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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.

Credits

Do the Right Thing Cast

Name Character
Rosie Perez She was 24, now 60 years old as Tina
Samuel L. Jackson He was 40, now 75 years old as Mister Señor Love Daddy
Danny Aiello He was 56, 86 years old when he died as Sal
Martin Lawrence He was 24, now 59 years old as Cee
Ruby Dee She was 66, 91 years old when she died as Mother Sister
Roger Guenveur Smith He was 33, now 69 years old as Smiley
Giancarlo Esposito He was 31, now 66 years old as Buggin Out
John Turturro He was 32, now 67 years old as Pino
Miguel Sandoval He was 37, now 73 years old as Officer Ponte
Joie Lee She was 27, now 62 years old as Jade
Richard Edson He was 35, now 70 years old as Vito
John Savage He was 39, now 75 years old as Clifton
Frank Vincent He was 49, 78 years old when he died as Charlie
Ginny Yang as Kim
Nicholas Turturro He was 27, now 62 years old as Extra (Uncredited)
Frankie Faison He was 40, now 75 years old as Coconut Sid
Robin Harris He was 35, 36 years old when he died as Sweet Dick Willie
Steve Park He was 21, now 57 years old as Sonny
Spike Lee He was 32, now 67 years old as Mookie
Nick Dimitri He was 91, now 91 years old
Bill Nunn He was 35, 62 years old when he died as Radio Raheem
Ossie Davis He was 71, 87 years old when he died as Da Mayor
Nelson Vasquez as Stevie's Friends
Leonard L. Thomas He was 27, now 63 years old as Punchy
Paul Benjamin He was 51, 81 years old when he died as ML
Luis Antonio Ramos He was 15, now 51 years old as Stevie
Gwen McGee as Louise
Steve White He was 24, now 59 years old as Ahmad
Rick Aiello He was 33, now 69 years old as Officer Long

Do the Right Thing Crew

Name Department
Wynn Thomas as Production Design. Art
Barry Alexander Brown as Editor. He was 28 (now 63) years old Editing
Steve Rosse as Set Decoration. Art
Ruth E. Carter as Costume Design. She was 29 (now 64) years old Costume & Make-Up
Matiki Anoff as Makeup Artist. He was 33 (now 68) years old Costume & Make-Up
Larry M. Cherry as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Tony Martínez as Sound Editor. He was 49 (51) years old when He died Sound
Steven Kirshoff as Special Effects. Crew
Skip Lievsay as Sound Designer. He was 10 (now 24) years old Sound
Bill Lee as Original Music Composer. He was 29 (now 65) years old Sound
Andy Duppin as Stunts. Crew
Do the Right Thing poster
Do the Right Thing (35 years)

It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can …

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 14, 1989
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Budget: 6500000.00
  • Revenue: 37295445.00