Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

6/14/1989
120 minutes
8

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.

Revenue: $37,300,000
Drama

Details

Budget

$6,500,000

Rating

8/10 (1810 votes)

Status

Released

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks