Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (1989)

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

7.8 (1938 votes)
2h 0m
June 14, 1989
English

Synopsis

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.

Director

Spike Lee

Writers

Spike Lee

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Original Title

Do the Right Thing

Status

Released

Budget

$6,500,000

Revenue

$37,300,000

Production

Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks