Do the Right Thing
"It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can Do the Right Thing."
1989-06-14
7.75
en 120mDrama
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.
Set Decoration
Steve Rosse
Screenplay
Spike Lee
Makeup Artist
Matiki Anoff
Director of Photography
Ernest R. Dickerson
Original Music Composer
Bill Lee
Production Design
Wynn Thomas
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$37,300,000Budget
$6,500,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Universal Pictures
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
