Do the Right Thing
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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.
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $37M
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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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Box Office & Release
Do the Right Thing returned 5.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $37M
- Release date
- Jun 14, 1989
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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