Do the Right Thing
About Do the Right Thing
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.
Do the Right Thing (1989) is a drama film directed by Spike Lee. The film is filed under money, angry, police brutality, and hip-hop.
Danny Aiello stars as Sal, Ossie Davis as Da Mayor, Ruby Dee as Mother Sister, and Richard Edson as Vito. It runs 120 minutes and was released in June 1989.
The screenplay is by Spike Lee. Produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. In the United States it streams on ALLBLK Amazon channel and ALLBLK Apple TV channel.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Ghost, and La Haine make useful companions to Do the Right Thing, all filed under racism. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 2,088 votes and it carries a R rating.