man, this shit rocks.
i love black people.
Do the Right Thing
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
6/14/1989Runtime
120 minsGenres
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$6,500,000Revenue
$37,300,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A simmering day in a Brooklyn neighborhood becomes a pressure cooker where small slights and old grievances erupt into confrontation. Spike Lee keeps you in the heat, the noise, and the moral quicksand, there are no easy answers here, only consequences that ripple outward.
Mood
AngryTenseDefiantClaustrophobic
Themes
RaceJusticePowerIdentity
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Heads up
Racial violence
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