Do the Right Thing (1989)

06/14/1989 (US) • 2h

Drama

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

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,500,000.00

Revenue

$37,300,000.00

Keywords

new york city

police brutality

hip-hop

italian american

culture clash

chaos

heat

street war

restaurant critic

radio transmission

punk rock

pizzeria

police operation

pizza

love

money

racism

brooklyn, new york city

heatwave

race relations

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