Do the Right Thing (1989)

Release Date: 1989

DVD Release Date: July 22nd, 1998

R |2 hr 0 min

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Salvatore "Sal" Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), 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: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro

Director: Spike Lee

Genres: Drama

Production Co: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Keywords: Sister, Son, Rivalry, Brother, Intense, Witty, 1980s