Do the Right Thing
7.8ReleasedDrama

Do the Right Thing

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

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.

Overview

Release Date
Jun 14, 1989
Original Title
Do the Right Thing
Runtime
120 minutes
Budget
$6,500,000
Revenue
$37,300,000
Language
en
Production Companies
Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Production Countries
United States of America