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Do the Right Thing

1989 • 2h0m Drama

Rating

7.8/10

Popularity

4

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.

Details

Director

Spike Lee

Screenplay

Spike Lee

Cast

Danny Aiello

Ossie Davis

Ruby Dee

Release date

6/14/1989

Status

Released

Budget

$6,500,000

Revenue

$37,300,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

1963