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Do the Right Thing
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Do the Right Thing 1989 Directed by Spike Lee

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian , Korean , Spanish
Gnere Drama
Budget $6,500,000
Revenue $37,300,000
Release Date 14 June 1989
120 mins
Cast
Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello Sal
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis Da Mayor
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee Mother Sister
Richard Edson
Richard Edson Vito
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito Buggin Out
Spike Lee
Spike Lee Mookie
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn Radio Raheem
John Turturro
John Turturro Pino
Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin ML
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison Coconut Sid
Robin Harris
Robin Harris Sweet Dick Willie
Joie Lee
Joie Lee Jade
Miguel Sandoval
Miguel Sandoval Officer Ponte
Rick Aiello
Rick Aiello Officer Long
John Savage
John Savage Clifton
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson Mister Señor Love Daddy
Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez Tina
Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith Smiley
Steve White
Steve White Ahmad
Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence Cee
Leonard L. Thomas
Leonard L. Thomas Punchy
Christa Rivers
Christa Rivers Ella
Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent Charlie
Luis Antonio Ramos
Luis Antonio Ramos Stevie
Richard Habersham
Richard Habersham Eddie
Gwen McGee
Gwen McGee Louise
Steve Park
Steve Park Sonny
Ginny Yang
Ginny Yang Kim
Sherwin Park
Sherwin Park Korean Child
Shawn Elliott
Shawn Elliott Puerto Rican Icee Man
Diva Osorio
Diva Osorio Carmen
Chris Delaney
Chris Delaney Stevie's Friend
Angel Ramirez Jr.
Angel Ramirez Jr. Stevie's Friend
Sixto Ramos
Sixto Ramos Stevie's Friend
Nelson Vasquez
Nelson Vasquez Stevie's Friend
Travell Lee Toulson
Travell Lee Toulson Hector
Joel Nagle
Joel Nagle Sergeant
David E. Weinberg
David E. Weinberg Plain Clothes Detective
Yatte Brown
Yatte Brown Double Dutch Girl
Mecca Brunson
Mecca Brunson Double Dutch Girl
Shawn Stainback
Shawn Stainback Double Dutch Girl
Soquana Wallace
Soquana Wallace Double Dutch Girl
Erik Dellums
Erik Dellums Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)
Nicholas Turturro
Nicholas Turturro Policeman (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Writer
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Producers
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Monty Ross
Monty Ross
Preston L. Holmes
Preston L. Holmes
Cinematography
Ernest R. Dickerson
Ernest R. Dickerson
Composer
Bill Lee
Bill Lee
Editor
Barry Alexander Brown
Barry Alexander Brown
Production Design
Wynn Thomas
Wynn Thomas
Sound
Tony Martinez
Tony Martinez
Rudy Gaskins
Rudy Gaskins
Eugene Gearty
Eugene Gearty
Bruce Pross
Bruce Pross
Stuart Stanley
Stuart Stanley
Skip Lievsay
Skip Lievsay
Alex Steyermark
Alex Steyermark
Set Decoration
Steve Rosse
Steve Rosse
Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter
Ruth E. Carter
Jennifer Ruscoe
Jennifer Ruscoe
Makeup Artists
Matiki Anoff
Matiki Anoff
Marianna Najjar
Marianna Najjar
Hairstylist
Larry M. Cherry
Larry M. Cherry
Camera Operators
John Newby
John Newby
Frank Prinzi
Frank Prinzi
George Pattison
George Pattison
Casting
Robi Reed
Robi Reed
Stunts
Andy Duppin
Andy Duppin
Gary Frith
Gary Frith
Rashon Khan
Rashon Khan
Erik Koniger
Erik Koniger
Malcolm Livingston
Malcolm Livingston
David S. Lomax
David S. Lomax
Dominic Marcus
Dominic Marcus
Eric Payne
Eric Payne
Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Eddie Smith
Eddie Smith
Script Supervisor
Joe Gonzalez
Joe Gonzalez
Lighting
Charles Houston
Charles Houston
Serge Mihajlov
Serge Mihajlov
John O'Malley
John O'Malley
James Boorman
James Boorman
Christopher Vanzant
Christopher Vanzant
Val DeSalvo
Val DeSalvo
Assistant Directors
Randy Fletcher
Randy Fletcher
Nandi Bowe
Nandi Bowe
Additional Photography
David Lee
David Lee