Information
Release DateJune 14, 1989
Runtime2h
StatusReleased
Budget$7M
Revenue$37M
ProductionUniversal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Korean, Spanish
7.8
1,856 votesPopularity2
Do the Right Thing
"It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can..."
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
Danny Aiello
Sal
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister
Richard Edson
Vito
Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin Out
