Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

120 mins | Drama | June 14, 1989

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.

Do the Right Thing

120 mins | Drama | June 14, 1989

Do the Right Thing
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Universal Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Original title Do the Right Thing
Directors Spike Lee
Writers Spike Lee

Cast

Danny Aiello

as Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione

Spike Lee

as Mookie

Ossie Davis

as Da Mayor

Richard Edson

as Vito Fragione

John Turturro

as Pino Fragione

Ruby Dee

as Mother Sister

Bill Nunn

as Radio Raheem

Giancarlo Esposito

as Buggin Out

Rosie Perez

as Tina

Samuel L. Jackson

as Mister SeƱor Love Daddy

Frankie Faison

as Coconut Sid

Robin Harris

as Sweet Dick Willie

Joie Lee

as Jade

Miguel Sandoval

as Officer Mark Ponte

Rick Aiello

as Officer Gary Long

Steve Park

as Sonny

Ginny Yang

as Kim

John Savage

as Clifton

Steve White

as Ahmad

Leonard L. Thomas

as Punchy

Christa Rivers

as Ella

Frank Vincent

as Charlie

Luis Antonio Ramos

as Stevie

Gwen McGee

as Louise

Sherwin Park

as Korean Child

Shawn Elliott

as Puerto Rican Icee Man

Diva Osorio

as Carmen

Chris Delaney

as Stevie's Friend

Angel Ramirez Jr.

as Stevie's Friend

Sixto Ramos

as Stevie's Friend

Nelson Vasquez

as Stevie's Friend

Joel Nagle

as Sergeant

David E. Weinberg

as Plainclothes Detective

Yatte Brown

as Double Dutch Girl

Mecca Brunson

as Double Dutch Girl

Shawn Stainback

as Double Dutch Girl

Soquana Wallace

as Double Dutch Girl

Erik Dellums

as Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)

Nicholas Turturro

as Policeman (uncredited)