Do the Right Thing
- Released on
- Runtime
- 120 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.
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.
Cast
- Danny Aiello
- Spike Lee
- Ossie Davis
- Richard Edson
- John Turturro
- Ruby Dee
- Bill Nunn
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Rosie Perez
- Roger Guenveur Smith
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Paul Benjamin
- Frankie Faison
- Robin Harris
- Joie Lee
- Miguel Sandoval
- Rick Aiello
- Steve Park
- Ginny Yang
- John Savage
- Steve White
- Martin Lawrence
- Leonard L. Thomas
- Christa Rivers
- Frank Vincent
- Luis Antonio Ramos
- Richard Habersham
- Gwen McGee
- Sherwin Park
- Shawn Elliott
- Diva Osorio
- Chris Delaney
- Angel Ramirez Jr.
- Sixto Ramos
- Nelson Vasquez
- Travell Lee Toulson
- Joel Nagle
- David E. Weinberg
- Yatte Brown
- Mecca Brunson
- Shawn Stainback
- Soquana Wallace
- Erik Dellums
- Nicholas Turturro
Director
- Spike Lee
Producers
- Spike Lee
Screenwriter
- Spike Lee