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Do the Right Thing

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

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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.

Orignal Language

en

Duration

2 hr 0 min

Genre

Drama

Status

Released

Release Data

1989-06-14

Produced By

Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

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