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Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro and Samuel L. Jackson and is the feature film debut of Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez.
Jul 21, 1989 · Set in a Brooklyn neighborhood on a hot summer day, the film explores the tensions and conflicts between African-Americans, Hispanics, and Italian-Americans. The film features a cast of rising stars, a powerful soundtrack, and a controversial ending that sparked debate and controversy.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Spike Lee
- 1989-07-21
May 27, 2001 · Spike Lee's masterpiece about race and violence in America, seen through the eyes of a Brooklyn street and its residents. Read Ebert's analysis of the film's style, themes, characters and impact.
A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out...
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- Spike Lee
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- Danny Aiello
A film by Spike Lee about racial tensions and violence in a Brooklyn neighborhood on a hot summer day. Follow Mookie, a pizza delivery boy, and his interactions with the locals, including Sal, the pizzeria owner, and Buggin Out, a black activist.
Feb 12, 2011 · A classic pioneering movie that showed the world what Spike Lee can do. On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry ...
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- 351.7K
- thecultbox
Do the Right Thing is an emblematic narrative about racial tension, policing, and the consequences of pent-up frustration in a culturally diverse community. The film presents a microcosm of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on the hottest day of the summer, where a boiling point of racial conflict reaches its inevitable climax.
