Do the Right Thing

• 7.8 Drama
• 1989-06-14
• 120 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Danny Aiello (Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione) Spike Lee (Mookie) Ossie Davis (Da Mayor) Richard Edson (Vito Fragione) John Turturro (Pino Fragione) Ruby Dee (Mother Sister) Bill Nunn (Radio Raheem) Giancarlo Esposito (Buggin Out) Rosie Perez (Tina) Roger Guenveur Smith (Smiley)

Director:

Spike Lee

Writer:

Spike Lee