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1989

Do the Right Thing

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

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.

Duration

2h

Released

June 14, 1989

Revenue

$37,300,000

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7.8

Rating1,860

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Lists283

Cast44

  • Danny Aiello
  • Ossie Davis
  • Ruby Dee
  • Richard Edson
  • Giancarlo Esposito
  • Spike Lee
  • Bill Nunn
  • John Turturro
  • Paul Benjamin

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