Do the Right Thing (1989)

Name: Do the Right Thing
Director: Spike Lee
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-06-14
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito

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★★★★★★★★★★7.7 Jun 14th, 1989 120 min Directed by Spike Lee Google It

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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.

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Cast: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito

Language: EN

Studio: Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

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