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Do the Right Thing

  • June 14, 1989
  • 120 min.
  • Drama
  • United States
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.

Original title: Do the Right Thing

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Academy Awards #62 - 1990

Award People Status
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Danny Aiello
Best Original Screenplay Spike Lee

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