Do the Right Thing (1989)
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
120 min
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.
- Release date
- June 30, 1989
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $6,500,000
- Box office
- $37,300,000
Trailer
Cast
- Danny Aiello as Sal
- Ossie Davis as Da Mayor
- Ruby Dee as Mother Sister
- Richard Edson as Vito
- Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin Out
- Spike Lee as Mookie
- Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem
- John Turturro as Pino
- Paul Benjamin as ML
- Frankie Faison as Coconut Sid
Crew
- Spike Lee · Director
- Spike Lee · Writer
- Spike Lee · Producer
- Bill Lee · Composer
- Ernest Dickerson · Cinematographer
- Barry Alexander Brown · Editor
- Robi Reed · Casting director
- Wynn Thomas · Production designer