
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.
📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
6,500,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
,
Italian
,
Korean
,
Spanish
📆 Date Released:
1989-06-14
⌚ Running Time:
120 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.745
Beloved Cast

Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione
Danny Aiello

Mookie
Spike Lee

Da Mayor
Ossie Davis

Vito Fragione
Richard Edson

Pino Fragione
John Turturro

Mother Sister
Ruby Dee

Radio Raheem
Bill Nunn

Buggin Out
Giancarlo Esposito

Tina
Rosie Perez

Smiley
Roger Guenveur Smith

Mister Señor Love Daddy
Samuel L. Jackson

ML
Paul Benjamin

Coconut Sid
Frankie Faison

Sweet Dick Willie
Robin Harris

Jade
Joie Lee

Officer Mark Ponte
Miguel Sandoval

Officer Gary Long
Rick Aiello

Sonny
Steve Park

Kim
Ginny Yang

Clifton
John Savage

Ahmad
Steve White

Cee
Martin Lawrence

Punchy
Leonard L. Thomas

Ella
Christa Rivers

Charlie
Frank Vincent

Stevie
Luis Antonio Ramos

Eddie
Richard Habersham

Louise
Gwen McGee

Korean Child
Sherwin Park

Puerto Rican Icee Man
Shawn Elliott

Carmen
Diva Osorio

Stevie's Friend
Chris Delaney

Stevie's Friend
Angel Ramirez Jr.

Stevie's Friend
Sixto Ramos

Stevie's Friend
Nelson Vasquez

Hector
Travell Lee Toulson

Sergeant
Joel Nagle

Plainclothes Detective
David E. Weinberg

Double Dutch Girl
Yatte Brown

Double Dutch Girl
Mecca Brunson

Double Dutch Girl
Shawn Stainback

Double Dutch Girl
Soquana Wallace

Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)
Erik Dellums

Policeman (uncredited)
Nicholas Turturro