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.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
- Keyword: new york city, police brutality, hip-hop, italian american, culture clash, chaos, black people, heat, street war, restaurant critic, radio transmission, punk rock, pizzeria, police operation, pizza, love, money, racism, brooklyn, new york city, heatwave
- Cast: Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Richard Edson, John Turturro, Ruby Dee