Do the Right Thing (1989)
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
- Released
- Runtime 2h 0m
- Director Spike Lee
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.8/10 (2,074 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Danny Aiello
as Sal
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Ossie Davis
as Da Mayor
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Ruby Dee
as Mother Sister
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Richard Edson
as Vito
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Giancarlo Esposito
as Buggin Out
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Spike Lee
as Mookie
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Bill Nunn
as Radio Raheem
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John Turturro
as Pino
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Paul Benjamin
as ML
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Frankie Faison
as Coconut Sid
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Robin Harris
as Sweet Dick Willie
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Joie Lee
as Jade
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Miguel Sandoval
as Officer Ponte
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Rick Aiello
as Officer Long
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John Savage
as Clifton
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Samuel L. Jackson
as Mister Señor Love Daddy
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Rosie Perez
as Tina
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Roger Guenveur Smith
as Smiley
Crew
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Spike Lee
Director
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Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
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Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
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Bill Lee
Original Music Composer
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Spike Lee
Producer
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Spike Lee
Screenplay
