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Do the Right Thing

1989 120 min Drama

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.

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2 nominations

  • 1989 ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (Sal) Danny Aiello
  • 1989 WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) Spike Lee

budget $6,500,000 earnings $37,300,000 return 5.7x

director Spike Lee

writer Spike Lee

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Restored Trailer trailer
Kim Basinger’s Off-Script Oscars Moment That Shocked Spike Lee! featurette
"Here It Is; Love and Hate!" (Radio Raheem's Speech) clip
Spike Lee Deals With Trouble At Sal's Pizzeria clip
Radio Raheem's Death Sparks Riot in 4K HDR clip
Spike Lee and Ruth E. Carter find color in the dark featurette
“How Come You Ain’t Got No Brothers Up on the Wall?” Scene in 4K HDR clip
Spike Lee Live Conversation about DO THE RIGHT THING featurette
Behind The Scene: DO THE RIGHT THING Production Designer Wynn Thomas featurette
Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING featurette
Radio Raheem's Story of LOVE and HATE clip
Cinematography in DO THE RIGHT THING featurette
Studio Visits: Danielle Mastrion featurette
“You Stepped On My Brand New White Air Jordans!” clip
Do the Right Thing Time-Lapse featurette
The Crew of Do the Right Thing in New York featurette
The Cast of Do the Right Thing in New York featurette
Do the Right Thing and Brooklyn's Hottest Day of the Summer featurette
How Do the Right Thing Got Started featurette
Chuck D and Spike Lee Remember Do the Right Thing featurette
Asif Kapadia introduces Do The Right Thing featurette

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