Do the Right Thing (1989)

Directed by Spike Lee

Do the Right Thing movie poster

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.

Genre: Drama

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Ernest R. Dickerson · Composer: Bill Lee · Editor: Barry Alexander Brown · Production Design: Wynn Thomas

Production: Universal Pictures

Budget: $6.5M

Script: Read the script on Script Slug

2 screenings currently listed

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