June 14, 1989
120 minutes
Drama
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.
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Cast
Danny Aiello
(Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione)
Spike Lee
(Mookie)
Ossie Davis
(Da Mayor)
Richard Edson
(Vito Fragione)
John Turturro
(Pino Fragione)
Ruby Dee
(Mother Sister)
Bill Nunn
(Radio Raheem)
Giancarlo Esposito
(Buggin Out)
Rosie Perez
(Tina)
Roger Guenveur Smith
(Smiley)
Samuel L. Jackson
(Mister Señor Love Daddy)
Paul Benjamin
(ML)
Frankie Faison
(Coconut Sid)
Robin Harris
(Sweet Dick Willie)
Joie Lee
(Jade)
Miguel Sandoval
(Officer Mark Ponte)
Rick Aiello
(Officer Gary Long)
Steve Park
(Sonny)
Ginny Yang
(Kim)
John Savage
(Clifton)
Steve White
(Ahmad)
Martin Lawrence
(Cee)
Leonard L. Thomas
(Punchy)
Christa Rivers
(Ella)
Frank Vincent
(Charlie)
Luis Antonio Ramos
(Stevie)
Richard Habersham
(Eddie)
Gwen McGee
(Louise)
Sherwin Park
(Korean Child)
Shawn Elliott
(Puerto Rican Icee Man)
Diva Osorio
(Carmen)
Chris Delaney
(Stevie's Friend)
Angel Ramirez Jr.
(Stevie's Friend)
Sixto Ramos
(Stevie's Friend)
Nelson Vasquez
(Stevie's Friend)
Travell Lee Toulson
(Hector)
Joel Nagle
(Sergeant)
David E. Weinberg
(Plainclothes Detective)
Yatte Brown
(Double Dutch Girl)
Mecca Brunson
(Double Dutch Girl)
Shawn Stainback
(Double Dutch Girl)
Soquana Wallace
(Double Dutch Girl)
Erik Dellums
(Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited))
Nicholas Turturro
(Policeman (uncredited))
