Where to watch Do the Right Thing(1989)

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Do the Right Thing plot summary

It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...

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.

Details

Release date

June 14, 1989

Runtime

2h

Genres

Drama

Directed by

Spike Lee

Country

United States

TMDB rating

7.8 / 10 · 2,096 votes

Do the Right Thing trailer

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Cast

• Danny AielloSal
• Ossie DavisDa Mayor
• Ruby DeeMother Sister
• Richard EdsonVito
• Giancarlo EspositoBuggin Out
• Spike LeeMookie
• Bill NunnRadio Raheem
• John TurturroPino
• Paul BenjaminML
• Frankie FaisonCoconut Sid

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