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Do the Right Thing
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
Genres
Drama
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.
Details
Budget
$6500000
Revenue
$37300000
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
1989-06-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1909
Vote Average
7.771
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Danny Aiello
Sal
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
Paul Benjamin
ML
Frankie Faison
Coconut Sid
Robin Harris
Sweet Dick Willie
Joie Lee
Jade
Miguel Sandoval
Officer Ponte
Rick Aiello
Officer Long
John Savage
Clifton
Samuel L. Jackson
Mister Señor Love Daddy
Rosie Perez
Tina
Roger Guenveur Smith
Smiley
Steve White
Ahmad
Martin Lawrence
Cee
Leonard L. Thomas
Punchy
Christa Rivers
Ella
Frank Vincent
Charlie
Luis Antonio Ramos
Stevie
Richard Habersham
Eddie
Gwen McGee
Louise
Steve Park
Sonny
Ginny Yang
Kim
Sherwin Park
Korean Child
Shawn Elliott
Puerto Rican Icee Man
Diva Osorio
Carmen
Chris Delaney
Stevie's Friend
Angel Ramirez Jr.
Stevie's Friend
Sixto Ramos
Stevie's Friend
Nelson Vasquez
Stevie's Friend
Travell Lee Toulson
Hector
Joel Nagle
Sergeant
David E. Weinberg
Plain Clothes Detective
Yatte Brown
Double Dutch Girl
Mecca Brunson
Double Dutch Girl
Shawn Stainback
Double Dutch Girl
Soquana Wallace
Double Dutch Girl
Erik Dellums
Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)
Nicholas Turturro
Policeman (uncredited)
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