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Do the Right Thing

  • 7.9 /10

  • 1972

  • 92%

Plot

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

Danny Aiello as Sal
Danny Aiello

as Sal

Ossie Davis as Da Mayor
Ossie Davis

as Da Mayor

Ruby Dee as Mother Sister
Ruby Dee

as Mother Sister

Richard Edson as Vito
Richard Edson

as Vito

Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin Out
Giancarlo Esposito

as Buggin Out

Spike Lee as Mookie
Spike Lee

as Mookie

Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem
Bill Nunn

as Radio Raheem

John Turturro as Pino
John Turturro

as Pino

Frankie Faison as Coconut Sid
Frankie Faison

as Coconut Sid

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 14, 1989

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

  • 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • Italiano

  • English

  • Español

  • 한국어/조선말

Budget

  • $6,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $37,300,000.00

Runtime

  • 2.00 hrs

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Reviews

_**When someone does the wrong thing and others react the wrong way**_ On a hot summer day in a predominantly black neighborhood in Brooklyn, one person makes the wrong decision and sets off a chain of events that results in havoc. Rosie Perez is a highlight on the feminine front. “Do the Right Thing” was Spike Lee’s breakthrough film that he made when he was 31. It’s a stylish and spirited…

Whilst there can be no doubt of the potency of the theme here, I thought the nature of the story telling was all over the place and angry. With temperatures rising, literally and metaphorically, the bored youth of an area of Brooklyn are becoming more and more frustrated. The thrust of these frustrations is epitomised by a battle of wills between Italian American pizzeria owner "Sal" (Danny Aiell…