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Do the Right Thing
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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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Do the Right Thing
Cast
Danny AielloSal
Ossie DavisDa Mayor
Ruby DeeMother Sister
Richard EdsonVito
Giancarlo EspositoBuggin Out
Spike LeeMookie
Bill NunnRadio Raheem
John TurturroPinoCredits
- Directed by
- Spike Lee
- Written by
- Spike Lee
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $37.3M
Production
Universal PicturesUnited States
40 Acres and a Mule FilmworksUnited States
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