Do the Right Thing

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Directed by Spike Lee

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

Drama · 2h 00m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Spike Lee
Screenplay
Spike Lee
Director of Photography
Ernest R. Dickerson
Original Music Composer
Bill Lee
Editor
Barry Alexander Brown
Producer
Spike Lee

Details

Release date
1989-06-14
Runtime
2h 00m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Italian, English, Spanish, Korean
Countries
United States of America
Production
Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Budget
$6,500,000
Box office
$37,300,000