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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Directed by Spike Lee

Drama | Crime

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 120 minutes

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Danny Aiello | Ossie Davis | Ruby Dee | Richard Edson | Giancarlo Esposito | Spike Lee | Bill Nunn | John Turturro | Paul Benjamin | Frankie Faison | Robin Harris | Joie Lee | Miguel Sandoval | Rick Aiello | John Savage | Samuel L. Jackson | Rosie Perez | Roger Guenveur Smith | Steve White | Martin Lawrence | Leonard L. Thomas | Christa Rivers | Frank Vincent | Luis Antonio Ramos | Richard Habersham | Gwen McGee | Steve Park | Ginny Yang | Sherwin Park | Shawn Elliott | Diva Osorio | Chris Delaney | Angel Ramirez Jr. | Sixto Ramos | Nelson Vasquez | Travell Lee Toulson | Joel Nagle | David E. Weinberg | Yatte Brown | Mecca Brunson | Shawn Stainback | Soquana Wallace | Erik Dellums | Nicholas Turturro

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