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

burlesque

angry

heatwave

race relations

dignified

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