Do the Right Thing
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- Release Date
- June 14, 1989
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Cast
- Danny Aiello , Ossie Davis , Ruby Dee , Richard Edson , Giancarlo Esposito , Spike Lee
- Runtime
- 120
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Spike Lee
- Tagline
- It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
Summary
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.
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