Do the Right Thing (1989)

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Plot

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.

Videos

Trailer Restored Trailer Featurette Asif Kapadia introduces Do The Right Thing Featurette Chuck D and Spike Lee Remember Do the Right Thing Featurette How Do the Right Thing Got Started Featurette Do the Right Thing and Brooklyn's Hottest Day of the Summer Featurette The Cast of Do the Right Thing in New York Featurette The Crew of Do the Right Thing in New York Featurette Do the Right Thing Time-Lapse Clip “You Stepped On My Brand New White Air Jordans!” Featurette Studio Visits: Danielle Mastrion Featurette Cinematography in DO THE RIGHT THING Clip Radio Raheem's Story of LOVE and HATE Featurette Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING Featurette Behind The Scene: DO THE RIGHT THING Production Designer Wynn Thomas Featurette Spike Lee Live Conversation about DO THE RIGHT THING Clip “How Come You Ain’t Got No Brothers Up on the Wall?” Scene in 4K HDR Featurette Spike Lee and Ruth E. Carter find color in the dark Clip Radio Raheem's Death Sparks Riot in 4K HDR Clip Spike Lee Deals With Trouble At Sal's Pizzeria Clip "Here It Is; Love and Hate!" (Radio Raheem's Speech) Featurette Kim Basinger’s Off-Script Oscars Moment That Shocked Spike Lee!

Cast

Danny AielloSal

Ossie DavisDa Mayor

Giles NewMother Sister

Richard EdsonVito

Simón de SantiagoBuggin Out

Spike LeeMookie

Bill NunnRadio Raheem

John TurturroPino

Paul BenjaminML

Frankie FaisonCoconut Sid

Miguel SandovalOfficer Ponte

Vivien Pia NowakJade

Rick AielloOfficer Long

Adriana LewisPunchy

John SavageClifton

Samuel L. JacksonMister Señor Love Daddy

Paul GuilfoyleSweet Dick Willie

Rosie PerezTina

Roger Guenveur SmithSmiley

Steve WhiteAhmad

Writers and directors

Spike LeeDirectorf. 1957

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TMDB reviews

Wuchak ★ 6.0/10

_**When someone does the wrong thing and others react the wrong way**_ On a hot summer day in a predominantly black neighborhood in Brooklyn, one person makes the wrong decision and sets off a chai…23. Aug 2021

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CinemaSerf ★ 6.0/10

Whilst there can be no doubt of the potency of the theme here, I thought the nature of the story telling was all over the place and angry. With temperatures rising, literally and metaphorically, the b…3. Jun 2024

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Tilnefnd til tveggja Óskara. Spike Lee fyrir handrit og Danny Aiello fyrir leik í aukahlutverki.

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