Do the Right Thing
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can Do the Right Thing.
1989-06-14 | 120 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Danny AielloSalvatore 'Sal' Fragione
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Spike LeeMookie
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Ossie DavisDa Mayor
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Richard EdsonVito Fragione
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John TurturroPino Fragione
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Ruby DeeMother Sister
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Bill NunnRadio Raheem
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Giancarlo EspositoBuggin Out
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Rosie PerezTina
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Roger Guenveur SmithSmiley
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Samuel L. JacksonMister Señor Love Daddy
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Paul BenjaminML
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Frankie FaisonCoconut Sid
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Robin HarrisSweet Dick Willie
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Joie LeeJade
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Miguel SandovalOfficer Mark Ponte
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Rick AielloOfficer Gary Long
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Steve ParkSonny
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John SavageClifton