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Do the Right Thing (1989)

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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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.

Rating:R
Genre:Drama
Directed By:Spike Lee
Written By:Spike Lee
In Theaters:6/30/1989
Box Office:$37,300,000
Runtime:120 minutes
Studio:40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Universal Pictures

Cast


Director

Spike Lee

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Danny Aiello

Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione

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Spike Lee

Mookie

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Ossie Davis

Da Mayor

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Richard Edson

Vito Fragione

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John Turturro

Pino Fragione

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Ruby Dee

Mother Sister

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Bill Nunn

Radio Raheem

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Giancarlo Esposito

Buggin Out

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Rosie Perez

Tina

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Roger Guenveur Smith

Smiley

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Samuel L. Jackson

Mister Señor Love Daddy