Do the Right Thing

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

1989

Director:

Spike Lee

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Company:

Universal Pictures,

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Budget:

$6,500,000

Revenue:

$37,300,000

Cast:
Danny Aiello

Sal

Ossie Davis

Da Mayor

Ruby Dee

Mother Sister

Richard Edson

Vito

Giancarlo Esposito

Buggin Out

Crew:
Spike Lee

Producer

Tony Martinez

Sound Editor

Spike Lee

Screenplay

Skip Lievsay

Sound Designer

Eddie Smith

Stunt Coordinator