Do the Right Thing (1989)
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
- Genre: Drama
- Country: USA
- Runtime: 120 min
- Released: 1989-06-14
- TMDB rating: 7.8 / 10 (2 022)
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.
- Director: Spike Lee
- Writer: Spike Lee
- Music: Bill Lee
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