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Do the Right Thing(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-06-14
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1823 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can Do the Right Thing.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Italian, Korean, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $6,500,000.00
Revenue: $37,300,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Do the Right Thing
Top 10 Billed Cast
Danny Aiello
Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione
Spike Lee
Mookie
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor
Richard Edson
Vito Fragione
John Turturro
Pino Fragione
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister
Bill Nunn
Radio Raheem
Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin Out
Rosie Perez
Tina
Roger Guenveur Smith
Smiley
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“How Come You Ain’t Got No Brothers Up on the Wall?” Scene in 4K HDR
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Radio Raheem's Story of LOVE and HATE
Spike Lee and Ruth E. Carter find color in the dark
Spike Lee Deals With Trouble At Sal's Pizzeria
Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING
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