Do the Right Thing (1989)

06/14/1989 2h

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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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Danny Aiello

as Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione

Born 06/20/1933

Died 12/12/2019, age

Spike Lee

as Mookie

Born 03/20/1957, age

Ossie Davis

as Da Mayor

Born 12/17/1917

Died 02/04/2005, age

Richard Edson

as Vito Fragione

Born 01/01/1954, age

John Turturro

as Pino Fragione

Born 02/28/1957, age

Ruby Dee

as Mother Sister

Born 10/27/1922

Died 06/11/2014, age

Bill Nunn

as Radio Raheem

Born 10/20/1953

Died 09/24/2016, age

Giancarlo Esposito

as Buggin Out

Born 04/26/1958, age

Rosie Perez

as Tina

Born 09/06/1964, age

Roger Guenveur Smith

as Smiley

Born 07/27/1955, age

Samuel L. Jackson

as Mister SeƱor Love Daddy

Born 12/21/1948, age

Frankie Faison

as Coconut Sid

Born 06/10/1949, age

Robin Harris

as Sweet Dick Willie

Born 08/30/1953

Died 03/18/1990, age

Joie Lee

as Jade

Born 06/22/1962, age

Miguel Sandoval

as Officer Mark Ponte

Born 11/16/1951, age

John Savage

as Clifton

Born 08/25/1949, age

Steve White

as Ahmad

Born 03/01/1961, age

Martin Lawrence

as Cee

Born 04/16/1965, age

Frank Vincent

as Charlie

Born 08/04/1939

Died 09/13/2017, age

Nicholas Turturro

as Policeman (uncredited)

Born 01/29/1962, age