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.
π 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.
π΅ Budget: USD
6,500,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1989-06-14
β Running Time:
120 mins
β Vote Average:
7.8
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 SeΓ±or 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