Movie·1989·2h 0m
Do the Right Thing
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
Country
United States of America
Language
Italian
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Spike Lee
Cinematography
Ernest R. Dickerson
Music
Bill Lee
Editor
Barry Alexander Brown
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Danny Aiello
Sal
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister
Richard Edson
Vito
Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin Out
Spike Lee
Mookie
Bill Nunn
Radio Raheem
John Turturro
Pino
Paul Benjamin
ML
Frankie Faison
Coconut Sid
Robin Harris
Sweet Dick Willie
Joie Lee
Jade
Miguel Sandoval
Officer Ponte
Rick Aiello
Officer Long
John Savage
Clifton
Samuel L. Jackson
Mister Señor Love Daddy
Rosie Perez
Tina
Roger Guenveur Smith
Smiley
// crew
Crew
Spike Lee
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
Bill Lee
Original Music Composer
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
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