nunn

    Bill Nunn

    Radio Raheem

  • John Turturro

    John Turturro

    Pino

  • Paul Benjamin

    Paul Benjamin

    ML

  • Frankie Faison

    Frankie Faison

    Coconut Sid

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