Do the Right Thing

Name: Do the Right Thing
Released: 1989-06-14

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

1989·2h 0m·7.8

Log Entry

Overview

Sal 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.

new york city police brutality hip-hop italian american culture clash chaos heat street war

Director

Spike Lee

Budget

$7M

Revenue

$37M

Language

Production