Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989
2h 0m
7.8

7.8/10

1,970 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

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

Overview

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.

WATCH NOW

Status: Released

Budget: $6,500,000

Revenue: $37,300,000

Language: EN

Watch "Do the Right Thing"

Open in New Tab
Streaming provided by vidsrc.xyz • Video quality may vary • Use VPN if unavailable

Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Italian English Spanish Korean

Keywords

new york city police brutality hip-hop italian american culture clash chaos heat street war restaurant critic radio transmission punk rock pizzeria police operation pizza love money racism brooklyn, new york city burlesque angry heatwave race relations dignified

Quick Facts

Release Date June 14, 1989
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0097216

Cast

Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello

Sal

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis

Da Mayor

Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee

Mother Sister

Richard Edson
Richard Edson

Vito

Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito

Buggin Out

Spike Lee
Spike Lee

Mookie

Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn

Radio Raheem

John Turturro
John Turturro

Pino

Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin

ML

Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison

Coconut Sid

Robin Harris
Robin Harris

Sweet Dick Willie

Joie Lee
Joie Lee

Jade

Key Crew

Spike Lee
Producer
Spike Lee
Screenplay
Spike Lee
Director