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78% Critic Match
Do the Right Thing
“It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...”
7.8 / 10• 1989• 2h 0m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Danny Aiello
Sal
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spike Lee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Do the Right Thing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
