Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

"It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can..."

7.8 (1,956 votes) Jun 1989 2h 0m R

Overview

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.

Budget $7M Box Office $37M
Universal Pictures · 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
English

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