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Do the Right Thing (1989)
- R
- 06/30/1989 (US)
- Drama
- 2h
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can Do the Right Thing.
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
Screenplay, DirectorCast
![Danny Aiello's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/e7Q6hgWilShqGZ572ByWF9eshMm.jpg)
Danny Aiello
Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione![Spike Lee's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2KOHXgk2uoRXl6u7V9xpAIo3uay.jpg)
Spike Lee
Mookie![Ossie Davis's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ubOu0TvauzO1gdPe7eVSJuCx8Rz.jpg)
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor![Richard Edson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vuuU7beZrawR6VZB3a2QhDVtkjg.jpg)
Richard Edson
Vito Fragione![John Turturro's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/63zA58rSyJxBMLBdgeMjjETmpDQ.jpg)
John Turturro
Pino Fragione![Ruby Dee's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gbUsddmMoZImZZSg2qffmZ7oCMB.jpg)
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister![Bill Nunn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/trxNvS6g5yvwbXzx2LK6JqutE5z.jpg)
Bill Nunn
Radio Raheem![Giancarlo Esposito's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lBvDQZjxhIGMbH61iHnqerpbqHc.jpg)